12 Years A Slave TRAILER 1 (2013) - Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt Movie HD - YouTube
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup played by (Chiwetel Ejiofor) a free african american who is deceived, kidnapped, and sold in to slavery. I'm not one to get into slavery movies honestly, it always seems to spark arguments about racism. Seeing as Django came out a while back at first i wasn't that interested in this film. I should've looked at the director and immediately known what kind of movie this would be. Steve McQueen has only made three movies, all critically acclaimed, two of which star Michael Fassbender, and his third (12 years a slave) also has fassbender in the supporting act. If you liked Shame or Hunger you will love this, McQueen has a directing style of his own much like McCarthy has his own writing style. McQueen usually covers some of the deeper/darker aspects of the human persona and it shows in this film as well. The setting didn't intrigue me so much as the acting, and boy is it good. It's damn near phenomenal on both accounts of the lead role and the supporting.
I knew Chiwetel Ejiofor was a good actor but i didn't know he was this good. That said he didn't impress me as much as Fassbender. I've always said to myself Fassbender was going to be the next big thing in cinema and it looks like he's right on track. This is the first time i've seen him play a villain and he nails it, giving one of the most memorable villain/protagonist performances i've seen in a long time. He is downright evil and makes DiCaprio's Calvin Candie from Django look like Nicholson's joker does to Ledger's: childish. Fassbender will receive an Oscar nomination for this, and perhaps Chiwetel Ejiofor as well. This movie is pretty brutal from start to finish and paired with some great acting it could be the biggest surprise of the year for me at least.
Jeremy Jahn's review
12 Years a Slave movie review - YouTube
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup played by (Chiwetel Ejiofor) a free african american who is deceived, kidnapped, and sold in to slavery. I'm not one to get into slavery movies honestly, it always seems to spark arguments about racism. Seeing as Django came out a while back at first i wasn't that interested in this film. I should've looked at the director and immediately known what kind of movie this would be. Steve McQueen has only made three movies, all critically acclaimed, two of which star Michael Fassbender, and his third (12 years a slave) also has fassbender in the supporting act. If you liked Shame or Hunger you will love this, McQueen has a directing style of his own much like McCarthy has his own writing style. McQueen usually covers some of the deeper/darker aspects of the human persona and it shows in this film as well. The setting didn't intrigue me so much as the acting, and boy is it good. It's damn near phenomenal on both accounts of the lead role and the supporting.
I knew Chiwetel Ejiofor was a good actor but i didn't know he was this good. That said he didn't impress me as much as Fassbender. I've always said to myself Fassbender was going to be the next big thing in cinema and it looks like he's right on track. This is the first time i've seen him play a villain and he nails it, giving one of the most memorable villain/protagonist performances i've seen in a long time. He is downright evil and makes DiCaprio's Calvin Candie from Django look like Nicholson's joker does to Ledger's: childish. Fassbender will receive an Oscar nomination for this, and perhaps Chiwetel Ejiofor as well. This movie is pretty brutal from start to finish and paired with some great acting it could be the biggest surprise of the year for me at least.
Jeremy Jahn's review
12 Years a Slave movie review - YouTube
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