Here's What Harriet Got Wrong About Harriet Tubman's Life

[@GrungeHQ]

Which historical figure should they make a biopic of next?

[@bonzogamer6966]

Bedford Forrest!

[@midniteblue3313]

Fredrick Douglas.

[@jeffgilberg7147]

Sally Hemings

[@hyuugafan2]

Nobody if they aren’t going to tell the most accurate story

[@zayt901]

No one if they are going to create fictional characters

[@maderightamerica3216]

Harriet Tubman is a true American hero whereas, Hollywood is the complete opposite. God bless you Harriet Tubman. Rest in Peace.

[@xmuta]

Made Right America - But you must admit, Julia Roberts did a great job in this movie.

[@fro-nominal4145]

@@xmuta Is that attempt on making a joke !?

[@xmuta]

Fro-nominal 414 - I believe it is.

[@LadyStace4Christ]

Once again, this explanation is trying to diminish glory to God. Harriet gave glory to the Lord who gave her the grace and strength to survive and lead others to freedom. I'm glad the film captured that aspect of truth. Knowledge of topography cant outrun hounds on your track....we know the narrative and who brought her through. Praise the Lord!

[@miasjb3364]

as a true believer in Harriets you must not leave out African she is a true African american

[@annpayton]

Gosh If Only The Original Slaves Could Tell Their Horrific, Agonizing Stories✊🏾🙌🏿✊🏾

[@itsniquenique45]

Some wrote autobiographies

[@carroncaldwell8496]

I concur

[@hoppytoad79]

Some former enslaved persons were interviewed in the 1930s and the recordings are kept, I believe, in the Library of Congress.

[@-lovecassy_333]

Carron Caldwell a- I concur as well, it’s hard to ask someone the horrific tragedies they have gone through, they’re always going to remember, most try to forget but to ask them what happened and in details, idk it just hurts and breaks my heart. I rather read about it from them, than have them tell me their life story.

[@60asteroid]

@@hoppytoad79 Yes they are.

[@Peanutbuttt]

It's funny how dismissive they are of her religious visions but at the same time saying it was "probably" just her own instincts. If it's what she believe why can you just leave that alone?

[@StudentOfLife365]

Exactly!!! I noticed and spoke on that as well!!

[@bigman88george3]

1 Corinthians 2:14 KJV - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

[@GrootmanSipho]

It's very hard for me to believe that she had religious visions that helped her evade capture... I believe it was her decision making skills and leadership that helped them. I'm siding with the narrator of this video on that one.

[@0canadiens81]

@@GrootmanSipho then your calling her a liar. She said that through these spells she would have visions and divine guidance.

[@sweettee6827]

I was just about to comment the same thing! It amazes me that what can't be explained by science is dismissed as not possible or not likely. God can work in and through anything.

[@Kunsoo1024]

Actually, it's the second feature film about her. A Woman Called Moses aired in the 1970s.

[@babaduke3298]

It's the 3rd retelling of "Harriet" story..

[@SanDiegoMike69]

True

[@jettap7652]

"A Woman Called Moses" was a television series not a Big Screen movie feature. "Harriet" is the first Big Screen movie about Harriet.

[@Plagius8]

@@BeeSparrow Are u sure it wasn't 1964

[@BillThompson1955]

@Pamelafountain60 jones Ruby Dee didn't play Harriet Tubman in a 1964 movie. She played Tubman in an episode of a 1963-1964 season TV series called "The Great Adventure." It was an anthology series, with each episode based on a different historical character. (IIRC Dee's husband Ossie Davis also appeared in several episodes.)

[@TheGreekPianist]

I don’t know why people are focusing on the negatives of this film. I think it’s very inspirational, powerful, and gave Harriet justice. I really loved it, and I hope Cynthia Erivo wins the Academy for her performance! ♥️

[@cnehndlela6536]

Me too hey 😊

[@legendaryoutkast3506]

Too bad I didn’t win anything😂

[@ldawg69r]

We care about the negative because it dilutes the story to the core. Now it seems like the only reason Harriet went back was because of her husband and only that, and the fact that the original movie says the bounty hunter was white now this one says he was black. Why should they add fiction to a story that was real? Why couldn't they narrate exactly how it is. It's our history as black people and we ought to know it as it is not some fiction from someone who has money and decides to add their own version

[@edwardstewart6372]

​@@ldawg69rthat's right.

[@ldawg69r]

@@edwardstewart6372 it is hey. Now they want it to seem like the bounty hunter was black, meaning we black people are enemies of each other. Hell no!!!!

[@mefirst2576]

they dont want to acknowledge she outsmarted those slaveholders

[@jaykaywest112]

I left the movie knowing she had outsmarted everyone.

[@FederalSniper]

You obviously didn’t pay attention to the movie

[@drained_yayo]

dumbass what are you on about

[@iconicniah937]

@@FederalSniper wdym?

[@iconicniah937]

@@FederalSniper she did so maybe u needa go back and watch it

[@kurthoman242]

"A Woman Called Moses" a made for TV movie 1978 starring Cecily Tyson is what I believe was a good an accurate presentation of the life of Harriet Tubman. The real problem with that movie is the very poor film quality back then. Most scenes are filmed at night which was the safest time of the day for Harriet to travel. The scenes are so dark the screen is nearly blank. I would love to see this movie recreated using modern digital technology in order the make the movie much more enjoyable to watch.

