A great insight into the horrors of slavery

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2015)

This is a great movie that shows how unfair and cruel slavery was to those that were affected by it. Solomon was a free black man who was kidnapped and forced into slavery. Although he is eventually freed (thank you Brad Pitt), Solomon had to endure some horrible treatment at the hands of his masters, like whippings, beatings, living in horrible conditions, working in the hot Southern summer for hours on end, being called horrible names and being dehumanized. This movie does have a bit of nudity and sexual content. My main problem with this movie is that it's hard to tell when and where the events occur. After saying the year and area in the beginning (Saratoga NY, 1841), you never know when things are happening afterwords. All we know is that the movie takes place from 1841-1853 and is in the Southern United States. All in all, I really enjoyed this movie. This one of my favorite movies of all time.