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 a modern African American woman who must escape when she finds herself in a slave plantation in the south during the Civil War.

Plot

The successful writer Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) had a wonderful life with her husband and daughter. When she flew to the Deep South to attend a meeting, she suddenly found herself living in a nightmare because she was transported back to the terrifying pre-war era, beaten and even killed by a cotton plantation run by the cruel Confederate officer Captain Jasper (Jack Houston) The slave died. Veronica, now a slave named Eden, finds herself caught in this frightening new reality and works with other slaves, discovering the incredible before it’s too late The incredible mystery.

Controversy

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

I'm tired. I am tired of pop culture things. These things turn black people into underworld and actively portray the evils of this world of clothes. I am tired of myself being the main prism through which we perceive black culture through suffering. I am so hungry that the joy of black and the performance of black are like a meal, which makes me feel bored. I am tired of slavery movies that cannot understand the inner life of black women, even if their animals become a tool for filmmakers to investigate the terrorist acts of slavery. I'm tired of harsh descriptions and the exposure blacks get from milquetoast social messages.[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.

Violence and abuse continue to appear in the top 40 movies: a woman was killed for trying to escape; the kidnappers of Eden are strongly branded. A Confederate soldier sexually assaulted a enslaved woman in a particularly painful sequence. The terrible reality of slavery has become a stereotype of horror movies.[2]

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

The reputation of the slave movie is a weak one and needs to be broken. It is important to remember the past. Entertainment plays an important role in shaping public memory. Movies are "painful".[3]

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