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HARRIET@cinetv398d
Hello and happy new week to all of us in the Cine TV Community. We’re beginning this week with all the delightful movies that are sure to leave us either nostalgic for a different time, or at the very least, enjoying the goodness of properly produced and directed films. One of the movies I enjoyed immensely sometime in 2020, I’ll be sharing with you today.
Harriet (2019)
Directed by Kasi Lemmons, Harriet tells the story of Araminta Ross who is married to newly freedman John Tubman in the slave state of Maryland, 1849. Araminta, otherwise known as Minty, is a slave working at Bodess plantations. She and her husband approach Edward Bodess, the owner of the plantation with a lawyer’s letter stating that by virtue of Minty’s mother’s service, she is to be a free woman but he angrily tears the letter.
Minty regularly sees visions known as ‘spells,’ and in one of them, she sees herself freeing her people and leading them to safety. She sees this as a sign to escape to and begins the journey even as she is fiercely chased by Gideon, the dead Edward’s son. When she’s assumed to have died from drowning, she makes her way to Delaware and begins the fight for freedom of her people. Her mantra remains, “I go to prepare a place for you.”
This film puts you through a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the movie. From sadness to hope to lethal anger, to despair, and back to hope again. It’s beautiful even in its bitterness, and obviously deals with a subject matter that all of us are familiar with. Set deeply in a time when only a few states were being emancipated from the slave trade, Harriett highlights all the struggles of the slaves of that era, seeking, despite the odds against them, to be free.
I love that this historical film took slavery from a different light. Talking about Minty’s visions and her walk with God in a way that felt more spiritual and in-depth. It showcased the beauty of having hope and faith even with the impossibility of the obstacles before you. This woman was driven by a vision before her, and she didn’t relent till she achieved it. I remember having chills down my spine with the crossing of the sea and the people’s fear that they would drown, alluding to the biblical story of Moses.
The actors embodied the roles like their lives depended on it. I was especially pleased with Erivo's performance. All in all, a very decent film. A hard watch, definitely, but beautiful nonetheless. I should have faults to point out, but I was too immersed in the masterpiece this was to use the eagle eye over it. Hope you enjoy.
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Hola gente linda, el que ha leído mis reseñas anteriores se pudo dar cuenta que me gustan mucho las películas de época pero sobretodo las que nos hablan y nos enseñan muy por encima como fue el tiempo de esclavitud en esos años, todo lo que tuvieron que vivir sus victimas en manos de sus "supuestos amos" es sin duda para mi algo que no deja indiferente a nadie a menos que tengas un corazón de piedra.
Hello beautiful people, those who have read my previous reviews could realize that I really like period films but above all those that speak to us and teach us far above how slavery was in those years, everything they had to living their victims in the hands of their "supposed masters" is without a doubt for me something that leaves no one indifferent unless you have a heart of stone.
Harriet es una película que quería ver desde hace tiempo pero no había encontrado un espacio para contemplarla, sabiendo que no había leído nada sobre ella, pero con la simple sinopsis que tenia pudo captar mi atención, ya que prácticamente puedes entender de que va toda la película, Harriet fue una esclava que escapo hacia la libertad recorriendo casi 100 km entre bosques y sabana, logrando hacer cosas que para las personas de raza negra le era casi imposible hacer por el miedo a sufrir las terribles consecuencias, y maravilloso de todo es que esta basada en una historia real porque Harriet Tubman si existió.
Harriet is a movie that I wanted to see for a long time but I hadn't found a space to watch it, knowing that I hadn't read anything about it, but with the simple synopsis it had it was able to capture my attention, since you can practically understand what the whole movie is about. movie, Harriet was a slave who escaped to freedom traveling almost 100 km between forests and savannah, managing to do things that it was almost impossible for black people to do for fear of suffering the terrible consequences, and wonderful of all is that It is based on a true story because Harriet Tubman did exist.
Minty posteriormente conocida como Harriet es una joven esclava que tiene un don muy particular, algo que la hace muy especial y la ayudará en el propósito de su vida, era una época donde pocos esclavos tenian su libertad, en el caso de Minty estaba casada, pero solamente su esposo era libre, así que buscando comprar la libertad de Minty su malvado amo no acepto, lo que origino que Minty buscara la forma de huir.
