Amazing Grace is an exceptional film that touches the heart and stirs the emotions for nobility, courage, and faith in trying to right the wrongs of society. It is the story of William Wilberforce, who almost single-handedly fought against slavery in England and helped to abolish slavery in the 19th century, approximately 75 years before the abolition of slavery in the United States. It shows how truly good men with good purposes are misrepresented by media and self-interest groups, and the courage that it takes to continue the fight against all odds. It shows the effects on his health and his emotional life with his family. Yet, he was finally able to get enough votes in Parliament to overturn the slave trade in England. Many people in the audience clapped at the end of the movie. The song "Amazing Grace" was written by a former slave trader who Wilberforce knew and who became a monk and is in the film, played by Albert Finney. A version of the song with bagpipes is played at the end of the movie.
~Van of Urantia*MPAA = Motion Picture Association of America
