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12 Years a Slave
Relentless Artistry of ‘12 Years a Slave’
Submitted by BrianTT on October 17, 2013 - 9:53am Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – A man is chained to the floor in a dark, barren room. He has been ripped from his family and his freedom, and we watch as he’s whipped with amazing brutality. It goes on well past the point that most films with similar human suffering would have cut to a less stressful image. It will not be the last time that “12 Years a Slave” forces the viewer to turn away before the editor does it for you.
