Beautiful, powerful and touching movie

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2016)

12 Years a Slave is indeed a powerful movie. Not only is the story line mind blowing but the acting is indeed splendid. Chiwetel Ejiofor somehow finds a way to give his character this special look throughout the movie. In the end you'll be able to sense the pain in his eyes Solomon Northup, his character, had to process. You can feel the energies throughout the screen. Michael Fassbender shows some of his best acting in this movie. Somehow he manages to give such an evil character shine (Edwin Epps). He brings the character charm and a boyish attitude while he still shows us his darkest sides.
The movie shows the actuality of slavery. It could get to the point where some images could be classified as disturbing. Then again we have to remember that was how the reality was. It is scary to even imagine the action took place only 160 years ago. Luckily slavery has been banned.
Short summary of the movie 12 years a slave puts slavery in an eye-opening perspective. We have the tendency to distance ourselves from slavery and what it really was but 12 Years a Slave brings the reality back and reminds us to never do such a horrible thing again.