Compare and Contrast 12 Years a Slave and Django Unchained

According to the American Historical Association, “When asked about their intense reaction to the film, some described feeling as though they had just experienced slavery. The movie felt believable, they reported, due not only to the caption indicating its basis in fact, but because the setting and characters looked authentic” (Toplin, 1). That just goes to show how historically accurate the makers of the film were going for to show just how bad slavery really was, even if it repulses people. There are historians out there who on the record confirmed the historical accuracy of 12 Years a Slave. “At least two historians, Sue Eakin, and Joseph Logsdon, have confirmed that Northup presented a remarkably accurate picture of antebellum slavery and plantation society near the Red River in Louisiana” (Toplin, 1). For historians to say that the film is “remarkably accurate” shows the seriousness those involved went to, to ensure the historical accuracy

Within the movies The Shawshank Redemption and Forrest Gump there we’re many similarities as well as differences. When analyzing the two, a few things stood out to me within the cinematic and theatrical elements, such as: narration, filming choices, and soundtrack choices. Throughout the essay, many examples will be seen while comparing and contrasting between the two movies and why one came out on top based on the differences. During the two movies, the first similarity I noticed was the narration.

In conclusion, Django Unchained has plenty of examples for how these aspects of film can affect an audience. Quentin Tarantino’s use of obscure cut offs in non-diegetic music, a non-lineal narrative frame, and off-centered camera angles make Django Unchained a perfect example of how attention to detail in these key elements can turn a good film into a great

In conclusion, we take a basic movie about revenge and pull back to reveal a great historical piece about change in America. We see how immigration affects culture by introducing new a group into an environment and how people adapt to change in varying ways. Also we see how material possessions have a huge impact on the different social classes. The saying “to the victors go the spoils” holds true in all eras. Finally, we see how politics and popular culture play

thesis:Twelve Years a Slave, is a vivid memoir of Northup's captivity as free man in the slave ridden south. Solomon's experience was one of countless millions kidnapped, and sold into slavery. What makes his Solomon's story unique, is that he lived to tell the, horrors and atrocities of slavery.

The film Django Unchained (2012) by Quentin Tarantino defines the historical issue of institutional racism that existed in the antebellum era of Southern slavery. This unique perspective on history defines the struggle of Django (Jamie Foxx) and Dr. King Schultz (Christopher Waltz) to save Django’s wife, Broomhilda Von Shaft (Kerry Washington) from the evil southern plantation owner, Calvin Candie (Leonardo Di Caprio). Candie’s presence as the primary patriarchal figure in the story not only defines the dominance of white racism in the south, but the class-based elitism of the “southern plantation owner” as the apex of the institution of slavery in the antebellum era: “The transition from two 18th and early 19th-century models—the genteel

I will be comparing 12 years of a slave and Glory. In 12 years of slave it is about a free man who gets sold into slavery. Glory was about how slaves wanted to fight and prove that they are not good just for labor. They both are talking about slavery fighting for what you want. These movies had the same acting by the way they are so into the acting for these movies and you can tell they put their whole heart and sole into the movie. I love how much these actors put all their heart into these movies it makes it more interesting.

Twelve years are not long to people who have a freedom life; however, it is more than thousands of years for people who are being enslaved. Among the stories of slavery in the world, “12 years a slave” was indeed an incomparable story. It was a real story which were written by the one who had breathed both the air of freedom in Northern, and the taste of being enslaved in the Southern America. The story was told in an order of time. Solomon, who had a

There is no one in the entire History 1301 class that can confidently fess up to the fact that their film will have the entire audience in a trance. There’s no promise that the audience will express any interest in a movie about slavery. What I can promise is that I think the students will express an interest because it’s visual. No one in this day and age wants to read about things. They want to see things, not read them; Thus, they will pay attention; Therefore, they get educated.

12 Years a Slave was an outstanding representation of the lives of a slave. It was accurate, heartfelt, and detailed. It portrays the feelings of Solomon and the other slaves perfectly. The film really makes you think about the people and the situation back in the 1840’s. It is an exceptional historical film that teaches you the slavery times and the life of Solomon Northup. A freeman turned to a slave and put through a terrible life experience that no one should ever have to go

This essay is based on films of the same story, told in different ways, with emphasis, themes, meaning and interpretation shaped or shaded by the situation of the storyteller; the cinematic mise-en-scene. Based on the same story, the films reveal and reflect the film-maker’s social norms and views, emerging from their different national contexts. While exploring the two films, this essay will examine elements of film language or semiotics: color saturation (or black and white), sound, setting, type of camera angles used; repetition of visual motifs (Metz, 1985). The two films explored were made in the 1960s. Neither film is American, yet both reveal influences and reflections on American cinema and American power; the Western film, adherence or detracting from Hollywood Classical cinema tropes, i.e. close-ups, shot-reverse-shot, POV, depth of field (Bazin, 1985: 128-9). The two films are Kurasawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Leone’s Fistful of Dollars (1964), from Japan and Italy, respectively. How are they different; how similar? Why do they use the same plot,

[1] Before I start this essay, I feel the need to remind the reader that I find slavery in all its forms to be an oppressive and terrible institution, and I firmly believe that for centuries (including this one) bigotry is one of the most terrible stains on our civilization. The views I intend to express in the following essay are in no way meant to condone the practices of slavery or racism; they are meant only to evaluate and interpret the construction of slavery in film.

Defining the American: A Critical Analysis and Comparison of Solomon Northup’s Autobiography 12 Years a Slave and Steve McQueen’s 2013 Film Adaptation

To conclude, the movie is full of suspense, violence, racism, and good humor to forget about all the bad things about it. Based on my analysis, Many of the social concepts, and theories regarding the movie Django Unchained

Before the Reconstruction which took place after the Civil War, many slaves began to acquire their freedom by many things, including escaping plantations, buying their freedom, or being granted freedom from their former owners. Once slaves entered the North, they were able to finally be seen as a free African American. The thing that scared African Americans the most, frequently happened, being sent back to the South into slavery. 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup gives a recap of how his life, filled with joy and freedom one day, became a living nightmare the next. Northup, a self-taught, master violin player is fooled into traveling with “gentlemen” to share his talents for a small fortune. Leaving his family behind, he decides to go with the men and once he reaches New York City, the men convince Northup to travel to Washington D.C. Solomon soon began feeling sick and one day wakes up chained in a cell. Next thing he knows, he is being sold into slavery. He lives a life of a slave for twelve years until he is rescued by Henry B. Northup, who saves Solomon while he was working in the field. Once back in his own home, Solomon writes an autobiography of his experiences. After many decades, a historical movie retelling Solomon’s autobiography was released. Throughout the movie, many differences are present. For example, the wife of Solomon’s master was portrayed to be an evil woman in the movie, but in the book not so evil. Another example is while slaves did not fight back