12 Years a Slave. In some ways, I found this 12 years of squirming discomfort. The movie is so graphic I felt the urge to walk out at times.
This movie does grab your attention and is a solid movie. The imagery of slavery just drives home the point of how evil this was.
I did have a couple problems with the movie. I wish the movie delved more into the reasoning behind why Solomon was sold into slavery. Why would his two captors set up such a scheme involving music? I have a hard time believing that they went around trying to find individuals who played music and then sell them off as slaves. Were the two hard-up for money? Were they given an offer they found hard to refuse? Also, as the boat filled with prisoners was heading south, there was a scene where one slave was given back to his master. The slave ran as if he was so grateful that he was returning to his master. Didn't he run away in the first place? I'd think he'd be scared to death.
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