A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.
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- TriviaAt the Siege of Port Hudson, there were four different regiments of US Colored Troops: 1st Louisiana Native Guards (73rd USCT), 3rd Louisiana Native Guards (75th USCT), 4th Louisiana Native Guards (76th USCT), and the 1st Louisiana Engineers (later split into the 95th and 97th USCT). Of these regiments the only one that had any sergeant with the name of either "Peter" or "Gordon" was the 1st Louisiana Engineers. There were three: Peter Jones of company M, who deserted June 19, 1863; William Gordon of company A, who died of scurvy Sept 11, 1864; and Peter Simms of company I, who completed his 3-year enlistment and mustered out of service with the 97th USCT on April 6, 1866 as part of the occupation force in Mobile, Alabama. As a coincidence, there were also three "Will Smiths" in the 97th USCT; one of them enlisted in April of 1863 and would also rise to the rank of sergeant.
- GoofsThe 1st Louisiana Native Guard's May 27, 1863, assault on Port Hudson did not succeed as portrayed in the film. The soldiers did not even make it into the Confederate trenches to engage enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat. Instead the regiment retreated after Andre Cailloux's death. Port Hudson did not surrender the morning after the assault as shown in the film. Instead the siege lasted until July 9, 1863.
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Could have been better
The movie isn't that bad, but the reviews as i read are pretty hard on him. To be honest, the movie is good, but certainly not great, if to be said in a nutshell.
In an era of 4K making a movie in black and white, i don't know what the makers were thinking, perhaps the idea was to give it an historical effect, but for me this was the biggest negative aspect of the movie. Taking colours of life, well dramatize the situation but pull out all the entertainment one looks for in movie too.
Risky step taken, but not worked.
As for the acting, full one ace, 10/10 for will smith, with utmost dedication, with his full heart and mind and what beautiful adaption he carried out into this character.
In addition all the actors performed superbly well, direction was beautiful, scenes, dialogues, script everything worth it but just this uncolorful presentation for me has taken the beauty from the movie.
Still regardless, it worth the watch, one time if not more for sure.
In an era of 4K making a movie in black and white, i don't know what the makers were thinking, perhaps the idea was to give it an historical effect, but for me this was the biggest negative aspect of the movie. Taking colours of life, well dramatize the situation but pull out all the entertainment one looks for in movie too.
Risky step taken, but not worked.
As for the acting, full one ace, 10/10 for will smith, with utmost dedication, with his full heart and mind and what beautiful adaption he carried out into this character.
In addition all the actors performed superbly well, direction was beautiful, scenes, dialogues, script everything worth it but just this uncolorful presentation for me has taken the beauty from the movie.
Still regardless, it worth the watch, one time if not more for sure.
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- rehmankhilji
- Dec 14, 2022
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- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
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