While watching the movie Band of Angels I learned many things about the south and especially New Orleans as a whole. The movie gave a very good representation of what life was like for white, black, and mixed race people.
At first I never knew that even if you are from black descent you would be considered less of a human, even if you have white skin.
I was very surprised when Amantha Star was taken and put on a slave ship. What then surprised me is that women were actually auctioned off at slave auctions.
The movie also showed how different slaves were treated, for example Hamish Bond who bought Amantha treated her like a proper lady and did not disrespect her in any way. He also did this with his slaves, he gave them a nice place to live and treated them well.
Personally I was shocked how the relationship between Amantha and Hamish grew throughout the movie.
In the beginning Amantha wanted to escape and return to her home. She kept trying to escape and would not respect Hamish, but in time she began to take a liking to Hamish and their relationship grew.
She even had the option to go back up north but was overwhelmed with feelings for Hamish. I also think that it was interesting to see how the civil war played a big part in the movie because many did flee to other parts of the south like Hamish and Amantha.
It was also interesting because the movie depicted what would happen if the north invaded. Many plantation owners burned all of their fields and destroyed things that the north could use. I personally liked Band of Angels over Gone With the Wind because it showed a very interesting and particular story that I never knew would happen in the south.
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