The Birth of a Nation
(2016)
Directed by and
staring co-writer Nate Parker this film based on real events also
features Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King and Mark Boone Junior. A slave
is taught to read the bible and becomes a preacher.
Unfortunately for this
film it will always be compared to 12 Years a Slave (2013) and it
does come off as inferior to that film. This film does a good job of
showing the evils of slavery but does not necessarily stick strictly
to events of Nat Turner's life and has too much religion without
being critical of religion for my liking. There are decent
performances and direction but the film is always in the shadow of 12
Years a Slave.
4/5
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