12 Years A Slave

[Hatha Sunahara]

I just saw this. It should win the best picture of 2013 award, and a slew of Oscars. This is a very powerful, moving film.

I couldn't help thinking that only a few minor cosmetic things have changed since pre-civil war America. Today, the plantations are wherever the big corporations set up their operations. Also, there is no such thing as 'free' men these days. Everybody is a slave either to the government, to a corporation, or to a bank. The only free people today are dead ones. The only real difference is that today all slavery is voluntary with a fraudulent claim of 'informed consent'.

Brad Pitt delivered the botom line message: What is true and right is true and right for all. ..there is an ill, a fearful ill resting upon this nation, and there will be a day of reckoning.

This movie puts its finger on the only true issue that matters in life: Will you be a slave, or will you be free?

Here's a link to the reviews and ratings:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2024544/reviews?ref_=tt_urv


Hatha