I saw it with my mom, come to think of it (that seems to be a trend 
). The history, from what I've researched, was fairly accurate. It's amazing that one person with conviction really can have an impact. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, Wilberforce seemed to be both.
I wonder how Hollywood will reconcile an Evangelical who actually made positive social change. It seems like many reviewers are already trying to play down the religious aspects of the film. I was reminded that we really do have a responsibility to leave the world a better place than we found it. Slavery still exists in parts of the world today, but it hasn't been a part of the British Empire for two hundred years, and that is William Wilberforce's legacy.
I was also intrigued by the priest, Newton, who composed Amazing Grace, He truly was followed by the ghosts of his past, and that made me recall that, though we can be forgiven for wrongs that we commit, forgetting what we've done is a far more difficult task.
). The history, from what I've researched, was fairly accurate. It's amazing that one person with conviction really can have an impact. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, Wilberforce seemed to be both. I wonder how Hollywood will reconcile an Evangelical who actually made positive social change. It seems like many reviewers are already trying to play down the religious aspects of the film. I was reminded that we really do have a responsibility to leave the world a better place than we found it. Slavery still exists in parts of the world today, but it hasn't been a part of the British Empire for two hundred years, and that is William Wilberforce's legacy.
I was also intrigued by the priest, Newton, who composed Amazing Grace, He truly was followed by the ghosts of his past, and that made me recall that, though we can be forgiven for wrongs that we commit, forgetting what we've done is a far more difficult task.
