On the face of it Amazing Grace could be a fairly dry story. OK so it is about the abolition of the slave trade, which is great, but on the Bill through parliament which doesn’t sound too interesting to me. But it is a beautiful film, well worth catching. The unfolding of the story, the growing passion of William Wilberforce and his personal struggle of whether to be a parliamentarian or clergyman is enthralling.
| On the film making front I was amazed by the scenes at the docs showing sailing ships and lots of work going on, and will be interested to find out how they did it. This is undoubtedly a good story well told. The characters are engaging and although at the start I found the moving between two time frames confusing this settled down fairly quickly. Good movie and it made me want to come away and find out more about the subject. |  |
Quote:
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
That sav’d a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Posted by grayza 
