12 Years A Slave

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 There are some films that don’t need a lot of dialogue to tell the story. 12 Years A Slave is one such film. This is an intense film filled with emotions. There is no way a person can sit and watch this film and not have some sort of reaction.  Every actor in this film gave an incredible performance.

It’s the sorry of Solomon Northup played incredibly well by Chitwetel Ejiofer, a free black man who is lured into a scam and sold into slavery. It’s his struggle to not be broken and to be reunited with his family.

Sometimes all it takes is a few minutes on screen to make an impact and I think that was just the case with Lupito Nyong’o in her Oscar winning performance as slave girl who is the obsession of her master played by Michael Fassbender. I think one of the most intense scenes in the film is that way because of the reasoning behind the act. It wasn’t your typical slave not obeying the master. It was a misunderstanding.

The beauty of the art of film is that it brings to life what you read on a page. It gives you a completely different visual than what you have imagined for yourself. Director Steve McQueen, Sean Bossett and Hans Zimmer bring the intensity to the story. Music adds to our emotional state and the cinematography lets us see it in all its horrendous detail.
Other members of the cast include Dwight Henry, Bryan Batt, Quevenzhane’ Wallis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Sarah Paulson and Alfre Woodard.

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