Amazing Grace

What an amazing film to describe a truely story of famous abolitionist William Wilberforce in 18th century britain. "Amazing Grace" was named "Best Spiritual Film of 2008". While i watch the film in cinema yesterday for International Film Festival, i'm almost ran into tears after listening the film playing hymn 'Amazing Grace' at William Wiberforce's funeral.

It was a touching movie that i had ever seen. This film directed by Michael Apted about the campaign against the slave trade in 18th century Britain which led by William Wiberforce. William Wiberforce used his lifetime to get involved in campaign activities to take dangerous issues in British mainly to abolish those rules and legislative and he was persuaded by his friend William Pitt, Thomas Clarkson, Hannah More.

In other words, William Wiberforce's major contribution was steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament about twenty years. We can realised that it is not an easy tasks to become a abolitionist, it was a long way to change it. Eventhough he felt exhausted, and frustrated that he was unable to change anything in the government, but William Wiberforce still keep his effort to continue flight against this. His wife Barbara also playing the important role to support and convince William Wiberforce in the tough way to steering anti-slave legislative for the rest of the years.

However, this film didn't show much on portraying black people and explore slavery from the black perspective. I would think that many of us like to know more about the reality behind.

Enjoy the below soundtrack in the film



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.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev’d;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believ’d!

Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promis’d good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call’d me here below,
Will be forever mine.