I'm familiar with Nat Turner.
Unlike Quentin Tarantino who came up with the fictional character of Django in Django Unchained, Nat Turner was a real person whose life events became that of folk lore, similar to what Tarantino was doing with Django
Writer, director, producer and star Nate Parker attempts to turn the folk lore made of rumors and speculation into a story that tries to tells us what actually happen to the best of his abilities.
Some of the things in the movie I herd about, some of the things I did not, some things try to put a real perspective on what maybe an over exaggeration.
It's a lot like 12 years a slave. A lot of it is hard to watch. No matter how many times you see the truth on slavery, I can't help but be disturb by it, and I'm indifferent about learning something new about how slavery works (Movie talks about slaves needing to carry a piece of paper whenever they are away form their master or his property and present to any white man who ask in order to prove ownership)
Unlike 12 Years A Slave the story of Nat Turner is a lot more powerful, compelling as it creates this tale of a man completely devoted to the word of God that it compels him to take down those who are not, even if it goes against the American dream at the time.
Some people have already posted that the story is inaccurate. I will admit that I only know bits and pieces of this man's story (like I said to me it's only a folk lore), and a lot of those bits and pieces don't add up to what the movie is telling, but considering my classes in American History never bothered to tell me anything about this man, I feel that this is a decent start, and like the Tuskegee Airmen hopefully more films will come along and be more accurate for everyone's standards.
This was an exceptional job for fist time director, Nate Parker, who I knew as an actor and had no idea he trying to be the full package. I hope this will not be the last time we see him do something like this.
Historically accurate or not, it is just a movie designed to inspire us to learn more about our history as Americans, and it does live up to the Nat Turner folk lore as he stood his ground against all odds to do what's right in his heart.
Great movie!
Unlike Quentin Tarantino who came up with the fictional character of Django in Django Unchained, Nat Turner was a real person whose life events became that of folk lore, similar to what Tarantino was doing with Django
Writer, director, producer and star Nate Parker attempts to turn the folk lore made of rumors and speculation into a story that tries to tells us what actually happen to the best of his abilities.
Some of the things in the movie I herd about, some of the things I did not, some things try to put a real perspective on what maybe an over exaggeration.
It's a lot like 12 years a slave. A lot of it is hard to watch. No matter how many times you see the truth on slavery, I can't help but be disturb by it, and I'm indifferent about learning something new about how slavery works (Movie talks about slaves needing to carry a piece of paper whenever they are away form their master or his property and present to any white man who ask in order to prove ownership)
Unlike 12 Years A Slave the story of Nat Turner is a lot more powerful, compelling as it creates this tale of a man completely devoted to the word of God that it compels him to take down those who are not, even if it goes against the American dream at the time.
Some people have already posted that the story is inaccurate. I will admit that I only know bits and pieces of this man's story (like I said to me it's only a folk lore), and a lot of those bits and pieces don't add up to what the movie is telling, but considering my classes in American History never bothered to tell me anything about this man, I feel that this is a decent start, and like the Tuskegee Airmen hopefully more films will come along and be more accurate for everyone's standards.
This was an exceptional job for fist time director, Nate Parker, who I knew as an actor and had no idea he trying to be the full package. I hope this will not be the last time we see him do something like this.
Historically accurate or not, it is just a movie designed to inspire us to learn more about our history as Americans, and it does live up to the Nat Turner folk lore as he stood his ground against all odds to do what's right in his heart.
Great movie!