Will Smith’s new emancipation movie has been screened for the first time, that’s what people are saying

There are a lot of questions around Will Smith the new film by Emancipation, which will launch on Apple TV +. The film was one of many Projects of actors who have suffered setbacks. Follow him slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars in March, so its release date is unknown. He was also thought to be a contender for the prize, but that too got complicated after the Smith smack incident. While there is certainly a lot we don’t know, more light is being shed Emancipationafter a screening of the film at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 51st annual legislative conference in Washington, DC, attendees turned to social media with their first reactions.

Will Smith stars in the action thriller as Peter, a slave who escapes his Louisiana plantation and joins the Union Army to fight his former captors. Emancipation it is based on the true story of Gordon, or “Peter Whipped”, who was the subject of photos published in 1863 showing numerous scars on his back from being mistreated as a slave. Let’s see what people are saying about Antoine Fuqua’s film and Smith’s role in it.

Tonya J. Williams took a Twitter and asked Apple to distribute the film, after witnessing the “heartbreaking” depiction of slavery:

Emancipation it’s a big departure from Will Smith’s usual job, as the actor said avoided making slavery movies throughout his career. Angela Rye, a social justice advocate and political commentator, seems to approve of taking on her role, as she credits Smith and director Antoine Fuqua with the credit for telling this “powerful” story:

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson echoed these sentiments, thanking the actor-director for this story of “adversity, resilience, love and triumph”:

The former president of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile praises the portrayal of blacks fighting for their freedom. She asks for a release date:

“Powerful” seems to be the word everyone keeps coming back to, as Jotaka Eaddy agreed with the answer to Antoine Fuqua’s resilience story:

Although Apple wins the great bidding war Publication Emancipation on her streaming service, Amber Takahashi hopes the film will have some sort of theatrical release:

Attendees at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event certainly appear to have been shaken by the film’s private screening and hopefully a release date will arrive soon. As for how things are going for the rewards Emancipationit got complicated when Will Smith voluntarily resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after the fallout from the Oscars. The actor is too forbidden to participate in the Oscars 10 years ceremony.

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