Type
of Movie: Biography
Movie
Title: 12 years a Slave
Category:
Drama
Director:
Steve McQueen
Premiere date: October 16, 2013
Where Viewed: Regal Galley Place movie theater
Description: Based
on the True story of Solomon Northup
Critique: If you
are going to this movie and expect to see a movie that rivals Roots,
then don’t go and see this movie! Yes this movie does have some good scenes, but it lacks some
important story telling. For example, unlike Roots, which I think tells the story of everyone not just Kunta
Knite but also his families in Africa and America, this movie, however, just
focuses on Solomon’s story of being kidnapped and sold into slavery. This movie
shows the audience how hard he fought to get his freedom and the trails he went
through to get it, portraying how he interacted with other slaves and slave
masters alike. What the movie does not show you is how his family responded to
his kidnapping. If you were to go off the movie’s storyline alone you would
think that his wife either did not have any intelligence to put together a
search party or she just thought that he ran away with another woman!
In essence, 12
years a Slave
really leaves you with more questions than answers! It is sad because it is a
true story that should be told on the big screen, but by someone else who know
how to tell this story! If you want my advice on how to do a better version of
this film then go to the people who directed Roots and asked them how they told
a story about slavery and made it relatable and relevant to everyone in the
audience for over twenty years! Then and only then will this story be told
right! I give this movie a W.O.W Radio 3
½ stars.
Reported
by
Nadia Johnson
November 14, 2013
Nadia Johnson
November 14, 2013
