The Amistad Movie - Captain Fitzgerald

[petelosuaniu]

and what poundage do you imagine the entry may refer to Sir? ...the mast and sails perhaps? lol Smackdown 1849

[CncWWII]

What should have happened to the Draka.

[tromuniapp]

Such an underrated film.

[tromuniapp]

"The slave fortress does...not exist."

[jjgnbf]

Solo unos pocos años antes los ingleses eran los mayores traficantes de esclavos.

[tinurieaa]

@jjgnbf amén. Son los reyes de la hipocresía. 

[jjgnbf]

@tinurieaa Si esa es la palabra justa, hipocresia ; ellos al perder las colonias americanas decidieron prohibir la esclavitud, ya no tenia sentido mantenerla para ellos y asi de paso perjudicaban a EEUU y a otras naciones. Podria pensarse que era por humanismo en su caso ? No, lo hicieron por intereses estrategicos.

Me gustaria que Spielberg hiciera una pelicula de como los esclavos de territorio ingles se refugiaban en la Florida española y estaban alli libres.

[darrenholcomb42]

Yes he did and before that, in 1985, he was in the movie 'Life Force'.

[relmmih6]

@darrenholcomb42 he is also the legend that is harry pearce from spooks british mi5

[PeasOfCrab]

@relmmih6 Also one of the main characters, Alan Strang, in the movie Equus.

[divisioneight]

Did this same actor portraying Captain Fitzgerald also play the political officer aboard the Red October in "The Hunt for Red October"?

[Rotebuehl1]

Joseph Cinqué, was a man of the Mende people & the prominent defendant in the Amistad case, in which was found, he & 51 others were victims of illegal slave trade. Cinqué & the other Africans returned home in 1842, were they faced civil war. Little is known of his later life. Some maintained he moved to Jamaica. Others held that he had become a merchant or a chief, perhaps trading in slaves himself. Some of the Africans of the Amistad probably did engage in the slave trade upon their return.

[cosmoafrican]

one of the most powerful scenes in any movie...so forgotten and underrated

[cosmoafrican]

one of the most powerful scenes in any movie...

[318821595]

I love that part of Liberation of Lomboko and it´s music ! thumbs up

[relmmih6]

the british do have an aura of superiority about them lol proper grammar and emphisasise each word perfectly,but also have that underlying sadistic streak

[mrmatthewleigh]

I LOVE YOU FITZGERALD!!!

[Slackrates]

I still quote the "My dear Mr. Forsythe..." line quietly to myself whenever I prove someone wrong. ;)

[welchboi439]

Fitzgerald: There is overhwelming evidence that it exists Lawyer: Wha- wait what did you say? Fitzgerald: I said there is overhwelming evidence that the fortress exists Lawyer: You're saying it weird, why are you putting so much emphasis on the H. Say Over Fitzgerald: Over Lawyer: Now say whelm Fitzgerald: Whelm Lawyer: Now say Overwhelm Fitzgerald: Overhwelm Lawyer: OVERWHELM Fitzgerald: Overhwelm Lawyer: OVERWHELM Fitzgerald: Overhwelm Lawyer: YOU'RE EATING HAIR!!

[relmmih6]

@welchboi439 what you on about

[relmmih6]

@welchboi439 lmao

[PinkWolf95]

LOL; Captain Fitzgerald's letter to Forsyth at the end- epic. xD This movie was amazing and truly captured the events in which historians didn't bother to mention in our history books.

[applebomber23]

Captain Fitzgerald - Alpha as fuck.

[LordPullen]

It makes me sad to know that millions of blacks suffered to the white man for centuries. But even though they have the right to stay here, why do they? I mean, it just seems the right thing to do to return them to their native homeland after the oppression is over and finally are capable. That was Lincoln's plan after freeing the slaves but then, he was assassinated.

[TheSlothook]

i think the scene that nearly made me cry was when cinque talks to his friend who is looking at the bible and his interpretation of the book from pictures. It was simply overwhelming. You feel so sad for these people who cannot understand the reasons for their bondage-ie-issues of deep seeded racism, politics, and appeasement between nations. We understand the issue but we pity these people who cannot, like children being forced into slavery without a clue whether it is normal or not.

