12 Years A Slave

We are really getting with the movie scene here.  Last night we saw at the theater, 12 Years A Slave.  This movie is based on a true story written by Solomon Northrup in 1853.  Solomon was a free black man in NY who was kidnapped and shipped off to Louisiana for 12 years as a slave.  This movie is not for the faint of heart nor is it for children.  We saw two leave.  Hollywood has not glossed over this terrible time in our nation's history and the acting and directing are phenomenal.    If you have great sensitivity to nudity, (not in a sexual way) then you may struggle with this movie, but like I said, it brings the reality of slavery and all it's inhuman components to a world today that needs to be reminded that we are all created equal.   Thank goodness for the compassion of one man who helped enable Solomon to regain his life.  I can only wonder if I could have been that person.  There was not a peep out of the audience when it was over.