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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Brad Pitt in "12 years a slave", they were acting out a biography, events that really happened in the 1800s. [/quote]

Nope. The sanctimony of Pitt's character was creatively derived. The actors and creative team made choices in how they portrayed the story. His delivery was particularly heavy-handed. It took me out of the moment. Yes, it was annoying.

The Reece Witherspooon vehicle had me gawping at the screen as I viewed the trailer. Ugh. A total reframing of a black experience to fit a single white woman's personal journey. Okaaaay.
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Oskar Schindler was portrayed very generously in Schindler's List. It's storytelling, not a documentary.

As for the Lost Boys of the Sudan, there have been many memoirs written by many of them. Showing their journey through the lens of an everyday American will make their story more accessible. We'll find out when the movie comes out whether the movie focuses more on Witherspoon's character's growth or on her relationship with the Lost Boys.[/quote]

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