12 Years a Slave(R-13) 2013
12 YEARS A SLAVE deserves all the accolades and awards it received. It opened my eyes to a lot of things. Some of the things I knew about slavery and human trafficking have been sanitized. Human trafficking is real and until now, there are people who are being taken out of their comfort zones being sold. Some become prostitutes and some are forced into labor. Like this movie, some even do both, even more. Solomon Northup was born free in New York City. He was more than comfortable. In fact, he was affluent. He was also very smart and had a very loving family and when he was kidnapped by those demented beings who pretended to be his fans, the things he thought he did not have to experience crushed all his hopes and dreams. Chiwetel Ejiofor , for me, even if I have so much respect and admiration for Matthew McConaughey, IS the best actor among all contenders. He made me see how people who were misquoting the Holy Bible, ...