This is a movie based on true events. What story is it telling? Slavery was rampant in South America before the Civil War. The male protagonist is a free man living a decent life, with an easy, decent job and able to support a family. His beautiful wife bore him two healthy children. However, God had his own arrangement. He met two traffickers, who first brought him to New York on the grounds of work, and then made him unconscious on the day of settlement of wages. When the male protagonist wakes up, he finds that he is not in a hotel bed, but in prison in shackles. His freedom, like that thin certificate, was easily shattered by others. This is the greatest irony of freedom. The male protagonist lost his freedom for twelve years. During these twelve years, he was afraid and swallowed his voice, only to restore his freedom one day and see his wife and children again. Through this film, we see how humble black slaves are under slavery, and their identities are just commodities at the disposal of their masters. Their lives and deaths are in the hands of their masters but losses that can be manipulated. We deeply understand why black slavery became the fuse of the Civil War, because more and more people realize the destruction of human nature by this system, whether it is slave owners or slaves. It is recognized that every human being has the right to be free, and if he is taken away, the so-called American spirit is just empty talk, and thousands of people will not immigrate to the United States. No matter how highly educated people in the slave-owning class are, one question cannot be ignored. Is there any difference between blacks and whites? If so what is it? If not, we are more sure of the most precious right that God has given to every human being - freedom. Twelve years as a slave but never forget the word "freedom". Prove that this is the consciousness of a person who cannot be beaten by a whip and cannot be suppressed. Behind the word "freedom" is everything the male protagonist wants. Only in this way will he have the chance to return to his home, and that home is a manifestation of freedom. He can choose instead of being forced to cut it. Wood or pick cotton. We have never lost the man we have freedom, so we often overlook his value. For example, the air and sunlight in our lives, we all take their existence for granted, and it is easy to forget that we will not be able to survive without them. I hope we can all cherish these precious things that exist for granted.
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