c. Character
: an imaginary person in a movie or film,
d. Point of View : the angle of vision from which a story is narrate
e. Conflict
: a struggle between opposing force in a movie or film,
usually resolved by the end of the story.
6. 12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave is a 2013 narrative memoir based movie which is directed by Steve McQueen. The setting of the movie is in New Orleans during the 18
th
century. It is starred by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup Platt, Lupita Nyong‘o as Patsey, Michael Fassbender as Epps, Benedict Cumberbatch as Ford,
Brad Pitt as Bass, Paul Dano as Tibeats, and Sarah Paulson as Mary Epps.
Figure 1. The Official Poster of 12 Years a Slave
The movie was about Solomon Northup‘s slavery. In 1841, a free African- American man named Solomon Northup was kidnapped from his hometown in
Saratoga. He was forced to be a slave. Then, he was shipped to New Orleans and was given a new name, Platt.
Platt or Solomon was bought by William Ford. He managed to have a good relationship with him because of his cleverness and skill. He pleased Ford for his
success in transporting the logs through the swamp which cost more effective than manual transporting through the wood. Unfortunately, Platt was sold to Epps due
to his conflict with Tibeats, Ford‘s plantation overseer. Platt told Ford that he was a free man in order to get his help. He asked Ford to save him. However, Ford
refu sed Platt‘s request because he has debt to take care of. When Platt was sold to
Epps, Ford also transferred his debt to Epps. Unlike William Ford, Epps was crueler. He required all his slaves to pick
cotton at least 200 pounds each day. All the slaves would be punished if they could not accomplish the target. A young female slave named Patsey became
Epps‘s favorite slave because she managed to pick cotton as much as 500 pounds each day. However, Epps treated her rudely and even raped her. Mrs. Epps‘
jealousy made Patsey more suffered. One day, Platt asked a former overseer, Armbsy, to send him a letter.
However, Armbsy reneged on the deal he has made with Platt. He took Platt‘s money but he reported Platt to Epps. Platt managed to escape from Epps‘
punishment after ensuring Epps that he was innocent. One day, Platt helped a Canadian worker named Bass to build a gazebo for
Epps. He also asked Bass to send him a letter. Bass agreed to help him because he believed that every man has freedom.
When working in the field, Platt was called over by the local sheriff who arrived in a carriage with a man. The sheriff asked Northup or Platt a series of
questions in order to confirm that he was Solomon Northup. Then, Platt recognized the sheriffs companion as a shopkeeper he knew from Saratoga.
Finally, after living as a slave for 12 years, Solomon Northup was freed and could reunite with his family.
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