2013 Directed by Steve McQueen
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Lupita Nyong'o Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Sarah Paulson Adepero Oduye Scoot McNairy Paul Giamatti Brad Pitt Michael Kenneth Williams Alfre Woodard Chris Chalk Taran Killam Bill Camp Kelsey Scott Bryan Batt Quvenzhané Wallis Garret Dillahunt Dwight Henry Dickie Gravois Ashley Dyke Cameron Zeigler Tony Bentley Christopher Berry Mister Mackey Jr. Craig Tate Storm Reid Tom Proctor Show All…
Brad Pitt Arnon Milchan Dede Gardner Bill Pohlad Anthony Katagas Steve McQueen Jeremy Kleiner Alissa M. Kantrow Bianca Stigter
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This was not what I was expecting and I mean that in the best way possible.
What most of us probably have gotten used to is a sensationalist or manipulative approach in 'big' films that deal with 'big' subjects. And even though 12 Years a Slave has moments where it's guilty of this as well, its overall restrained and distancing, observing tone was something that caught me off guard.
Slavery is a subject that deserves the reverence McQueen has given it. Just over a year after the Tarantino cartoon dealt with the same issues, we are now presented with a film that isn't intent on educating or enlightenment. It shows us what we know, slavery is an abhorrent and horrific…
One of the reasons why I love cinema are films like 12 Years a Slave.
Feel what I felt after it ended, is the reason why I love cinema.
See performances like the one's in this film, are the reason why I love cinema.
Being moved by every single frame that you are watching, is the reason why I love cinema.
Have the perfect soundtrack to go with every scene, is the reason why I love cinema.
Flawless direction as Steve McQueen's, are the reason why I love cinema.
Cinema is art, and 12 Years a Slave is a Masterpiece. I am sure that I will continue to think about it for days.
a staggering portrait of compassion & how evil is the sum of a million small apathies. historic in all respects. a masterpiece in part because of how it achieves a vital & complex inclusiveness by refusing to betray its specificity.
i'll double back on this later, and perhaps find things to nitpick, but upon first blush McQueen's film feels like nothing less than a landmark.
I can watch anything! I can watch mutilations, decapitations, and other abominations without batting an eye! Much to my surprise I discovered something I can't watch when I tackled this film!
When push came to shove and I got up close and personal with the atrocities inflicted on slaves my heart grew heavy and I honestly felt sickened by the inhumanity that unfolded on the screen!
This is not a film I will turn to again any time soon and I don't mean that in a bad way! It is just an extremely difficult watch! I just shook my head in disgust when I realized it wasn't that long ago in our history when the events in this film were…
If you enjoy hearing white people using the word "n*gger", watching black people being whipped, and sitting thru a crap piece of filmmaking, then this is the movie for you. So much of this is awful, and I don't mean the evil of slavery, I mean the semi-evil of a hamfisted cliché-ridden trashfest that ostensibly relates to this important subject. Notable only for a brilliant performance by Paul Dano and possibly Brad Pitt's worst performance out of many terrible performances over the years (he plays Jesus in this, you would think he would've put more effort in). Or, as movie critic Snoop Dogg eloquently put it, "When y'all gonna make one fucking series about the success that black folks is…
The multitude of moments containing potent bursts of pure evil and sorrow are almost too numerous to count, but each one adds up to something of a vivid nightmare. The harsh rattling of chains against the inky blackness. A piece of paper letting off small fragments of light in order to fight the hatred. The squishing disparity of mud as it struggles to keep a man alive. A shot of the moonlight hopelessly trying to illuminate a sexual assault, but to no avail. 12 Years a Slave is dedicated to revealing horrifically malicious behavior that happened to be considered civilized. It succeeds.
A significant masterpiece, one that will endure as one of the finest works of cinematic empathy.
The story of Solomon and his 12 years of mother fucking Hell. Slogging the fuck away on a fuckin' cutting gang. A violin. Square fuckin' dancing. A chance gig. One too many libations. Waking up to a fuckin' nightmare. A Georgia runaway. Proper clothes. A little-ole boat ride. Never show your true colors. A Boardwalk badass takes a swim. Lucky-ass Clemens. There's always a story in a flashback. A sideways asshole. A fuckin'-horrid-human-auction. Master Sherlock. Cool-as-fuck Native-Americans. A keg of nails. 2013, the year Paul Dano gets the holy-fuckin'-shit beat out of him in the two most intense films of the year. A noose. A Biblical plague. Fuckin' cotton. The Queen of the fields. The Fass and Steve McQueen should…
chiwetel ejiofor didn't win an oscar???? just because matthew mcconaughey lost weight.... o.... kay then
Mankind has come a long way from being just another mammal to the self-proclaimed masters of the planet. We have evolved well, invented fire & many great things, discovered places, explored oceans, studied the existence of our universe & what not. But the one thing that has continued to accompany us throughout the course of our evolution has been our will to dominate over others & our unquenchable thirst for more power. We’ve fought for lands, race, religion etc but the real motive behind all of it has been to assert our dominance on other human beings, to exploit them for our own purposes, to enslave those whom we deem unworthy. Slavery has existed since the dawn of man & continues to exist even…
