In 2012 the media was plastered with stories of whites killing, harming or unjustly treated African American’s as inferior human beings. The plot of 12 Years a Slave contains stories of just that. Laid out in an unapologetic, raw and brutal way McQueen shares the story of a once free man, Solomon Northup. This film is cry to the people of the United States to see slavery as it was, not the way we have seen it played down throughout the years. The film’s heart-wrenching screens grab audiences and shake them down to see the reality of life as a slave. Northup once a free man must fight for his right to be treated as a human being. Many African American’s feel this same pressure today in our country. This film was not only an ode to history, but a cry to examine modern times as
In 2012 the media was plastered with stories of whites killing, harming or unjustly treated African American’s as inferior human beings. The plot of 12 Years a Slave contains stories of just that. Laid out in an unapologetic, raw and brutal way McQueen shares the story of a once free man, Solomon Northup. This film is cry to the people of the United States to see slavery as it was, not the way we have seen it played down throughout the years. The film’s heart-wrenching screens grab audiences and shake them down to see the reality of life as a slave. Northup once a free man must fight for his right to be treated as a human being. Many African American’s feel this same pressure today in our country. This film was not only an ode to history, but a cry to examine modern times as