Acting felt like a cheesy Christian movie, except it made me realize Christian movies are actually far better in comparison.
Favorite quote from the main character: "It's making me question my views on... slavery." I don't think she meant that. Bad writing.
Slavery was/is bad, we can all agree on that. But slave owners weren't stupid. Generational plantation owners by nature had a far-seeing view (or they'd go out of business). They understood the financial benefits of growing their workforce by raising families. It's free lifelong slaves that would be working little odd jobs by a very young age. Childbearing was encouraged; women weren't killed for becoming pregnant on a plantation. You don't have to conjure up extra misery to get your point across that the slaves were living in less than ideal conditions under a tyrannical owner. That, among a multitude of other historical/social inaccuracies, made for an eye-rolling tale of excessive misery that couldn't keep me interested for the feel-good redemption I assume was coming for the end of the movie.
Also, marital intercourse in movies can be implied far more tastefully and with far less skin if one only tries.
Favorite quote from the main character: "It's making me question my views on... slavery." I don't think she meant that. Bad writing.
Slavery was/is bad, we can all agree on that. But slave owners weren't stupid. Generational plantation owners by nature had a far-seeing view (or they'd go out of business). They understood the financial benefits of growing their workforce by raising families. It's free lifelong slaves that would be working little odd jobs by a very young age. Childbearing was encouraged; women weren't killed for becoming pregnant on a plantation. You don't have to conjure up extra misery to get your point across that the slaves were living in less than ideal conditions under a tyrannical owner. That, among a multitude of other historical/social inaccuracies, made for an eye-rolling tale of excessive misery that couldn't keep me interested for the feel-good redemption I assume was coming for the end of the movie.
Also, marital intercourse in movies can be implied far more tastefully and with far less skin if one only tries.