BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

SoTrumpBelieve Must See Movie...

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

salmanalfarisi-81574 There is nothing wrong when discussing sensitive topics that often occurs in society or around us. They are never-endlessly debating religions, races, or groups that never culminate and always result in nothing. It's not just America that has a depressing history at the time, all countries are like that including Indonesia where such cases always invite a lot of sparks from people who have no life always provoke an anger. Although this is the time for people to have their own rights, there are still some who still have superficial thoughts to understand life and humanity.So here's a movie from Steve McQueen who won three Oscars in Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Writing. Not only that, the film also got 6 Oscars nominations. Just as American History X which has a sensitive topic, 12 Years A Slave isn't much different from that but it's based on a true story.12 Years A Slave is one of the films that I admit deserves to get the Best Picture award in 2014. Steve McQueen is one of the directors who are able to create a story that holds a heavy yet easy-to-understand theme for everyone. Hunger and Shame is another artificial film that gets some praise from critics. However, 12 Years A Slave is something that manages to pull the interest of a handful of people because of the formulaic theme.Stephen Spielberg's Schindler's List is a film that can make all the audience witnesses how humanity has disappeared from human beings. 12 Years A Slave may not be that much different from the movie but the topic that raises is about the exact about slavery in it such as torture. Solomon Northup's life as a slave did require a lot of patience and pain that he had to lift. He witnessed all sorts of dark sides of the humanity for torturing, turning an object, even killing them. Steve McQueen managed to interpret it all with a painful and heart-wrenching until speechless.My sense of watching this movie even temporarily made me the most egregious human who ever existed, I felt that feeling and as if I had existed in a grubby place. It's like to witness how someone wants to be free because of their race and why are there still people who are trying to create sparks from different races? Two hours that didn't disappoint and not boring as long as I watch this movie.The narrative is still weak for giving a sympathy from the characters because this story is more focused on the Solomon himself so there is no background of the other characters either slave or slave owner.In addition, I just realized that the title of this movie is "12 Years" when I see the ending with a kinda touching but I don't feel the things like "12 Years" is. All I feel is a few years not so long which means there are a lot of people who have opinions like this.Speaking of ending, I also don't feel too much sympathy in the ending because it immediately comes suddenly so I don't have time to express my heart. But, back again from Steve McQueen because the film has a presentation and interpretation that must be understood by many people so that he doesn't want to make as complicated as possible. He also doesn't half-hearted to bring in a lot of actors and actress, especially Michael Fassbender who is two of the films he has starring. His acting in this movie is amazing because he is the most scumbag and putrid person I'ever seen. His non-humanitarian character makes all the audiences hate his existence and he succeeds in making it. Therefore, he was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Performance category by an Actor in a Supporting Role.Likewise with Chiwetel Ejiofor exactly same as Michael who shows the tortured characters inside and outside. But I prefer Michael more because of his role that makes me speechless because of his character. In addition, Lupita Nyong'o also has a great performance and she got an Oscar award.There are a lot of memorable scenes that make me don't want to see more of this movie especially the hanging scene and the Patsey whipped scene. Both of these scenes are supported with a great cinematographic and acting from the actor and actress is so greatSome of the more prominent actors are Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, and Brad Pitt although their roles are few but able to show the best performance for this movie. Don't forget with a good score from Hans Zimmer who bolster everything into something which full of intense in every scene.Overall, 12 Years A Slave is a movie that isn't hesitant in the making and the story that discusses sensitive topics. This is one of the most depressed yet uplifting movies from Steve McQueen. He invited some big cast that showed their best performance. Various conflicts and memorable scenes make me speechless with this movie. Therefore, this is one of those movies that must be watched by people and you can find many messages that you can make as social values and humanity.

