Vers la liberté

Well, I really enjoyed the film. It is a story about survival, freedom and individual self-confidence. Will Smith's performance was amazing. Odds of winning a Oscar for his performance is very high. Good cinematography, unique color correction and a brilliant stunt sequence.

The alligator scene in particular was shot very well. The ugly truth of slavery shows how few inhuman animals existed in the past. Small request for the viewers, Don't compare movie with the artist personal life, both are different.

An emotional drama about slavery and a reminder of how unfair the past has been to people of color.

First, the choice to film it in B&W comes hard, but probably they tried to achieve symbolism to give us a perspective of the hard life - hard times and where they focused on the hard work and survival instead of the colors of nature - life itself.

Second, there are just too many so-called coincidences and moments that make you ask yourself what were they thinking, how come a man that probably was born in slavery knows so much about running from it, how does he even know how to use a gun and to shoot anything with it.

Overall, it seems like the director forced himself and the entire movie, ruining the storyline and the continuity.

The character ark is so overdone, its like watching a handful of movies being regurgitated into something so unoriginal it hurts to watch. The feeling I had at the end of the movie was akin to watching Apocalypto, Django, 10 years a slave, My Way and I am legend all at the same time - but in black and white.

It was basic in terms of Direction however the cinematography and was pretty decent at times and so I consider it the only redeeming feature - making 2 stars of my 4 star review; the other 2 stars is split between the story and acting (1 star) and 1 star for the production quality.

I can't stress just how disappointing the story line and acting was - leaving a true disconnect between the viewer and the movie which was by far the biggest set back. Ben Foster was playing a character that we've all seen before. Charmaine Bingwa was the best redeeming feature in regards to the acting. I'm not alone in saying that Will Smith is now in the vain of Nick Cage and Jeff Goldblum, where I struggle to see him as the character he plays rather the person himself playing a character. Unlike Nick Cage and Jeff Goldblum though, Will Smith lacks any theatrical range and is now giving off the impression that his on-screen presence is that of an SNL actor.

If you want to waste 2 hours of your life for a half-assed Saving Private Ryan-esque-D-day-beaches battle scene, then this is the movie I would recommend. Very basic. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Will Smith died shortly after the last Oscars and this production was entirely created with AI and advanced CGI technology to sway us into believing he's still alive.

Will Smith stars in this Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer/Bait) film from last year. Smith, a Haitian slave now in America, has just been conscripted to work for the south getting their rail lines in order but the keepers are especially brutal which spurs Smith to kill one of his minders causing him to flee w/some others while a slave hunter, the always reliable Ben Foster, hunts him down. What follows is a prolonged chase between Foster & Smith (since compatriots are lost on both sides) where Smith's innate sense of survival allows him to finally get his freedom, fight for the North & return himself back to his family. Smith in any other year may've taken this perf (just from its sheer weight & importance) to a nomination but then slapgate happened so, the film notwithstanding, feels like a mea culpa to the governing body of the Oscars to forgive him but until his own personal demons are addressed not even a cancer cure, well maybe that, will get Smith in the good graces of audiences & critics alike. Also starring Mustafa Shakir as a fellow slave & Steven Ogg, from the Walking Dead, as a Confederate sergeant.

"Emancipation" is an Action - Thriller movie in which we follow a slave trying to return to his family after escaping from a plantation where the owners almost killed him. He has to overcome many obstacles on his way back but he is determined to do anything.

I liked this movie because it has a nice, interesting plot that combined very well action with suspense. It reminded me a bit of "12 Years a Slave" of 2013 but I have to admit that "Emancipation" is not that good. The interpretation of Will Smith who played as Peter was very good and he made the difference along with Ben Foster who played as Jim Fassel. To sum up, I have to say that "Emancipation" is a nice movie and I recommend you to watch it.