1 “It is not the fault of the slaveholder that he is cruel, so much as it is the fault of the system under which he lives. He cannot withstand the influence of habit and associations that surround him. Taught from earliest childhood, by all that he sees and hears that the rod is for the slave's back, he will not be apt to change his opinions in maturer years.” ― Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender), 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 (Brad Pitt) will forever alter his life. - Written by Fox Searchlight 12 YEARS A SLAVE FILM REVIEW & OSCAR PREVIEW – 1-15-2014 1-15-2014 - Written By: David L. $Money Train$ Watts – Journalist/Film Reviewer FuTurXTV & HHBMedia.com - David Velo Stewart – Editor – HHBMedia.com I want to first start of my review of 12 Years a Slave by saying that I had been waiting almost a year to see it to wash the negative, foul and disgusting taste of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained out of my mind. I know Django made over $100 Million in the U.S. at the box office. I know a lot of Black film academics like USC’s Todd Boyd David L. $Money Train$ Watts • FuTurXTV • HHBMedia.com • [email protected]• www.hhbmedia.com • David Velo Stewart
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“It is not the fault of the slaveholder that he is cruel, so much as it is the fault of
the system under which he lives. He cannot withstand the influence of habit and
associations that surround him. Taught from earliest childhood, by all that he
sees and hears that the rod is for the slave's back, he will not be apt to change
his opinions in maturer years.” ― Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender), 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 (Brad Pitt) will forever alter his life.
- Written by Fox Searchlight
12 YEARS A SLAVE FILM REVIEW & OSCAR PREVIEW – 1-15-2014 1-15-2014 - Written By: David L. $Money Train$ Watts – Journalist/Film Reviewer
FuTurXTV & HHBMedia.com - David Velo Stewart – Editor – HHBMedia.com
I want to first start of my review of 12 Years a Slave by saying that I had been waiting
almost a year to see it to wash the negative, foul and disgusting taste of Quentin
Tarantino’s Django Unchained out of my mind. I know Django made over $100 Million
in the U.S. at the box office. I know a lot of Black film academics like USC’s Todd Boyd
David L. $Money Train$ Watts • FuTurXTV • HHBMedia.com • [email protected] • www.hhbmedia.com • David Velo Stewart