Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This movie has gotten many mixed reviews but I must say, after reading up on Harriet Tubman thoroughly before I saw this and seeing the really bad reviews or rave reviews, I’m glad that I didn’t pass on this. This movie has a lot of passion in it and really shows who Harriet was as a person, details her accomplishments, and does a great job of being an entertaining film. One consistent theme that is explored is her devotion to God and how she believed that God helped her to face the odds and guide her in the right direction in freeing the runaway slaves ( her nickname was Moses). I think it would be a mistake to say that this movie glorified one race more than another; in my opinion, it showed that Harriet was fighting for humanity with both black and white allies. There are white slave owners that are depicted realistically and I found myself disgusted at the horrific mindset they had and how they abused their slaves but also there are black slavecatchers who help the slaveowners retrieve their slaves with brutality that is hard to watch at times but it goes to show again that this movie is trying to show that the Underground Railroad and the anti-slavery movement was supported wholeheartedly by both races. I’m glad that a movie was made about this incredible woman that shows her as the revolutionary liberator that she was who fought against injustice and faced death every time she did it and never wavered. As for people saying that Harriet loved a white slave owner, that is not true; she outright says it in the movie that she despised her owners for the abuse but because of her moral character she did not lower herself to their level and murder. Maybe not everything in this movie is 100% accurate but for a Hollywood film, this was extremely well done and well acted. The woman who portrayed Harriet deserves an award in my opinion. Do not listen to the people telling you to not see this, have an open mind and form your own opinion about it; I’m pretty sure you will be glad you did because I felt like I was both entertained and enlightened at the same time. Recommended