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Narrative tree diff Amistad · 148.2 min

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The Amistad Mutiny and Capture
Political Pressure Mounts
First Court Appearance and Conflicting Claims
Adams's Reluctance and Political Realities
Baldwin's Legal Strategy: Property vs. Person
The Language Barrier and First Attempts at Communication
Trial Commences: Lies and Scars
Discovery of the Tecora Manifest
Queen Isabella's Demand and Political Pressure
Judicial Manipulation and Interpreter Found
Cinque's Lion Story and Humility
Cinque's Account of the Middle Passage
Cross-Examination and the Nature of Freedom
District Court Victory and Presidential Appeal
The Supreme Court Challenge and Adams's Call
Adams Joins the Case
Cinque's Ancestral Plea
Adams's Supreme Court Argument
Supreme Court Verdict: Freedom
Return to Africa
mm3 Pass 1multimodal + spoiler + coverage-enforced prompt (recovers dropped scenes)
34 beats · none:5 moderate:16 climactic:13
Mutiny on the Amistad
Lost at Sea and Captured
Political Ripples and Abolitionist Interest
A Cacophony of Claims
A Property Lawyer Offers His Services
A Plea to a Former President
An Unlikely Alliance
The Language Barrier
A Failed Courtroom Gambit
A Crucial Discovery
The Tecora Manifest
The President Intervenes
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
Finding a Voice
A Sacred Rite
An Appeal to a Leader
Capture
The Middle Passage
Thrown Overboard
Sold in Cuba
Corroborating Testimony
Give Us Free
The Verdict
The President's Hand is Forced
Martyrdom vs. Victory
A Promise Broken
Adams Joins the Cause
Two Chiefs
The Argument Before the Supreme Court
Who We Are is Who We Were
The Supreme Court's Decision
Yours
Aftermath and Consequences
Return to Sierra Leone
mm3 + Pass 2coverage-enforced mm3 with sub-beat decomposition
168 leaves · none:28 moderate:80 climactic:60
A Nail in the Dark
Unchain the Fury
Chaos on Deck
The Captain Falls
Sail for the Sun
The Secret Northern Course
A Passing Party Ship
Rowing for Water
Spotted on Shore
The USS Washington
Capture at Gunpoint
Paraded as Heathens
Locked Up
A Quiet Hum
The President Can't Be Bothered
They Have Scars
We Need Good Counsel
A Council in Jail
Refrain from Impersonating a Lawyer
On Behalf of the Queen of Spain
We Claim Salvage
The True Owners
A Property Issue
We Need a Criminal Attorney
Hours Ago
He Requests, Does He?
What Season Is It?
You Belong With Us
Well, Aim Lower!
What Are They Worth To You?
Stolen Goods
The Battlefield of Righteousness
But Christ Lost
Amazing Grace
Meet the Linguist
The Cane Knife
Show Me the Map
Courthouse Chaos
Creatures of Prey
A Cow and a Cabbage
Open Your Mouth
Levantate!
Beasts and Bills of Sale
No Documents, Only Men
I'll Be Your Attorney
How Are You Supposed to Tell Me?
Is Cuba Your Home?
Breakthrough to Courtroom
A Court Order to Board
Descent into Darkness
My Light!
A Hidden Compartment
A Deceptive Manifest
The Tecora
This Proves Them Liars
You Took The Case, Sir
The Business of Great Countries
The Africans Must Never Go Free
Calhoun Paid a Visit
A Step Closer to Civil War
Remove the Judge
Meet Judge Coglin
He'll Have to Do It Again
Handpicked by Van Buren
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
Who Are They?
Counting on the Docks
One to Ten in Mende
A Voice in the Chaos
The Breakthrough
The Mourning Chant
His Soul Will Haunt Them
Set Protocol Aside
A Moment of Dignity
A Problem Has Arisen
I Am Not a Great Orator
The Story of the Lion
I Threw a Rock
Treated Like a Prince
Not a Big Man, Just a Lucky One
The Other Lion
To Get Back to His Family
The Ambush
Captured and Chained
A Hollow Blessing
The Storm Below
Forced to Dance
A Mother's Song
Argument on Deck
The Tense Silence
Thrown to the Sea
Helpless Witnesses
The Havana Slave Market
We Have Little Time
The Fraudulent List
Everyone Down!
Take Us Back Home
Quite a Tale
Worker vs. Slave
Like Burning Your Own House
A Good Work of Fiction
Not Even Unusual
The Slave Fortress is Real
Ridding Themselves of Evidence
Reducing Their Number by 50
The Logbook Argument
Give Us, Us Free
Speaking in Mende
The Judge's Burden
Seeking Guidance
A Prayer for Judgment
Anxious Wait
The Judge Enters
The Government's Powerful Position
"I Believe They Were"
Justice is Decreed
"I Think They Know"
Arrogant Independence
Interwoven into Society
Not Without a Fight
The Firestorm
Must We?
