If you ask most people to list off the top of their heads films that Steven Spielberg directed… chances are that 99% of them will forget to mention Amistad (or not even know about it in the first place).
The irony is that, in my opinion, it is the best film that Spielberg has ever directed.
Yes, Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report, Saving Private Ryan, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. were all fantastic films. But for me, Amistad just carried something that went an inch deeper into my soul than all his other masterpieces.
I watched it again the other night when I wasn’t feeling so hot… and I was amazed all over again.
Seriously folks, I know many of you haven’t seen this gem. You really MUST. It will move you and inspire you in ways that film rarely can. It also has one of the best performances (by Djimon Hounsou) that you’ll see in a long time. Not to mention great performances by Anthony Hopkins and Matthew McConaughey too. See it.