Minty later known as Harriet is a young slave who has a very particular gift, something that makes her very special and will help her in the purpose of her life, it was a time when few slaves had their freedom, in Minty's case she was married, but only her husband was free, so looking to buy Minty's freedom, her evil master did not accept, which caused Minty to look for a way to flee.
¿Cuál fue el propósito de Minty (Harriet) luego de huir? ayudar en la liberación de otros esclavos ¿Qué paso con su esposo?¿Qué paso con su familia? ¿Cómo hizo para liberarlos? eso lo tendrás que averiguar viendo la película o leyendo su historia, porque no pienso arruinarles la trama. Algo que no sabia y aprendí con esta película, era que las personas blancas se median en riqueza según la cantidad de esclavos que tenian bajo su poder, mientras más esclavos más ricos se consideraban a nivel de estatus social.
What was Minty's (Harriet) purpose after running away? Help free other slaves. What happened to your husband? What happened to your family? How did you get them released? You'll have to find out that by watching the movie or reading its story, because I'm not going to ruin the plot for you. Something I did not know and I learned with this film, was that white people are mediated in wealth according to the number of slaves they had under their power, the more slaves the richer they considered themselves at the level of social status.
Otra de las cosas interesantes que vi, fue que cuando un esclavo ayudaba a escapar a otros esclavos, eran los dueños de esos esclavos los responsables de pagarles a las otras personas que habían perdido esclavos, algo que podría traerles problemas si en el momento de pagar no tenian el dinero suficiente, haciendo que tuvieran que vender esclavos o peor aún sus casas para poder pagar esas deudas, por lo que entenderán el problema que fue Harriet para sus dueños y para todas las personas blancas que tenian esclavos.
Another interesting thing I saw was that when a slave helped other slaves escape, the owners of those slaves were responsible for paying the other people who had lost slaves, something that could cause them problems if at the time of paying They didn't have enough money, making them have to sell slaves or worse still their houses to be able to pay those debts, so they will understand the problem that Harriet was for their owners and for all the white people who had slaves.
Es increíble como una persona solo por su color de piel puede sentirse superior a otros, llegando al punto de creerse sus dueños, de verdad al ver la película no logras entender el grado de maldad que hay en este tipo de abuso de poder, llegar a tratar a personas como si fueran animales o simples objetos que usan a su antojo, todo lo que tuvo que sufrir Harriet siendo apenas una adolescentes, aguantar latigazos, golpes, cachetadas a mano de sus dueños, a pesar de todo, esto la termino convirtiendo en una guerrera, una mujer valiente y sin miedo a nada que transcendió para aquellos quienes la conocieron.
It's incredible how a person just because of their skin color can feel superior to others, reaching the point of believing they own their owners. Really, when you watch the movie, you can't understand the degree of evil that exists in this type of abuse of power, reaching treating people as if they were animals or simple objects that they use at will, everything that Harriet had to suffer when she was barely a teenager, enduring lashes, blows, slapping at the hands of their owners, despite everything, this ended up turning her into a warrior, a brave woman without fear of anything that transcended for those who knew her.
Pero lo que hace todo aún más increíble y te deja con la boca abierta es nuestra realidad actual, ya que esta película que estuvo en discusión para ser grabada aproximadamente para el 1994 sabiendo que su protagonista fue una mujer afroamericana, y siendo lo más lógico y coherente que la actriz a interpretar a Harriet también lo fuera, lo insólito de todo resulto ser que uno de los ejecutivos de Hollywood propuso que la actriz principal fuera nada más y nada menos que Julia Roberts una mujer blanca, alegando que nadie notaria la diferencia, algo que deja en evidencia que a pesar de haber sida abolida la esclavitud hace siglos siguen existiendo rastros de arrogancia y desprecio hacia las personas negras por mencionar una parte.
But what makes everything even more incredible and leaves you with your mouth open is our current reality, since this film that was under discussion to be recorded around 1994 knowing that its protagonist was an African-American woman, and being the most logical and consistent that the actress to play Harriet was also, the unusual thing turned out to be that one of the Hollywood executives proposed that the main actress be nothing more and nothing less than Julia Roberts, a white woman, claiming that nobody would notice the difference, something that makes it clear that despite having been abolished slavery centuries ago, there are still traces of arrogance and contempt towards black people to mention a part.