[Whitby1100]

They should get some credit for American Democracy. The idea of individual freedom and democracy existed on both sides of the pond by both countries. It started with Magna Carta. America based most if it's institutions of Government on already existing ones in Britain. Most of its laws were based on English Common Law. They improved on many including the separation of powers but it was still very similar. That's why most of the former colonies are now great democracies.

[reddan73]

will the world ever give the British credit for anything? we are not perfect but we aint the worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! damned if we do damned if we dont

[fontinau]

@reddan73 You get enough credit. Most rich Americans secretly (or not so secretly) fantasize about being British, for one thing. (Including Steven Spielberg and David Franzoni, obviously.) And if anything, you get off easy for some of your less admirable moments, like inventing the concentration camp during the Boer War, or trying to exterminate the Irish on and off for half a millenium.

That said, banning slavery and hunting slave traders is absolutely a glorious moment in your history.

[beastatlay]

@fontinau

Britain didn't invent "concentration camps", it invented internment camps. Prior to that hostile populations were killed.

As for Ireland, just...don't. Seriously. When Americans start lecturing people in Britain about Ireland it always ends badly for them. Last time I was in New York and Philadelphia I lost count of the amount of loudmouthed "Irish"-Americans who mistook my Scottish accent for an Irish one and entertained me with fantastically mangled accounts of Anglo-Irish history.

[fontinau]

@beastatlay (Part 1)

Calling them "internment camps" doesn't change what they were anymore than does a Nazi apologist calling them "prison camps". As for your implication that the camps were a humane alternative to massacring the Boers, bullshit. London hadn't systematically massacred a white population since the aftermath of 1745.

[fontinau]

@beastatlay (Part 2)

"As for Ireland, just...don't. Seriously. When Americans start lecturing people in Britain about Ireland it always ends badly for them."

You're blustering. But since we're stating rules, here's one that's actually usually true: Whenever anybody talks to a British person about Ireland, the response is something along the lines of "You just don't understand!"

[666suicidebomber]

the British abolished slavery only to harm the American colonies based their economy on slavery not for humanitarian grounds only for harm USA

[stringerboi]

@666suicidebomber the british abolished slavery long after the american revolution in 1833, when the "colonies" were called the United States. And even IF they abolished it to harm the US, who really cares? they did it before the US anyways.

[KayrenSue]

@stringerbo And I might add without a civil war.

[666suicidebomber]

@stringerboi they didn´t need a "direct" slaves they had a colonies, people of these colonies was almost slaves for metropolis, THIS IS COLONIALISM, search info about british colonies and you will understand it

[stringerboi]

@666suicidebomber Cept the british SURRENDERED the colonies after the revolution, therefore the colonies became the US. the slaves that lived in the US were no longer under british domain. The simple fact as an american, i recognize the fact the british empire relinquished the concept of slaves long before the US did, regardless of their personal reasons for it. 

[Iceyguy101]

@666suicidebomber Two words: William Willberforce

[666suicidebomber]

@Iceyguy101 Two words: Industrial revolution where brits extracted the raw material from? and how? that´s also slavery

[drankrur]

@666suicidebomber

Incorrect. They abolished the slave trade to gain rulership over the seas and a right to board every ship during the napolenic wars. The main reason for this was to get a legitimate reason to board every ship out there. However the ban on the slavery in british colonies in 1833 had nothing to do with battling american colonies and more to do with giving them legitimacy for british conquest of their africa and east asia colonies.

[karispidha1]

what's the name of the song?

[SgtKickazz]

@karispidha1 dry your tears africa

[SgtKickazz]

@karispidha1 but you probably already figured it out....

[kmcinern1]

Take a letter, To his Honor The United States Secretary of State John Forsyth, my Dear Mr. Forsyth, the slave fortress in Sierra Leone does not exist.

[Bladestar7]

Should ve shown the rest of give us free. It alwys tears me up.

[Capricorn149]

Captain Fitzgerald is a boss. End of story.

[satiro91]

esse filme é show.

[HectorJW2007]

Give Us us Free!

[Bowkow]

Fire....fire...fire....