"12 Years a Slave" is far and away the best all-around film of the year. It reminded me of why I love acting - something I was in desperate need of and was seemingly-hopelessly searching for. Chiwetel Ejiofor gave one of the best performances I have ever seen, and in no way am I meaning to be over-dramatic. Acting, directing, cinematography, musical score, setting, everything - it was near-flawless in my opinion. Michael Fassbender, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o - all were unabashedly committed to the source material of Solomon Northup's original memoirs.
More to come. This was art done right, and with the utmost respect to those living and dead.
--Chris O'Reilly
@chris_0reilly
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