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‘Amistad’ will touch its viewers
AMISTAD from page 9
every fundamental belief in the U.S.
Constitution.
There has been much written about
Hopkins’ chances for an Academy
Award nomination, and he would
indeed be worth considering. Yet all of
the actors in “Amistad” give compelling
performances with realistic amounts of
personal growth.
In the hands of a lesser actor than
Matthew McConaughey, attorney
Roger Baldwin could easily have been
portrayed as a bumpkin or a recluse.
Instead McConaughey shows us a than
who is enriched by the struggle of See
ing Cinque and the other West Africans.
McConaughey shows us a real man
with real problems who isn’t afraid to
grow or change despite extensive oppo
sition, which is a far cry from his “pret
ty boy” role in the movie “Contact”
Morgan Freeman also does a typi
cally great job as Joadson, an abolition
ist and former slave. By showing the
audience a successful ex-slave fighting
for die unjustly captured West Africans,
Spielberg encapsulates the basic prob
lem of slavery and the slave-holding
attitude. Freeman enlivens every scene
with dignity, wisdom and restraint
Djimon Hounsou is to be com
mended, because Cinque could have
easily turned into just another clichg of
the “exploited black man.” Instead, we
see Cinque mourning the loss of the
Spanish captors despite their venality
and struggling to lead his people despite
his lack of faith in himself. Hounsou
gives Cinque intelligence, pride and
passion. Hounsou is so good that it’s
hard to believe “Amistad” is his first
major motion picture.
“Amistad” isn’t an easy film to fol
low in spots; for one thing, the Africans
speak in their own language, Mende,
most of the time, and subtitles aren’t
always given. Some scenes drag on too
long. The film is unmistakably violent,
which makes it unsuitable for young
children or those without strong stom
achs.
However, “Amistad” succeeds on its
own terms by starkly illuminating one
of the worst and most shameful periods
in American history. See this film. It is a
prime example of why the Martin
Luther King Jl holiday should be cele
brated in America.
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Customer
buys beloved
music store
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“I’m pretty.good friends with
most of the people in local bands, and
I’ve just been around them for a long
enough time to know what the kids
that go to the shows like,” he said.
Chasek also has helped to support
the local music scene by having 15
: shows at his house last summer, he
said.
Bands from all over the United
States played alongside his friends’
bands, and getting to meet the people
in the other bands made for some
great experiences, he said.
“That’s part of the reason that it
makes it fun to own Zero Street,
because I get their records in and go, ;
‘Holy mofy, these guys played at my
house, slept on my floor, and these
guys hung out and we talked about
girls all night long,’” Chasek said.
Chasek said he hoped the store
would become a place where people
come to hang out and buy music.
“I can generally say that I like this
job a lot,” he said. “It’s so cool to ji
come here and make people 1
selling them the music that