Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) by Kglnyc — 24 Oct 2013
More an "important" film than a "great" film (but a VERY important almost great film). The acting is very good (and sometimes even great Lupita Nyong'o should win an Oscar for best supporting actress), and the direction is competent.
What carries the film is the actual narrative that Solomon Northrup provided over a century and half ago. An amazing true story that makes me sit in a theater as an American and consider my country both how far we've come but how much we obscure.
Slavery, though, is ultimately a human narrative and not a national narrative, and I deeply respect what all the people in this film intend to make mass audiences reflect on.
This review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) was written by Kglnyc on 24 Oct 2013.
12 Years a Slave has generally received very positive reviews.
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