Adapted from Solomon's novel of the same name, "Twelve Years of Slavery" is a historical drama film released in 2013, which mainly tells the story of Solomon (played by Egfort), a free black man, who was designed by a friend, lured and sold to the slave market, and after 12 years of struggle, he regained his freedom. Interestingly, the film's director, screenwriter and lead actor are all black, with a black personality as a whole, although it won the Academy Award, but the controversy is continuous, Ziyu believes that the story told by this film is of great historical value, is a motivational blockbuster that cannot be missed.
If you want to survive, keep a low profile, don't be ostentatious, don't tell others who you are, don't tell others that you can read and write. The law is promulgated by man, but the truth is eternal, the truth is true, white and black are the same, one day, you will make others look at you through your own efforts, realize your dreams.
The story takes place during the period of black slavery in the United States, the economic model of the north and south of the United States is different, the southern plantations need a large amount of labor, and then the black slave system is born, and a large number of black people are sold from the north of the United States to the southern slave market.
Solomon is a black man from New York in the north, but he is a free man, living happily, with a beautiful wife and a pair of children, who make a living playing the violin. But the good times did not last long, Solomon in order to make a living, blindly listen to the rumors of others, was deceived by two white people to Washington, drunkenly woke up to find himself a black slave, chained to the body, Solomon could not believe his eyes, desperately shouted for help, but in exchange for a severe beating, Solomon hid the desire to survive in his heart, for freedom, for his family, at this moment can only hold back, waiting for the opportunity.
Solomon was then sold to the Southern slave market, Solomon's first master was Ford, Ford was a kind slave owner, approachable, Solomon's talent was soon discovered and reused, because of the mastery of construction engineering, opened the waterway quickly transported wood to the destination, solved the problem for Ford's master, but despite this, Solomon could not get rid of the identity of a slave.
In the face of setbacks, only by continuous efforts, the hope of success will be closer and closer, and people will always encounter adversity in their lives, but we cannot give up on ourselves, just like solomon, the protagonist of the film, only by persevering in our efforts can we see hope.
Ford, because of his debt, had no choice but to sell Solomon to the "black slave nemesis" Epps at a high price, Epps was tyrannical and often angry with black slaves, and with Solomon sold to Epps, Patsy was young and beautiful, and worked seriously. Epps owned a cotton field, the main job of the black slaves was to pick cotton, Pattexie worked hard, and soon got Epps's appreciation, and disaster also came, because Pathesie and the slave owner were too close, the hostess often punished her, Pattexy had the idea of taking her own life, Solomon warned Patsy to be hopeful, not to give up on herself, but also to warn herself, spur herself, always keep a clear mind, and maintain physical strength for regaining freedom.
In the face of setbacks, we must always remind ourselves of who we live for, establish correct values, find our own direction in life, and encourage ourselves.
Bass (Pete) is a white carpenter who hates black slavery and advocates equality for all and is progressive in his thinking. During the long twelve years, Solomon never gave up the hope of regaining his freedom, for the sake of freedom, silently worked hard, and finally got the favor of heaven, Solomon got the opportunity to work with Bath, Solomon told Buzz about his tragic experience, Bass was shocked, and quickly passed the news to Solomon's friends in New York, and the family quickly took Solomon back to New York with legal documents.
Although Solomon was free, he did not give up the freedom of other black slaves, and continued to contribute to the abolition of slavery through various speeches and legal struggles, during which Solomon rescued countless black slaves until his death, and did not give up his hopes.
epilogue:
Solomon's history of struggle is very admirable, people often encounter a variety of setbacks and misfortunes in their lives, we can not give up lightly, life is only once, for the ideal, as long as unremitting efforts, difficulties will be solved, life can live more wonderful, believe in yourself.
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