Amistad Directed by Steven Spielberg Amistad, Steven Spielberg's drama about an 1839 slave ship uprising and its tough legal aftermath, begins with a dark, tight shot of a man who is struggling. This man is named Cinque and he is struggling for his freedom. He finally frees himself and the other slaves on the lower level of a Spanish boat. They then find all the weapons they can and attack the Spanish men onboard and kill …showed first 75 words of 2904 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2904 total…were on their way home, the British Army destroyed the slave port in West Africa. When the slaves got home to Africa they found their towns and villages were destroyed, also their families were believed to be sold into slavery. I thought this movie was an excellent portrayal of the story of La Amistad. Steven Spielberg did a good job of reacting the scenes along with the emotions that went with this part of history.