He's forced to endure terrible things, but he always maintains a certain dignity and nobility that makes his plight even more affecting. As a result Ejiofor is forced to utilize body language and his eyes, which become enormous pools of emotion to express himself to the audience. Because of his character's position as a slave he is usually unable to speak his mind unless he is prepared to be beaten. He gives, quite simply, the best performance from a leading actor since Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. He's been a "that guy" actor for sometime – film-goers may know his face but not his name. It is a film that stimulates at both an emotional level and an intellectual one. 12 Years a Slave tells the true story of Solomon Northup, an educated and free black man living in New York during the 1840's who gets abducted, shipped to the south, and sold into slavery.
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