12 Years a Slave (2013)
Directed by Steve
McQueen this film based on a true story stars Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Michael Fassenbender, Benedict Cumberbatch and Lupita Nyongo'o. In
1841 a free man living in New York is kidnapped and sent to New
Orleans to be a slave.
While this is not the
first film to take such a realistic look at slavery it does a really
good job, especially highlighting the use of religion to justify
oppression. About the only complaint I have about this film is that
maybe intentionally it fails to depict the passage of time very
clearly, it would have really helped to show the passing of the
seasons on the land a little more. I enjoyed the performances and the
direction that really showed the struggles of the time.
5/5
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