More Valuable In Death
Except for the Slave Himself
The President Appealed
A Promise Broken
Lost in Translation
The Word 'Almost'
The Chanting
Sir, We Need You
It Depends on Two
You're All I've Got
Free to Wait
Cicero's Appeal
Son of a Great Father
The Question of Jurisdiction
A Good Point, Though
The African Violet
The Place Where They Kill Us
A Chief in Death
The Lion and the Rock
I Meant My Ancestors
The Whole Reason They Existed
Why Are We Here?
The Arm of the Executive
A Court Toyed With Like a Doll
The Keen Minds of the South
The Natural State is Freedom
The Only True Hero
A Modest Suggestion
He Invokes His Ancestors
We Have Long Resisted
Who We Are Is Who We Were
Let It Come
The Treaty is Inapplicable
Not Slaves, Not Merchandise
Free to Return Home
The Courtroom Erupts
The Words Were Yours
A Gift to Keep You Safe
Execution of the Slavers
The Attack on Lomboko
The Fortress Falls
A Sarcastic Confirmation
Hopeful Return
Que Bonita!
Gunshots on the Shore
Home Destroyed
mm4 — Pass 2 multimodalmm3 Pass 1 + Pass 2 reads ASR + [VISUAL] lines (symmetric)
168 leaves · none:30 moderate:75 climactic:63
A Nail in the Dark
The Uprising Begins
Slaying the Captain
A Final Breath
Locked Up
Why Should I Concern Myself?
They Have These Scars
Make Sure They Have Good Counsel
Voices in the Cell
Piracy and Murder
Impersonating a Lawyer
Property of Spain
We Claim Salvage
A Receipt for Purchase
A Real Estate Attorney?
The Wrong Kind of Lawyer
A Request for an Audience
Stop Shouting
Gettin' Himself Reelected
I Won't Help You
The Founding Fathers' Last Task
Worthless Erudition
Aim Lower!
They'll Be Executed
Wrongful Transfer of Stolen Goods
Battlefield of Righteousness
But Christ Lost
Amazing Grace
The Linguist Arrives
I Don't Understand
Show Me the Map
Protesters and Preachers
Creatures of Prey
A Polecat and a President
Open Your Mouth
Levantate!
Beast of Burden
The Bill of Sale
That Does Not Impress Me
I'll Be Your Attorney
A Desperate Gambit
Is This Your Home?
Cinque's Response
A Court Order to Board
Aren't You Coming?
Searching the Dark Hold
My Light!
A Crucial Discovery
The Tecora
This Proves Them Liars
You Took The Case
The Business of Great Countries
The Africans Must Never Go Free
Calhoun Paid Me a Visit
A Step Closer to Civil War
Remove the Judge
Meet Judge Coglin
The Saga of the Amistad
Easier the Second Time Around
A Handpicked Judge
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
You Know What, Not Who
Counting on the Docks
Baldwin's Mende Lesson
A Voice in the Crowd
The Translator Found
One of them died last night
His Soul Will Haunt Them
Set Protocol Aside
The Procession Begins
The Judge Has Been Dismissed
I Need Your Help
What's This I Hear About a Lion?
By Some Miracle, I Hit It
I Knew I Didn't Deserve It
Not a Big Man, Just a Lucky One
The Other Lion
Tell Me How You Got Here
Ambushed at Home
Torn From His Family
The March Begins
Branded and Below Deck
The Crying Child
The Music Box and the Whip
A Song of Sorrow
The Crew Argues
Fear in the Hold
The Selection
Thrown Overboard
Sold from the Pen
We Have Little Time
Drooling One, Skinny One
Negro Bernardo
I Wanted to Kill Them Too
Quite a Tale
He's Questioning the Translator
The Paradox of Fiction
Patrolling the Ivory Coast
The Slave Fortress is Real
Ridding Themselves of Evidence
Reduction of 50
Where does it say 'slaves overboard'?
Ghastly Arithmetic
Give Us... Us... Free.
The Unstoppable Chant
A Plea in an Unknown Tongue
The Plea Concludes
The Judge Prays in Latin
The Anxious Wait
All Rise
The Judge's Deliberation
I Believe They Were
Release and Arrest
Freedom's Song
The Independence of Our Courts
Immoral and Inferior
Not Without a Fight
The Spark That Ignites the Firestorm
Must We?
More Valuable in Death
Except for the Slave Himself
Speak to Him in That Fashion
The President Has Appealed
That's What You Said!
I Can't Translate 'Should'
Almost
A Letter to John Quincy Adams
It Depends on Two
You're All I've Got
Free to Sit Here
Cicero's Appeal
Son of a Great Father
A Pathetic Ex-President
A Good Point
The Treaty Barrage
The African Violet
The Place Where They Kill Us
Two Chiefs
The Lion and the Rock
We Won't Be Alone
I Am The Reason They Existed
Scarcely Anything to Say
Why Are We Here?
