Historical Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2017)

I watched this movie for the first time when it was first released but only recently re-watched and wow I missed a lot the first time around. This movie is a outstanding movie all around, definitely one of my favorite films from 2013. The movie captures Solomon's's frustrations brilliantly, that he is a freeman sold into slavery but nobody believes him because he is black, it can be compared to Shakespeare's 'comedy of errors' in the way the mistaken identity plays a major part. The story of the movie is excellent and very interesting, what makes it even better is that it's a true story. All of us no matter if we are black, white, Asian etc. we can all feel for Solomon and his hardship and when we put our minds into Solomon's situation we feel for him even more. Chiwetel Ejiofor does an excellent job of conveying to the audience the sheer pain that Solomon faces. Michael Fassbender just like in Queen's previous films: 'Shame' and 'Hunger' plays a really evocative character. Also just like in Queen's previous films the use of lighting plays a huge part in the play. The use of light in the film distinguishes between joyful scenes and joyless scenes. Overall I believe this is a very solid movie and I found it to be a very enjoyable watch.