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Where have you ever seen...

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mkuller

In Reply to: RE: "12 Years a Slave:" nothing very spectacular about the film, nothing posted by tinear on May 01, 2014 at 07:34:26

...as realistic a portayal of American slavery on film?

And don't tell me "Roots" which was a TV show.

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RE: Where have you ever seen... - Bill the K 10:15:24 05/03/14 (0)
There may be books with more realistic portrayel of slavery but not many movies. Such typical roles, getting whipped, caught while trying to escape, bossed by mean low lives. And then there are slaves with wide grins, great singing, strict nanny to the white kids et al. And then there are lynchings, KKK, impartial judges, Jury and all. Show Roots in the movie houses to put an end to all these new movies.

Bill
Never. I think I made that clear. It breathed verisimilitude. And a little reflection - tinear 18:48:51 05/01/14 (0)
would reveal that it still wasn't really accurate--- only more so than previous efforts.
What of the terrible yellow fever and malaria (and debilitating worm and other parasitic diseases) that commonly devastated the slaves forced to live next to the swamps and lowland marshes--- the owners placed their estate homes often on rises where breezes could sweep away the insects (though they had no inkling they were often disease carriers).
Imagine being crowded into tiny hovels with open windows when the sun went down. Anyone that has lived in the South knows that thick clouds of mosquitos descend upon any warm-blooded animals--- and the torment from that alone would be intense.
Of course, the amount of sexual license (including child abuse) also was underplayed--- what was to keep any of the slave masters from raping at will? It wasn't just the owner the slaves had to fear.
But, just like any Holocaust film, the truth just cannot fully be shown or no one would make it past the five minute mark.
Blazing Saddles. Nt - geoffkait 15:08:27 05/01/14 (1)
Nt
- LOL! Next... - mkuller 15:20:01 05/01/14 (0)
  ...you'll be mentioning Mandingo.
Django - geoff 14:09:13 05/01/14 (0)
not really

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