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Old 05-26-2014, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ijusluvit View Post
What a powerful movie! But not easy to sit through.

As a former educator, I think it should be shown in every high school classroom in the country.
It reminded me of "The Passion Of The Christ" which I went to see with my lady friend. We both wished we hadn't gone to see it because it was too graphic.

12 Years a Slave I saw by myself at home on DVD and I thought it was also too graphic. The story was based on a true story but it's the director who gets to dramatize what may have already been dramatized in the book.

At least it had a happy ending with the man being reunited with his family. No more slave movies for me.