Amistad Movie Message – Freedom is not given Questions
Amistad Movie Message – Freedom is not given Questions
Movie Amistad
- Answer questions posted for each below.
- After you have answered the questions write a two page reflection paper for each. Your answers to the questions do not count as your two page review. Your reflection paper should be about how you viewed the movie in relation to what you are learning in this class. Points to consider: Were there things that you did not know that you learned by watching the movie? How did the movie help you visualize the time period? What did you find interesting? What did you have problems with? Be specific as to what things you did and did not like and give examples.
- Your 2 page reflection should be double spaced in 12 point font in Times New Roman. It should have no headings, normal margins, normal paragraph lengths (4 to 8 sentences), no double spaces between paragraphs (spacing twice), and should go from the top of the first page to the bottom of the second page. Your answers to the questions do not count towards your page length of the reflection. It should both be submitted as one file (answers and two page reflection). There is not a time limit when you access the assignment. Take your time and make sure it is done right. This will aid in offsetting poor quiz and test grades. If you have any questions, please email me.
- The assignment will be completed through turnitin.com to check for plagiarism.
Amistad
“Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.”
1. What is the Central message of this motion picture?
2. Was the film effective in communicating this message? In what ways?
3. How do you think the filmmakers wanted the audience to respond?
4. Does the film appeal to reason or emotion? How does it make you feel?
5. Who are the main characters and what are their roles?
6. Why is Baldwin not taken seriously as an attorney? Why does he take on the Amistad case?
7. What does Cinque tell John Quincy Adams about his home and family, and about freedom?
8. You have learned a lot this semester already about freedom, especially how you received yours. We take this for granted, but is freedom worth dying for? Do you appreciate the sacrifices that have been made so that you can live free?
9. Has this film helped you to understand the common under girding that every person feels to be free? How? Give an example.