*Unbelievably Real*

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2014)

As my title says,this movie will have you thinking about it for weeks if not months after.This is as real as it could possibly get when describing the torture slaves endured in our past.From the main character (Solomon) to the Brad Pitt's portrayal of (Bass),every character is in your face,and real!Of course I am a fan of Director Steve McQueen's (not to be confused with the 1970's actor) movies,but this one he really hit his mark,fan or not,and the mark is a movie that tells it like it was,no holds barred,no softening the edges,or lowering the violence,that was all to real back then to the slaves,so the viewing audience doesn't get squeamish.Oh no that will not be done here,so if you get squeamish at the sight of violence or real accounts of history,then this movie you should pass by.However this movie is not at all,all about violence,it's about the true way things were in those times,and to tell it like it was,you must do it in this way,however hard it seems,true stories must stay "true" to the facts,and not sugar coat to a viewing audience.While being true and terrifying at times,this movie also is classical,revolutionary,and antebellum in everything from set design,to camera action.In risk to give some sort of spoiler,albeit not really a spoiler,I was in awe at the scenes of (Solomon) left hanging,and had managed to barely touch the ground with his tippy toes,in order to prevent sudden death.It will leave you sweating,just as the slaves in the hot southern sun endured.It will leave you hanging on to your seat,like a slow ride up a large roller-coaster,with only the thoughts of "what is next" going through your mind.Every detail of this movie is absolutely real and absolutely terrifying at the same time.I cannot say enough about this movie,but must not to preserve it at it's fullest to those who have not seen it thus far.I will leave it at this,I give 10 stars to very few films,very few,and with that I say You must see this movie.Thank you C. Young