Antebellum (2020)

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Antebellum is American Drama-Thiller-Horror, written adn directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz in their feature directorial debuts who released on September 18, 2020 (United States). It stars Janelle Monáe as Veronica / Eden, Eric Lange as Him / Senator Denton, Jena Malone as Elizabeth, Jack Huston as Captain Jasper, Kiersey Clemons as Julia and Gabourey Sidibe as Dawn.

This film tells of a modern-day African-American woman who finds herself in a Southern slave plantation in the Civil War Era and has to escape.

Plot

Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) has a wonderful life with her husband and daughter. When she flies to the Deep South for a conference, she suddenly finds herself living a nightmare as she's transported back to the terrifying Antebellum era on a cotton plantation run by cruel Confederate officer Captain Jasper (Jack Huston), who beats and even kills slaves. Now a slave named Eden, Veronica finds herself trapped in this horrifying new reality and works together with the other slaves to uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.

Controversy

Janelle Monáe as Veronica / Eden
I Am Tired of Films Like Antebellum

I'm tired. I'm tired of pop-cultural objects that make black people just black bodies that aggressively chart the sins of this ragged world. I'm tired of being the main prism by which we perceive Black culture through suffering. I am tired of being so hungry that scraps feel like a meal for Black joy and Black representation. I am tired of slavery films that fail to understand Black women's inner lives, even as their animals become instruments for filmmakers to investigate the horrors of the slaves. I am tired of thin characterization and the kind of exposure Black folks get from milquetoast social messaging.[1]

Antebellum isnt just bad - its vile to make a point about the evils of white supremacy, the film subjects its Black characters to unceasing brutality.

The first 40 are a ceaseless flood of violence and abuse in the movie: one woman is killed for attempting to run away; Eden is forcefully branded by her captors; and a Confederate soldier sexually assaults an enslaved woman in a particularly distressing sequence. The horrible realities of slavery are reduced to horror-movie stereotypes.[2]

Grossly Misguided 'Antebellum' Thinks Trauma Is Empowering for Some Stupid Reason

The slave film of reputation is a weak habit that needs to be broken. It is important to remember the past and entertainment plays a significant role in shaping public memory, The movie is "painful".[3]

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