The Long, Powerful Arm
A Court That Can Be Toyed With
The Keen Minds of the South
The Natural State is Freedom
The Only True Hero in This Room
A Modest Suggestion
Cinque's Wisdom
Calling the Founders
Who We Are Is Who We Were
If It Means Civil War, Let It Come
The Treaty is Inapplicable
Not Considered Merchandise
Free Individuals, Released At Once
Return to Their Homes
What Words Did You Use?
Yours.
To Keep You Safe
Thank You, Baldwin
The Slavers' Execution
A Song of Retribution
Unleash the Cannons
The Fortress Does Not Exist
The Beautiful Shore
Gunshots in the Ruins
My Family Is Gone
mm4c — + shot-cut snapmm4 with sub-beat boundaries snapped to nearest ffmpeg shot cut
168 leaves · none:30 moderate:75 climactic:63
A Nail in the Dark
The Uprising Begins
Slaying the Captain
A Final Breath
Locked Up
Why Should I Concern Myself?
They Have These Scars
Make Sure They Have Good Counsel
Voices in the Cell
Piracy and Murder
Impersonating a Lawyer
Property of Spain
We Claim Salvage
A Receipt for Purchase
A Real Estate Attorney?
The Wrong Kind of Lawyer
A Request for an Audience
Stop Shouting
Gettin' Himself Reelected
I Won't Help You
The Founding Fathers' Last Task
Worthless Erudition
Aim Lower!
They'll Be Executed
Wrongful Transfer of Stolen Goods
Battlefield of Righteousness
But Christ Lost
Amazing Grace
The Linguist Arrives
I Don't Understand
Show Me the Map
Protesters and Preachers
Creatures of Prey
A Polecat and a President
Open Your Mouth
Levantate!
Beast of Burden
The Bill of Sale
That Does Not Impress Me
I'll Be Your Attorney
A Desperate Gambit
Is This Your Home?
Cinque's Response
A Court Order to Board
Aren't You Coming?
Searching the Dark Hold
My Light!
A Crucial Discovery
The Tecora
This Proves Them Liars
You Took The Case
The Business of Great Countries
The Africans Must Never Go Free
Calhoun Paid Me a Visit
A Step Closer to Civil War
Remove the Judge
Meet Judge Coglin
The Saga of the Amistad
Easier the Second Time Around
A Handpicked Judge
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
You Know What, Not Who
Counting on the Docks
Baldwin's Mende Lesson
A Voice in the Crowd
The Translator Found
One of them died last night
His Soul Will Haunt Them
Set Protocol Aside
The Procession Begins
The Judge Has Been Dismissed
I Need Your Help
What's This I Hear About a Lion?
By Some Miracle, I Hit It
I Knew I Didn't Deserve It
Not a Big Man, Just a Lucky One
The Other Lion
Tell Me How You Got Here
Ambushed at Home
Torn From His Family
The March Begins
Branded and Below Deck
The Crying Child
The Music Box and the Whip
A Song of Sorrow
The Crew Argues
Fear in the Hold
The Selection
Thrown Overboard
Sold from the Pen
We Have Little Time
Drooling One, Skinny One
Negro Bernardo
I Wanted to Kill Them Too
Quite a Tale
He's Questioning the Translator
The Paradox of Fiction
Patrolling the Ivory Coast
The Slave Fortress is Real
Ridding Themselves of Evidence
Reduction of 50
Where does it say 'slaves overboard'?
Ghastly Arithmetic
Give Us... Us... Free.
The Unstoppable Chant
A Plea in an Unknown Tongue
The Plea Concludes
The Judge Prays in Latin
The Anxious Wait
All Rise
The Judge's Deliberation
I Believe They Were
Release and Arrest
Freedom's Song
The Independence of Our Courts
Immoral and Inferior
Not Without a Fight
The Spark That Ignites the Firestorm
Must We?
More Valuable in Death
Except for the Slave Himself
Speak to Him in That Fashion
The President Has Appealed
That's What You Said!
I Can't Translate 'Should'
Almost
A Letter to John Quincy Adams
It Depends on Two
You're All I've Got
Free to Sit Here
Cicero's Appeal
Son of a Great Father
A Pathetic Ex-President
A Good Point
The Treaty Barrage
The African Violet
The Place Where They Kill Us
Two Chiefs
The Lion and the Rock
We Won't Be Alone
I Am The Reason They Existed
Scarcely Anything to Say
Why Are We Here?
The Long, Powerful Arm
A Court That Can Be Toyed With
The Keen Minds of the South
The Natural State is Freedom
The Only True Hero in This Room
A Modest Suggestion
Cinque's Wisdom
Calling the Founders
Who We Are Is Who We Were
If It Means Civil War, Let It Come
The Treaty is Inapplicable
Not Considered Merchandise
Free Individuals, Released At Once
Return to Their Homes
What Words Did You Use?
Yours.
To Keep You Safe
Thank You, Baldwin
The Slavers' Execution
A Song of Retribution
Unleash the Cannons
The Fortress Does Not Exist
The Beautiful Shore
Gunshots in the Ruins
My Family Is Gone