Review - 12 years a slave

Hollywood floods us with history movie, and most of the stories is about African American, I think. After the butler, now they came with 12 years a slave that finally win the Oscar for Best Pictures.
Starred by Chiwetel Ejiofor, yup thats his real name :P, Lupita Nyong'o, the new MVP of Hollywood and Michael Fassbender. Chiwetel played as Solomon Northup / Platt who was a free African American in the 18 century, he was abducted and found himself forced to become a slave.
He try to claim himself as a free man and end up he was beaten severely with a whip. You will see a series of man whipped in this movie, then again this is the slavery era.
He worked in a cotton farm, at the end of the day all the slaves have to give their collected cotton to the master. The master, named epps, will measures all the slaves collection in front of all the slaves. One of the slaves, Patsey (Lupita Nyong'o) always return her collection more than any slaves could give. She finally become Epps favourite. As we all know, molestation is inevitable in the slavery era, this also happen to Patsey. Unfortunately, the lady of the cotton farm, sees Patsey as an enemy and bully Patsey most of the time.
Most of the story told is sad, it was a sad movie. You will constantly think to make Solomon run, hoping he could run as far as he could and become a free man. Well, for Solomon it takes him 12 years as a slave to become a free man again.
Chiwetel act very well, we could feel his confusion, frustation and how the spirit finally get stronger. Lupita in the other hand as the new comer of Hollywood shows her talent very well. The interesting part is Michael Fassbender or Epps, wewww he really play it well. I hate him to my gut! Hah! that good! He is a weird, eccentric and full of hate kind of person and show all of it to the viewer.
Not really love this movie, since its quite sad, but the player, the scene is beautifully shown all through the movie. I give this movie 3/5 stars!

Review - Enough Said

Cast :
james gandolfini - Albert
julia louis-dreyfuss - Eva

A story about two people who think they won't find another chance in love. Albert is a widower, a fat man and living on his own. Eva, a widow and a mother of one, a masseur with lots of customers. They met at a party, both claimed that no one gain their interest at the party. This is where the story starts.
This movie tells how an average person met and how their feeling evolve, just like other stories, inner beauty will finally win.
One of eva's customers is Marianne, a famous writer and motivator. Also a mother of one daughter who turns out is going to college, just like eva's daughter. They find themselves drawn into friendships, as a woman who failed in the marriage life, each of them share their stories. Eva shares how her ex-husband was, how they fell in love and years gone by, they feel like they don't know each other. Marianne also shares about his ex-husband, how he was clueless in bed, his ability in only one dish, and other lack of taste. People get connected when they think they live in the same situation. Marianne is more dominant in their friendship, while eva swallow the whole idea of a perfect relationship from Marianne.
The story is very common, when we receive bad influence over and over again, it will stays in our head and reflects in our action. Finally eva will have to choose, a good friend or a possible lover.
I like this movie cause it just so outspoken, the scenario is also so simple and reflects our daily life. I really could understand how eva thinks and do as a woman, how she thinks everything could work out perfectly.
I give this movie 3,8/5 stars!

Review - The Butler

The story about American History, told by the angle of a Butler. Cecil Gaines is  an African American guy, born in a farm in the slavery era. His father was killed just because he said "hey" to his boss. After his father was killed, he was called to became a house negro or a maid.
Played by Forest Whitaker, an oscar winner with numerous sets of movie, he was undoubted played his role greatly. Cecil Gaines gain his success by shutting his mouth, sucks his emotions in most of the occasions and finally found by someone who worked in the white house and ask him to work in the white house.
Surprisingly, the Maitre'D and all of the butler in the white house are African American. We will see how a staff plays an important role in a country, by serving all the guests and also become the courier of a president. Presidents come and go, but the butler stays in the house.
In the other side, the movie also tells the history of an African American. The story how they were released from slavery and have the same rights as the white. The tortures, the terror they received and how they fight back to gain their rights and how the idea of becoming militants change to something very wrong.
Cecil Gaines marry an African American named Gloria, played by Oprah Winfrey. They had two kids, Louis and Earl, they strive their best to educate their children. Used to sucks his emotions and also the working hours, Cecil doesn't have a closed relationship to his children.
This drama flows smoothly, you will see how their fashion changes in every step of the way and how the value of life shown along the movie. I give this movie 3,5/5 stars