has to say that "12 Years a Slave" is worthy of an Oscar statuette. Oscar chose "freedom, democracy, redemption", and perhaps a "truth".
Watching the entire movie is flat and turbulent. It is sorrow, it is pity, it is admiration.
In 1814, on the eve of the Civil War, slavery was the misfortune of millions of people.
When white slave owners stood on high and read to black slaves the redemption of the bible,
slaves didn't think about how to get so-called freedom and emancipation, they just wanted to survive.
Yes, survival, the tone has been set from the very beginning. When Solomon was on the boat heading south,
he said,
"I don't want to survive, I want to live."
So, Solomon didn't revolt, he didn't choose to flee.
Not because he didn't have the courage, just because he wanted to live.
There is no epic grandiose foreshadowing, no passion of individual heroes,
just watching, and then savoring the sadness of that period of history.
All the shots are what Solomon sees, the audience's perspective is the same as his, we only see what he sees,
except, at first, Solomon was locked up, and he couldn't see the White House that appeared behind the brick wall.
And those black slaves
just want life.
But why the only rescue seems to be death.
Telling this piece of history from an exciting point of view
seems deeper and more tragic.
My perspective is too simple, I can't figure out more, I just appreciate it, I just sigh,
every shot, every frame, every second of the movie is just right, there is no redundancy
The proportions, layouts, and cuts of every picture are so delicate that it’s artistic to stop and appreciate.
The expressions of each character are forbearance, numbness, unwillingness, or despair...
As time goes on, the protagonist's expression changes from doubting the truth, to fighting, to anger, to forbearance, to resignation, and finally to returning home. Is so suspicious of reality, no joy.
The film's final words, deep and true:
"Solomon Northup was one of the few victims of kidnapping to regain freedom from slavery, Solomon brought the men responsible for his abduction to trial. Unable to tesstifu against whites in the nation's capital, he lost the case against the slave pen owner, James Burch.”
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