12 Years A Slave

12 Years a Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender), as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) will forever alter his life.

This was one of those amazing and beyond emotional movies about a period of time (12 years obviously) in a man's life.  The trials and tribulations of this man showed the absolute worst and best in fellow human beings.  There were numerous beyond uncomfortable scenes of slavery and phenomenal acting throughout the movie.  This movie will absolutely end up on most top ten lists at the end of the year and get a bunch of Oscar nominations.  The only knock I would make against this movie is that there were too many of the artsy staring off deep in thought type of moments.  Outside of that it was an amazing movie.

I would absolutely recommend everyone checking out this movie. The realistic gruesomeness is rough to watch at times but the movie was excellent.