It seems as though there is always a fresh slave narrative to share. This is somewhat attributable to how long ago these events occurred. Will Smith, the winner of an Academy Award, and director of The Equalizer Antoine Fuqua team up to bring Gordon's famed "scourged back" shot to the big screen. One of the abolitionist movement's most widely disseminated images from the American Civil war was used to illustrate the horrors of slavery to unbelievers. The story, which was written by William N. Collage and was helmed by Fuqua, captures one man's intelligence and quest for freedom. And despite the stunning cinematography in Emancipation amid the brutality of persecution, it says virtually nothing about the man who ought to readily inspire the globe.

In the movie, Will Smith plays Peter (actual name Gordon), a former slave who runs away from a Louisiana plantation and enlists in the Union army to fight for his freedom. Peter braves the terrible swamps to elude the approaching ruthless hunters, relying mainly on his cunning, his intense love for his family, and his profound faith in God. The 1863 images of "Whipped Peter," which were taken during a Union army medical examination and initially appeared in Harper's Weekly, served as the basis for the movie. The picture, known as "The Scourged Back," which depicts Peter's bare back being severely scarred by a whipping from his masters, helped fuel the Civil War's rising anti-slavery sentiment.

Peter's tireless search for freedom and longing to be reunited with his cherished family are both vividly shown in Fuqua's most recent film. Fuqua doesn't hold back from including graphic depictions of enslavement throughout his journey (the movie is filled with piles of bodies, severed limbs, and severed heads), yet they never get too upsetting or cross the line into torture porn. The desensitisation effect can be at work because viewers may be accustomed to seeing this kind of violence presented on television in today's society. The best reason, though, is just that Fuqua makes a quality movie and takes use of the chance to tell the whole story.

In the end, Emancipation never achieves the glory it is capable of. There are few instances where that can happen, as during wartime. It is, however, undercooked taken as a whole. The action moments in Fuqua's film are expertly edited and accompanied by a fantastic tune. However, from a narrative perspective, it only touches the surface of the real Gordon's historical significance. Sadly, the movie doesn't provide anything new to the genre, despite the fact that the image that served as inspiration for it is a significant historical landmark.

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04/12/2022 12:23 PM