Accurate depiction

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2016)

12 Years a Slave is an accurate representation of the horrible suffering and misery that slaves endured. This movie shows a free black man, Solomon, who was sold into slavery and after 12 years, he finally escaped the misery of a slave's life. Throughout Solomon's time as a slave he was sold to different masters, almost hanged to death, beat and whipped until he could barely move, and experienced other slave's hardships as well. Families were ripped apart, women were raped by their masters, and all slaves were treated inhumanely.
This movie was hard to watch at many parts, for example when slaves were whipped for not producing enough cotton or when one woman just wanted soap to clean herself showing how basic human necessities were denied to slaves. It was heartbreaking to watch and experience a mother's pain when her children were stolen from her by the slave system, and after crying constantly and mourning her loss, her owner decided to kill her.
The true horror of slavery was accurately shown in this film and the movie shows how horrible black people were really treated in this time period.