adam-may-bower '12 Years A Salve' is a harrowing, yet brilliantly made film, that shakes it's viewers to the core. Screenwriter John Ridley adapts the real-life story of Solomon Northup in the most emotional and brutal way possible and has an effect on the audience in ways no other movie has. The story alone, movie or not, is something worth of praise and fortunately director Steven McQueen adapted it for the screen in the authentic and raw manner that it needed to be shown in. Leading actor Chiwetel Ejiofor immerses himself into the role of Solomon Northup exceptionally, and is supported by a talented cast all round, the standouts being Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o and Sarah Paulson. Nyong'o, in particular, steals every single scene she is in and is well-deserving of her Academy Award that she received for this role. Hans Zimmer's soundtrack is also a standout in the film and contributes greatly to the emotional aspect of the film, and the overall atmosphere. While I've seen a lot of emotional and heart-wrenching films in my lifetime, I have never been so emotionally affected by this film. Every aspect of this film contributes to the overall greatness of this film that portrays the atrocities of the U.S. slave industry in a way that's never been done before. I never thought I'd cry from a movie, but '12 Years A Slave' has proved me wrong.

john_siv This was a good biopic and apparently faithful to the source material, which is to its credit.However one can't read the over-abundance of gushing praise this has received from the professionals without getting just a whiff of politics and insincerity.This is a good movie, but not a great one. Not one I'll remember much from in 5 years from now, for that matter. Good performances and some intense scenes, but just not enough there to call it a classic or anything.Not enough work was done on Solomon's character prior to his enslavement. Just an additional 3-4 minutes or so of showing his personality whilst living his normal family life would have gone a long way towards building more sympathy throughout the picture. As it happens his character was bland and underdeveloped. Whatever 'groundbreaking' or 'daring' type of story you're trying to tell, the basics of storytelling still apply; in this instance, that's routine character-building.The constant excess of the evil-doing of the slave-owners was too much. Of course some will say that's the point of the movie, but the point was more than well made. At times this veered into the realms of torture porn and that's not what I go to the movies for.There were too many lingering shots of Solomon and/or the surrounding scenery during this movie. One or two would have been acceptable, but it literally felt like 2-3 minutes could have been trimmed off the film by dispensing with some of this overly-indulgent cinematography. Did I really need to see the poor fellow hanging from a tree for as long as I did? The point was already well made.Whenever I watch a film, I like to ponder why it was made. This film clearly wasn't made to tell an interesting story, as it really wasn't that intriguing a plot. Man gets sold into slavery and gets out 12 years later after sending a letter. I can only deduce that the film was made to faithfully present a biopic, to drive home the horrors of slavery and, far worse, to attempt to make white folk feel a sense of shame for their history. I can always appreciate a good biopic but do we really, in the 21st century, need a reminder of the injustices of slavery? That is a portion of history that everyone is well aware of, regrets and never wants to see a return of. If the filmmakers wanted white folk to feel ashamed of their history, as I strongly suspect they did, then that is an appalling and insulting reason to make a movie. And it's a form of exploitation that absolutely should not be rewarded with a Best Picture Oscar.I feel shame when I think of the gross injustice of slavery and the millions of lives it's ruined, but I don't want or need a film to reinforce that for two long, gory hours. I don't want or need a movie to tell me how to think or feel; such is the social justice warrior world of the 21st century that we live in that filmmakers now seem to see that as one of their basic rights.

Gavin Purtell First up, a few warnings: this is not for the faint of heart. There is a lot of graphic torture and despicable things which the camera does not shy away from. This is obviously to hit home the ugly truth of the reality of slavery and America's sorry past, but it's very unpleasant to watch. It's also quite slow and long - 2 hours 15min.It could've used more of the support cast, since Giamatti, Dano, Cumberbatch and Pitt do a good job, but it's a true story, so there's only so much creative liberty they could've taken. Most of the film just makes you sad, angry and anguished for Solomon (Ejiofor), wishing you could do something or he and the other slaves would rebel, but that was their reality and it's a harsh pill to swallow.There's no humour or light-hearted moments to lighten the mood - and arguably there shouldn't be - but it's definitely no 'Django Unchained' when you compare their entertainingness. That's not really the directors fault, but I feel it could have been paced a little better - and there seemed to be lots of scenes with Solomon just staring wide-eyed (see above!).