What else are they supposed to take from it? Others simply shrug off the idea of watching something so difficult. My friends shrug at me they know slavery is bad. It is an exceptionally well-done movie, but that is not the reason why I recommend it. But this year, I have only one answer: 12 Years A Slave. This year, I’ve been asked to recommend a movie. It is a direct violation of every person’s right to live with freedom and happiness. It takes away their power and their freedom to choose their own dreams for their lives. This modern-day slavery results in more than physical injury and abuse. They grow up not knowing that they possess intrinsic worth. There is high profit and low risk in the exploitation of people-people who have much to live for, who have much to give, and who are worth far more than being used for commodity.Įvery year, 2 million children are thrown into a commercial sex trade that robs them of everything. That number is higher now than at any other point in human history. It is bleeding profusely into every crack and crevice of our societies. Slavery is an open wound which many believe was healed. We call it “human trafficking” and it remains, as it always was, a terrible blow to human dignity. Despite becoming illegal, the modern-day slave industry is thriving in every corner of the globe. The relevance of such a movie in today’s age of unrivaled human progress is distressing.

After watching the film, 12 Years A Slave, I realized that a gruesome part of history has only become worse.

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