by nancy | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
12 Years a slave was a very serious film and I thought the camera angles used were a good way of portraying the emotion and hardships of the slaves. A lot of the scenes were very still and quiet, but a lot happened within them. I recall one scene when they just showed...
by nancy | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The film version of 12 Years a Slave’s use and manipulation of lighting, nature, and emotionally powerful acting created a very pleasing and intriguing visual representation of the novel. The lighting and nature portrayed in the movie create a fascinating sense...
by nancy | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
This movie was serious and moving, and showed people what african american people had to go through. I though that this movie was upsetting but it did show the hardships back then. At the end when he was reunited with his family that made the movie worth watching...
by nancy | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
12 years a slave uses certian images and sounds to add suspense to the plot of the story. An example would be the steamboat’s engine propelling as they were transporting slaves to the trade post. This scene provided an images locomotion and suspense. 12 Years a...
by nancy | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
12 Years A Slave is a stark depiction of the depravity of slavery in the American South. One motif commonly employed in the movie were prolonged shots of character’s faces, in which the viewer must read them by their expression for what seems like a long time....
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