![]() ![]() Soon after the possibility of being involuntarily sold away from her family - as three of her sisters were long before - came to light, Harriet decided to leave them voluntarily in a plight for freedom. She was more than likely put up for sale due to the financial bind the plantation owners were put in after Brodess' death. As it turns out, while Minty really did pray for the death of her master, Gideon is just one of the many Southern characters who were conceived for the dramatic and narrative purposes of the movie. ![]() Soon before his father's death, Brodess' son Gideon (Alwyn) caught Minty praying for Edward's death, and when the prophecy appeared to have come true, Gideon decided to put her up for sale. In real life and in the movie, Edward Brodess died not long after that, sparking Minty's escape into action. Related: Togo True Story: What The Disney+ Movie Changed & Got Right In reality, while Tubman did hire a lawyer to investigate the will, the document actually stipulated that Harrier and her siblings would be set free when they themselves turned 45 - not at the same time as their mother. Early on in Harriet, Minty and John hire a lawyer to investigate the will left behind by the great-grandfather of her owner, Edward Brodess, that supposedly claimed that the day Minty's mother turned 45, she and her children would be set free a claim Brodess tears up in his slaves' faces. The film also brings up a legal question as to Minty's freedom before she escapes. Though her owners continued to acknowledge her as Minty, as evidenced by posted advertisements for her return. Despite what the film suggests - that the name "Harriet" came to her as a tangible acknowledgement of her freedom - it seems that Tubman had the name long before then, back when she was first married to her husband John (portrayed in the film by Zackary Momoh). The film is, on a basic level, the true story behind Harriet, one of the most important stories to be told on film in 2019.Īs seen in Harriet, Tubman grew up on a farm in Dorchester County, Maryland, where she was born Araminta "Minty" Ross. Harriet is a well-earned step in the right direction though Lemmons does take some considerable liberties with its characters, as well as the timeline of Tubman's life. Harriet Tubman, considering her mammoth efforts to preserve the ideals of freedom among her fellow slaves, has hardly received the level of attention she deserves. Included amongst those are Edward Zwick’s 1989 film Glory, Steve McQueen’s harrowing 12 Years A Slave, Anthony Minghella’s romantic drama Cold Mountain, and Steven Spielberg’s presidential biopic Lincoln. However, Harriet, which is being recognized early in the awards season for its devoted lead performance, is joining that relatively small class of award-worthy films dedicated to telling stories about this dark chapter in the country’s history. While it is undoubtedly an integral part of the American narrative, the country's slavery era and the Civil War is a period that is largely ignored by Hollywood, at least in comparison with other war-torn times in history.
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