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Steve Mcqueen's Adaptation Of The Film Twelve Years A Slave

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Slavery has always been one of the most shocking and controversial issue for hundreds of years. Started in the 17th century, slavery was believed to be caused by economic factors. Colonists used the slaves to facilitate their need for labor. They believe that slaves were the most efficient way to acquire labor force that would fulfill their needs. Some people may think that slavery has been long gone, since its abolishment with the end of the Civil War, but unfortunately, it still exists in our society up to this day in the form of racism. From television shows to real life experiences. Believe it or not, Racism is still a problem we are currently facing. By definition, Racism is a belief that all members of each …show more content…

It was directed by Steve McQueen, a 2013 period drama film an adaptation of the 1853 slave narrative memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, free African-American man born in New York state who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and sold into slavery. The film received widespread recognitions, and was named the best film of 2013 by several media outlets. It ended up being a box office success, earning over $187 million on a production budget of $22 million. It also won three Academy Awards: Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Nyong'o, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Ridley. The Best Picture win made McQueen the first black producer ever to have received the award and the first black director to have directed a Best Picture winner. The film was also awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts recognized it with the Best Film and the Best Actor award for …show more content…

Bass is unsettled by the severe way that Epps treats his slaves and expresses his opposition to slavery, gaining Epps' ill will. Northup finally told his kidnapping to Bass. Again, he asks for help for him to send a letter to his friends in Saratoga Springs to let them know his situation and forward his free papers. Bass, risking his life, agrees to send it. One day, Northup is called over by a local sheriff, who came in a carriage with another man. The sheriff asked Northup a series of questions to confirm if his life in New York. Northup recognized the man with the sheriff as Mr. Parker, a businessperson he knew in Saratoga. Parker has come to free him, though the furious Epps tries to keep him from

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