The documentary ‘Amendment’ was recently released on Netflix, which despite having journalistic overtones also has dramatic spaces. In one of them intervenes Pedro Pascal how one of the presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincon, interpreting some of the famous films of the politician.
The reason why the protagonist of ‘The Mandalorian’ is in this project that is led and created by Will Smith, is because it is a historical proposal to talk about racism in the North American country, as well as more related problems to the same system and described as discriminations (in the least sense).
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Pedro Pascal puts himself in the shoes of Abraham Licon because he recites some of the phrases that made him stand out on the subject of equality and not precisely for the better. The actor relives the speech that the public official delivered in 1863 during the Civil War: a text that marks the fight for the eradication of oppression of racialized communities.
“I understand that their race suffers the worst evil that can be caused to acualqueira, but even if they stopped being slaves, they would still be far from equal conditions for the white race,” recites the Chilean actor. While Will Smith explains these words and gives context as to why this is part of the history of the current resilience of many communities that continue to experience racism.
‘Amendment’: resistance and visibility
This documentary that arises at the proposal of Will Smith, arrived on the Netflix streaming platform at a time where the United States makes the problem of racism visible: in the middle of 2020 and months after the murder of George Floy, which was the last straw and caused many demonstrations in that country. But also when citizens experience a time of transition in their presidency, “eliminating from power” a corrupt politician and tycoon like Donald Trump.
Mahersali Ali, Pedro Pascal, Ki Hong Lee and many more actors and actresses, join this documentary presented in the style of a mini series to tell the story of the fight for equality in the US Their way of participating in this project is resurfacing speeches, or memorable moments of this movement to give an account of how the past continues to haunt the present.
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Currently you can still enjoy ‘Amendment: The Struggle for Equality in America‘via the Netflix platform. It is one of the many documentaries on racism that the catalog of this company offers and makes available to you, to show that in addition to entertaining, it also has titles that give rise to learning and raising awareness.
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