in other words, where there was no Equality, the reason for pursuing inequality is actually meaningless. However, in the course of history, the racial problem between blacks and whites continues today. Whether it's literature or film, when it comes to racial issues, it will surely arouse the attention of many people.
Stephen McQueen’s new film "Twelve Years of Being a Slave" is currently the hottest film. The film is adapted from a true story. Black Solomon was abducted and sold to a southern plantation and became a slave to whites for twelve years. Long. There are not a few films on racial issues in the history of film, and there are naturally mixed praises and criticisms about these films, freedom and dignity, sex and violence, uprising and resistance.
Freedom and dignity
This is a commonplace topic and a mainstream element of American movies. Looking at the numerous best Oscar movies, many movies involve the two elements of freedom and dignity. Therefore, I want to be favored by the Oscar judges and mainstream elements. essential. "Twelve Years of Being a Slave" is still a good Hollywood movie. Solomon, who has a free identity, has a happy family with two lovely children and a beautiful wife. When he has all the good things, the God of Destiny did not spoil him too much, but placed him in In a disaster, a disaster that lasted for twelve years. From a narrow material point of view, black slaves in the United States can only rely on low-quality food to feed themselves. For slave owners, slaves are an investment that requires a return, and the return of slaves to slave owners is mostly For his own life, it can be said that this is a kind of reluctant return, but Solomon is lucky. Most black slaves can neither read nor write. In this film, Solomon can not only read and write, but also play the violin. Putting such a black man in slavery has a sense of violent sigh.
Sex and violence
of these two elements, although the Hollywood mainstream element, but is not uncommon in the movie, "12 Years A Slave" element that accentuates the violence on from the beginning of the film, which is a lot of race issues at the core An indispensable element of the movie. Violent behaviors in movies can increase visual impact, and violent scenes can reflect the pain, hopelessness, and tolerance of the characters, causing the audience to tremble. In this film, in addition to violence, there is another hidden factor that is sex. The slave owner's indecent behavior towards the black female slave, the black female slave just faces it indifferently. There are not many elements involved in “sex”. After all, the protagonist of the film is Solomon. The portrayal of the slave owner’s cruel behavior towards the slave in the film is actually a description of the general environment, which implies what the environment in which Solomon is located. Bad and cruel. The black world is a place where slaves can seek emotional satisfaction and intimacy. Deviance in this world means personal disaster. Slaves and slaves have a complex feeling of sympathy but helplessness.
Uprising and resistance
Uprising and resistance are not directly presented in this film, but it does not mean that they do not exist. When there is oppression, there is resistance, and this film is no exception. It's just that personal resistance has no direct impact on the overall environment, so this kind of resistance is just venting in my opinion. Quentin's previous film "Liberated Diago" directly described the uprising and resistance, and used a lot of space to show this process, creating a flesh-and-blood black hero.
If Quentin is a dramatic technique and exaggerated effect to ridicule the history of slavery in the South, then Stephen McQueen used a realistic style to present slavery and racial issues. McQueen's previous two films "Hunger" and "Shame" showed the physical and psychological extremes of human beings. In "Twelve Years of a Slave", the director seems to strive for the unity of the two extremes. However, this movie is not perfect. It lacks in the portrayal of the characters. Why do you say that? First, the transition of the characters from heaven to hell is too fast, but the transition in character seems to be a bit unable to keep up with the rhythm of the movie. Second, the character's resistance is not strong enough, it is a kind of resistance behavior that has a taste of nothing, and it is difficult to get into the hearts of the people. In previous films, McQueen did not give full play to the extreme state of the characters and the advantages of creating a tense and oppressive atmosphere in this film, which weakened the realistic atmosphere of the film to a certain extent.
The cast of "Twelve Years of a Slave" is very strong, such as Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, etc. The theme of the movie has also shifted from the extreme emotions of marginalized characters. Until the United States has been hot black issues and human rights and freedom issues, coupled with the director’s black identity, this film is politically unbeatable, and political advantages will naturally make this film the best in the next Oscars. The film's selection takes the lead.
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