Have you seen 12 Years a Slave?

[Jalapeñomel]

Mar 2, 2014 22:35:30 GMT -5 snipsnsnails said:

I saw it last weekend. I, too, was underwhelmed as far as the film, but the story was undeniably powerful.

Oh no.

[agnes]

Mar 2, 2014 21:45:41 GMT -5 trafficgirl said:

Mar 2, 2014 21:29:45 GMT -5 swank said:

It was amazing and heartbreaking. I cried for hours after seeing it.

I haven't seen it, and this makes me think I can't handle it.

I heard it is going to be shown in schools as part of the curriculum. I can't remember where I heard that or for which schools. Might have been the Today show.

i heard this on NPR and Montel Williams was the one backing it.

[Jalapeñomel]

Mar 2, 2014 22:40:39 GMT -5 agnes said:

Mar 2, 2014 21:45:41 GMT -5 trafficgirl said:

I haven't seen it, and this makes me think I can't handle it.

I heard it is going to be shown in schools as part of the curriculum. I can't remember where I heard that or for which schools. Might have been the Today show.

i heard this on NPR and Montel Williams was the one backing it.

I cannot imagine; it's rated R.

[snipsnsnails]

Oh, I still think it will win. All of the Best Picture noms that I saw this year were flawed in some distinct way. The best of them was 12 Years a Slave. The story makes up for some of the choppiness I felt in the storyline and some of the mediocre acting in the bit parts.

Disclaimer: I didn't make it to American Hustle.

[agnes]

Mar 2, 2014 22:43:25 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

Mar 2, 2014 22:41:30 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I cannot imagine; it's rated R.

Ditto.

I couldn't even show The Kings Speech to my seniors.

i remember being able to get parent's permission to watch rated R. Has that changed?

[redwino]

I saw it with a group of friends and we had to huddle together in a car to debrief before we could drive home. It was very powerful and the story is amazing. I fell like its one of those movies you have to see.

I also avoid a lot of movies dealing with race because they upset me for a long time afterwards but I'm glad I saw 12 years.

[persa]

Mar 2, 2014 21:43:21 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

No, but I want to.

I was just thinking how uncomfortable it must be to play some of these characters.

I want to see it too but I'm a little afraid to for the reasons people are listing.

That said, on your comment on the actors playing those characters, SNL did a funny bit on casting the supporting characters last night.

[cleo29]

Mar 2, 2014 22:58:03 GMT -5 persa said:

Mar 2, 2014 21:43:21 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

No, but I want to.

I was just thinking how uncomfortable it must be to play some of these characters.

I want to see it too but I'm a little afraid to for the reasons people are listing.

That said, on your comment on the actors playing those characters, SNL did a funny bit on casting the supporting characters last night.

I'll have to look for it.

[BunnyMacDougal]

Mar 2, 2014 21:33:27 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

It's going to take me a few years to be able to watch it.
Intense movies, especially those surrounding race,haunt me for a really long time.
Hell, I'm still not over seeing Precious and Crash a few years ago.

Precious fucked me up for months.  So heartwrenching.

[janegold]

Mar 2, 2014 22:43:25 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

Mar 2, 2014 22:41:30 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I cannot imagine; it's rated R.

Ditto.

I couldn't even show The Kings Speech to my seniors.

We watched Amistad and Saving Private Ryan in HS, both rated R.  I guess rules must vary a lot by school/district.

[tef]

Mar 2, 2014 21:34:06 GMT -5 nuggetbrain said:

No. I can't. I feel like I should, because it's a part of my history, but I'm a coward.

It was good, but I was more wrecked by Hotel Rwanda. Tht movie is my gauge.

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[silva]

Yes, there were 2 scenes that just will haunt me forever.

[TemperanceBrennan]

I saw it. There are definitely parts that are hard to watch. But, I think it was a good movie and for me it was worth watching it.

I thought it would win best picture and I'm glad that it did.

[Deleted]

Yes. It was not as hard to watch as Hotel Rowanda.

[bab]

Mar 3, 2014 0:16:10 GMT -5 BunnyMacDougal said:

Mar 2, 2014 21:33:27 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

It's going to take me a few years to be able to watch it.
Intense movies, especially those surrounding race,haunt me for a really long time.
Hell, I'm still not over seeing Precious and Crash a few years ago.

Precious fucked me up for months.  So heartwrenching.

Hmmm Precious had no effect on me because I read the book (Push) several years ago and knew the entire story.  I think 12 Years will exist in my thoughts for weeks if not months, and not in a good way

[bab]

Mar 3, 2014 1:14:35 GMT -5 @kcpokergal said:

Yes. It was not as hard to watch as Hotel Rowanda.

Interesting comparison.  This actually gives me a little bit of hope.  Hotel Rwanda killed me. 

[tef]

Mar 3, 2014 0:43:19 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

Mar 3, 2014 0:35:54 GMT -5 tef said:

It was good, but I was more wrecked by Hotel Rwanda. Tht movie is my gauge.

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I couldn't make it through the intro of Hotel Rwanda. I started thinking about my cousins, political and social unrest in that general area,  and freaked the f out. 

Then wait to see 12 Years.  Hotel Rwanda wrecked me for days.  12 Years, not as much (but, I also knew the story, learning it in school in upstate NY).

[miss1991]

I more than likely won't see 12 years a slave. I just recently watched Fruitvale Station and cried through the 2nd half of that film I know I won't be able to watch this. Though I want to!