It was a great film, but...

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2015)

This movie was a great 134 minutes of my life, but it's tough to say that because of the topic of the movie which is slavery, and the graphic violence of the slaves getting whipped and almost hung to death. It's just amazing to think that with the treatment that Solomon or Platt went through for 12 years and separated from his family at the kidnapping and still fought through it for so long to get freed. The amount of courage that it takes and will to live to just take 100 lashes a week and basically be bullied severely every day for being black for 12 years is astounding, most of us don't have it. Overall, a great film, 2 thumbs up!