tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post107480390790564804..comments2024-03-17T23:08:28.960-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: '12 YEARS A SLAVE'Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-26135158930882516222014-01-16T00:03:28.395-08:002014-01-16T00:03:28.395-08:00Yes, I also get the feeling that this candid exami...Yes, I also get the feeling that this candid examination of a country's history and conscience is something that some would rather was put aside, and for that reason, despite the signs, it might suffer when it comes to awards. But if it does get the 'Best Picture' statuette, even with that I wouldn't want to watch it again - perhaps ever.. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-82623444395259369582014-01-15T21:14:55.609-08:002014-01-15T21:14:55.609-08:00I haven't seen it but I sense with all the buz...I haven't seen it but I sense with all the buzz it will be considered best picture. <br />USA doesn't like to look at its slavery past - a shadow element they wish to denial or avoid. To its peril. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-33305882240870568302014-01-15T07:54:57.245-08:002014-01-15T07:54:57.245-08:00Your last sentence. Bob, is so very true - though ...Your last sentence. Bob, is so very true - though in a way I wish it wasn't. It was resonating in my mind all last night with the result of my not getting all the sleep I habitually need (though, to be fair, that wasn't the only reason). But maybe you've got a thicker skin than some of us.<br />I absolutely agree with you that it's a story that has to be told - and I'm rather proud of the comments I've heard that it needed a Brit to make a film which showed the true horror of slavery in America like, possibly, no other film has done so far. Not that we haven't had our own large part in this dismal and disgraceful part of human history.<br /><br />I wish I could say, like you, that I also 'loved' it, but that wouldn't reflect the ordeal I experienced of watching it. The intentions behind the making of the film are doubtlessly laudable and there's no doubt, however, that we were both highly impressed by this accomplishment.<br /><br />Btw: I was left rather stricken at the end when we were told in the final captions that it is not known how Solomon Northup's life ended and his circumstances at the time. It would have been so gratifying to have known that he was in some comfort and happiness at the end.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-15015806248206107082014-01-15T06:09:38.390-08:002014-01-15T06:09:38.390-08:00We saw it when it was first released here and love...We saw it when it was first released here and loved it, though to love a film like this is an odd thing.<br />But it's a story that needs to be told and heard so that we never forget what was done, and so we work to never let it happen again anywhere.<br />It is a film that will stay with you..Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-18805878664114831542014-01-15T02:00:23.013-08:002014-01-15T02:00:23.013-08:00I think you might appreciate this in a rather diff...I think you might appreciate this in a rather different way than I did, J.G. You strike me as being of more hardy mettle - and one needs a strong stomach to sit through this. But I do think you'll find it was worthwhile. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-53795161974961686012014-01-15T01:36:37.137-08:002014-01-15T01:36:37.137-08:00I will see the film, although like you, I have res...I will see the film, although like you, I have reservations...<br />Sometimes I do find " worthy " movies a little irritating.<br />Thanks for thatJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com