The screenplay differs from the movie in that it does not follow the transitions and path of the original script. Rather, it cuts between different scenes and connects the viewer with ideas of the past and present. For example, the movie begins with Solomon Northup seen cutting sugar cane stalks on a plantation somewhere. It then transitions to him playing the violin. This slight variation from how the screenplay was written, allows for the movie to open with a much more powerful and provocative point. The reason for this possible change in script is because of the fact that when filming on set certain ideas would change based on what the director felt. In this movie especially it is hard to write a script and not add or subtract things from
…show more content…
In the beginning when he playing as a free man, he is jovial and enjoys playing for people. However, once he begins to play as a slave we can see that there is no longer any joy in playing because he is forced. He plays as though it is robotic with no emotion in his face, or even his body language. The violin acts as a mirror to what his life as a slave is.
#5 The ending of this film was extremely powerful, because it showed the moment when Solomon gained his freedom. However, there is a deeper emotional part to the film, being that when he is finally free, the viewer begins to almost become just as astounded by this act as he was while riding in the back of the cart. When the sheriff begins to question Solomon regarding who he is, I began to feel tingly knowing just how important each of the words said were. Solomon starts out very quiet, addressing the man in the brown coat as Mr. Parker. However, when the sheriff asks him more questions, he grows in volume and hurriedness. During this scene, I felt happiness for Solomon, but I also felt a level melancholy. This is because even though he was free, he had twelve years of his life taken away. There are very few movies that are so captivating and powerful that they can make you feel the emotions of that a character feels, and this movie is able
In the beginning when he playing as a free man, he is jovial and enjoys playing for people. However, once he begins to play as a slave we can see that there is no longer any joy in playing because he is forced. He plays as though it is robotic with no emotion in his face, or even his body language. The violin acts as a mirror to what his life as a slave is.
#5 The ending of this film was extremely powerful, because it showed the moment when Solomon gained his freedom. However, there is a deeper emotional part to the film, being that when he is finally free, the viewer begins to almost become just as astounded by this act as he was while riding in the back of the cart. When the sheriff begins to question Solomon regarding who he is, I began to feel tingly knowing just how important each of the words said were. Solomon starts out very quiet, addressing the man in the brown coat as Mr. Parker. However, when the sheriff asks him more questions, he grows in volume and hurriedness. During this scene, I felt happiness for Solomon, but I also felt a level melancholy. This is because even though he was free, he had twelve years of his life taken away. There are very few movies that are so captivating and powerful that they can make you feel the emotions of that a character feels, and this movie is able