Response to 12 Years a Slave

The characterization Twelve geezerhood a Slave was base on the knuckle down memoir written by Solomon Northup. His abduction as a free man, his resulting fracture into a slave and his detainment as a slave irreversibly altered the course of his life. some(prenominal) aspects of the f fitting highlighted in the picture are common themes in other slave storeys. This movie adaptation of the slave biography highlighted many aspects of the slave narrative that stand out when represent in movie as opposed to in print. \nI felt that of all the slave narratives we have read to date, Solomon Northups story is the best suited to the long suit of film. His story starts in America, and as a free man. This appeals to film makers for a few reasons, unitary of which is the lack of midsection course or the home in Africa. Not having to film the middle passage helped the film makers neutralise having to enlist too many people on serve up on the set, and helped them be able to avoid filming in the difficult setting. This absence also effects the narrative by helping to emphasize the nerveless black people had in America, horizontal when free. \nemphasis on Solomons unique origin is presented in a way that seems so ordinary, so routine, that it draws attention to his method acting of abduction. Because Solomon is unable to produce paper that prove he is a freed man, his assertions on his actual individuation and his pleas for freedom are ignored. He is beaten to silence him, and is non even given a chance to produce his papers. This blow to see him as a real person even though he was a free man, highlights the racism at the time.\nI really enjoyed the splendour placed on the fiddle. When he was a free man, Solomon compete the violin as a profession, and it was a wonderful social occasion for him. Playing the violin allowed him to tin his family, and it was something that do him special. After he was taken, his skill with the fiddle made him special, but only as a commodity. It made him price more money when he was so...