En mi humilde opinión como espectadora puedo decir que el trabajo que realizó Cynthia Erivo en el papel de Harriet estuvo maravillosa, una mujer que transmite cada sentimiento, cada partícula de dolor, de fuerza y de ganas de luchar por rescatar a su gente, que demuestra que no le tiene miedo a nada y nada importa más que su libertad y la de su gente, pero no todo se queda hay, Harriet fue conductora del ferrocarril clandestino que se formo para la liberación de los esclavos, estuvo en las filas del ejército, participo en favor del voto femenino, hizo muchas cosas durante toda su larga vida en pro de conseguir la libertad de su gente. Además debo mencionar que se gasta una voz poderosa, porque si, en la historia veremos como Harriet usa su voz al cantar como aviso de que se va o llega a un lugar.
In my humble opinion as a spectator, I can say that the work that Cynthia Erivo did in the role of Harriet was wonderful, a woman who transmits every feeling, every particle of pain, strength and desire to fight to rescue her people, who shows that he is not afraid of anything and nothing matters more than his freedom and that of his people, but not everything stays there, Harriet was a conductor of the clandestine railroad that was formed for the liberation of the slaves, she was in the ranks of the army, He participated in favor of the female vote, he did many things throughout his long life in favor of achieving the freedom of his people. I must also mention that a powerful voice is spent, because yes, in the story we will see how Harriet uses her voice when singing as a warning that she is leaving or arriving at a place.
Es una película que recomiendo ver a cualquier persona, porque más que entretenimiento para mi es una forma de educar y conocer la historia de nuestros antepasados y ver todo lo que han tenido que pasar para lograr su libertad, aunque por más que parezca increíble en pleno siglo XXI aún se siguen viendo vestigios de un estilo de esclavitud pero más modernizada. Muchas gracias por haber llegado hasta aquí, si vistes la película compárteme tu comentario y sino igual me gustaría conocer tu opinión sobre ella.
It is a film that I recommend watching to anyone, because more than entertainment for me it is a way of educating and learning about the history of our ancestors and seeing everything they have had to go through to achieve their freedom, even though it may seem incredible in full XXI century, vestiges of a style of slavery are still seen but more modernized. Thank you very much for having come this far, if you saw the film, share your comment with me and if not, I would like to know your opinion about it.
Harriet is a movie about the American abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. It is just the right biopic to learn about this great woman who made it her life's mission to free enslaved people. It was released in 2019 and stars Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, and Janelle Monáe.
Harriet (birth-name - Araminta Ross aka Minty) was born into slavery and owned by the Brodess family. She was allowed to marry a freedman, John Tubman. They intended to have kids so they sought permission from the Brodess family and demanded Harriet's freedom because according to past agreement, she was meant to be free.
This didn't sit well with the Brodess family and they put up Minty for sale. Refusing to be sold out, Minty escaped leaving her husband and the rest of her family behind.
She walked several miles to the freetown of Philadephia where she became a free woman with the help of a group of abolitionists called the Underground Railroad. She then took up the free name, Harriet Tubman.
A year later, she makes the decision to go back to her home, Maryland, to get her family and bring them to freedom. It wasn't an easy feat but she was determined to free every one of her family and also as many enslaved people as she could while being hunted by slave-masters.
I liked this movie a whole lot because of the history lesson. I have come across the name Harriet Tubman several times but I didn't know how much of an impact she had been.
Not only did I like it for the history, I also loved every part of the movie production. I think it's a very good representation of this great woman.
The casting was awesome and Cynthia Erivo looks a lot like the real Harriet. I was so proud to find out that she's Nigerian because that makes her my sister 😄 She sang a number of freedom chants/soundtracks, showcasing her musical prowess.
She was so good in delivering this role and her singing is way up there. She made me fall in love with all the songs and my favorite song written and sang by her in the movie is 'Stand Up'. I even performed it in the Hive Open Mic weekly contest to show you how much I liked the song.
It was my first time seeing Janelle Monáe acting and I was really impressed with how she carried herself like a lady for her role. I love love love the costuming, she looked every bit the character in those gigantic dresses.
I only have good things to say about this movie, especially because it is a movie about slavery but I wasn't traumatized. This is the first time I'm not crying after watching a slavery movie.
I felt the intensity of the topic even when there weren't gory scenes that are often seen in movies of this subgenre. That has got to be my favorite thing about the movie.
It's a 10/10 for me and I'll definitely recommend.
