>Solomon's attitude and towards Whites was baffling to me.
>Also. Mind-blowingly depressing: the lack of bonding among
>slaves in the film or sense of community and family. No one
>seemed to know or care for anyone. Just bodies on the
>plantation. Not surprisingly, I had problems with the opening
>sexual scene of the movie. In a sense, it encapsulated, to me,
>everything wrong with the film.


i beloeve you missed part of the sense of bonding because it was purposefully low key
it had to be low key for their lives

didn't you see the moment solomon said anything to patsy within hearing distance of the master
he wanted to know what it was?

thats likely not the only person

the white people on plantations are out numbered
if you show any sort of cohesion intelligence it will be used against you

that system was not set up for bonding or unity
it becomes "conspiracy" under those conditions very easily

thats not to say there werent moments
but i think you over looked them for a nostalgic picture frankly
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