12 Years a Slave = Genius

Rating: 9/10 (1 November 2015)

This movie was a beautifully rendered piece of history. Showing how Solomon Northup was thrown into the life of a slave from a life of which had both comfort and the opportunity that showed itself everyday- the opportunity to live. Throughout his struggles, Soloman never gives up hope, and that's an important lesson for us all. He trusted few and although he tried, regularly failed to keep his head down and mouth shut. Finally, his faith and devotion to being free again pays off, bringing him home to what he once had, 12 years later. Symbolism used in this movie was subtle, however beyond amazing. When he hangs from the rope when one man decides that he can take his life, however wrong he is, time passes slowly for the viewer, showing just how unimaginably long it is for Solomon, having to take the slow way around, one day at a time.