Amazing Grace
Tonight I watched the film Amazing Grace (2006), which is the story of 18th Century English politician William Wilberforce.
This movie is very nicely done, and it is very enlightening and moving. I had no idea just how influential William Wilberforce was! He played a crucial role in ending the slave trade in Great Britain.
Wilberforce was a true hero. He spent the majority of his life fighting for what he knew was right. Actually, the movie was very convicting to me, because I tend to be a bleeding heart rather than an actual reformer. Wilberforce’s story is a great reminder that it’s not enough just to have ideas (e.g. “such-and-such social condition is bad”)… I need to take action if I really want to see change.
If you haven’t seen this movie, watch it ASAP. It’s excellent.
Posted: February 16th, 2008 under Film.
Comments
Comment from Jed
Time 2008/02/17 at 12:46 pm
Yep, it’s great, Bex! Definitely watch it if you get the chance.
That Chris Tomlin song sounds great. I’ll have to check it out.
Comment from Bex
Time 2008/02/16 at 11:28 am
This sounds really good, jed. I saw a music video of Chris Tomlin’s version of the song amazing grace and I think it had clips of this movie in it.