Posted on 01/17/2014 12:00:18 PM PST by C19fan
The image of Solomon Northup's body hanging from a tree -- noose around his neck, hands tied behind his back, feet barely touching the ground -- is uncomfortable to look at. And Steve McQueen, director of "12 Years a Slave," does not spare the audience with an expedient exit.
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The movie is an unsanitized portrait of a nation's shameful past. It is two hours of breathing in the antebellum South and then walking out of the theater trying to pretend the stench is all gone. There is no question that "12 Years a Slave" was the best picture of 2013. But as the box office receipts show, not many of us are ready for that kind of honesty.
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Then you should have no problem finding evidence of this fact.
I am not claiming that your statement is untrue, only that you provide evidence that it is.
“I am not claiming that your statement is untrue”
I’m glad we finally agree. Have a great day. :-)
I don’t want to see any movie that appears that it might be pandering to a segment of society.
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