Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in Freedom.
Freedom
is based on a true story of thousands of slaves’ treacherous journey from the
south to Canada for freedom. Not based on any one personal event, but a
reenactment to the best of our knowledge from history. Intertwining two worlds,
one at the beginning of slavery, and another during the countless escapes at the
time of slavery, Freedom pays homage
to the sacrifices made for equality. Many infamous names are characters such
as, Thomas Garrett, Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and John Newton, who
wrote the lyrics to Amazing Grace and this, is the bridge connecting these
stories together.
Freedom
stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. and William Sadler and while both actors have exceeded
major roles, they both highlight a pretty decent B movie. Freedom is by no means dull looking, quite the contrary, this movie
looks beautiful and is finely tuned with veteran editor, Ray Hubely at the
helm. This wouldn’t be a film about slavery without singing and by Jove, there
is a lot of singing, but not in the manor of which we are accustomed to seeing
in this genre. At an annoying rate, characters break out in sing-song, pulling
you right out of the serious story and half the time you’re not sure whether
it’s in their head or if everyone can see and hear the song. This is, by far,
the biggest complaint about Freedom.
Coming off mawkish, actors ADR renditions of singing is lacking clean
production.
As a history lover, Freedom does justice at depicting abolitionism during the Civil War
and it is important not forget that at one time freedom was never given to
anyone; people fought till their dying breath, made unbelievable sacrifices,
and endured an insufferable torment in order to live. Something a lot of people
today take for granted. Freedom is
kind of cheesy, but all in all a good movie.
Freedom is now available for rent on Amazon Instant Streaming and other online services.
Freedom is now available for rent on Amazon Instant Streaming and other online services.
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