[@macewbee]

True I will have to watch it after watching this horrible movie to clean my mind.

[@andreawalker8330]

Never seen that movie, Got to see it

[@ldawg69r]

My thoughts exactly! And it tells the story as it is not this nonsense they recently made. Watching this 2019 version has just made me so 😠 mad

[@professormccullough5115]

Of course the film has historical inaccuracies in favor of Hollywood. But for the comments about the “white savior,” saving Harriet from the Black bounty hunter, please realize that... (spoiler alert) He killed the black bounty hunter so that that he hurt Harriet himself. He wanted Harriet to suffer at his own feet. So no, he was no “white savior.” Use the plot of the story to find your own inner strength. Focus on the theme of not letting the opinion of others hinder you from your own truth. That’s what the biopic represents.

[@charleneroberts925]

Professor McCullough thank you. I saw the movie and you are right. I didn’t understand the savior comments.

[@michaeltruthson6262]

But their never was a black bounty humter

[@drained_yayo]

@@michaeltruthson6262 Yes, but it’s more interesting and I couldn’t see any other way they could’ve introduced traitors

[@ldawg69r]

​@@michaeltruthson6262 exactly. There was never one. They just want to paint a white man as a "saviour" and who better to use than a black man The bounty hunter was a white man to begin with, not black

[@Crow29803]

OMG, Disney owns this movie, right? Because this is a fairy tale and took liberties like Pocahontas. Wow. I knew I didn’t want to watch this. I’ll stick to the history books. Geez.

[@tracishea5053]

OMG, movies are different from documentaries?! Well, that definitely makes them worthless. I mean, all this time I thought those Star Trek guys were psychics. The nerve.

[@gracegonzales5408]

@@tracishea5053 star trek wasn't a biopic, like this movie, or a documentary. It's fiction, false.

[@tracishea5053]

@@gracegonzales5408 It's true that no matter how ridiculous you make your sarcasm, there's always gonna be "that guy" ... _Congrats_

[@rookholgado2966]

Be thankful someone cared enough to green light this project!! We need more of our ancestors popularized, its unfortunate people dont read books or even have the attention span to look deeper! But either way no one source is ever true, it takes a little more effort on your part to find truth and many sources to get a full picture. Just something to think about...

[@The10thManRules]

@ Crow 29803 Do you understand the difference between a movie and a documentary? How do you condense years or even decades of someone's life into a 2 hour movie that is designed 1st and foremost to entertain and to make a profit? Unless you are some sort of historical anthropologist, capable of doing real and extensive independent research, you actually have no idea that the books you read are actually true or not or to what to degree they are true. To be certain, history is by definition a fiction based on societal ideals and cherry picked event highlights design to create and promote a national or cultural narrative. Even if you wrote an autobiography, it would certainly contain only your version of the parts of your life that you chose to reveal. It would be your history, but not a peer reviewed factual account of your life. I suspect that If Harriet Tubman read one of your books that you like about her life, she would read it with utter dismay and shock at the BS that's in that book.

[@sadirajones4032]

Harriet Tubman had great visions. I have no doubt about this. She had a great deal of knowledge yes, but she followed her unseen Guides given to her by the Creator of the Universes. Please do not try to diminish this great ability bestowed upon her.

[@bluebay1031]

No ones trying to diminish it, but not everyone believes in "the Creator of Universes". If that's what she believed they were, people shouldn't skip over that belief, but it's ludicrous to fake believing in something you don't believe in when it's not necessary to explain her story. A lot of people also say spirits are real, and while I'm not gonna try to force them to not believe it, I'm also not gonna force myself to pretend I think its real.

[@vickikendricks1605]

Thank you, and Amen!

[@chrisschauer100]

Why would you presume to know more about Harriet's spiritual influence in her success than Harriet herself?

[@ldawg69r]

Please ask again. People have time to spew nonsense

[@roderickahairston9935]

This is no true biography of Harriet because it adds people that didn’t exist and as a fellow Marylander its sad. This woman’s life didn’t need added characters but truth 🤬

[@claudiaweiss6451]

Its a movie not a biography

[@amaebarnes]

@@claudiaweiss6451 right? I can understand certain aspects of people being mad but seriously...when has there ever been a biopic that didnt add characters, alter the timeline, etc.

[@nubiannile4606]

@@amaebarnes If you couldn't see that the adding of a fictional violent, brutish Black male bounty hunter was to divert attention away from the real villian, the slavemaster/plantation owner, the institution of chattel slavery and most pointedly Harriet's enslaver and made him the white savior and sympathetic. Obviously the producers didn't want a certain group to feel too uncomfortable watching this film. Harriet Tubman's story and life was rich and full enough without adding lies. Then I don't know what to tell you.

[@Gyaaaaaaaaaat69420]

@@nubiannile4606 If i may, I don't think it was meant to be a "white savior" mentality. What they meant to show is that the slave owner, that awful man, wanted Harriet to suffer at his own feet. He wanted to feel in control of her pain as he had done her whole life. He wanted her dead by his own hand.

[@nubiannile4606]

@@Gyaaaaaaaaaat69420 Of course you may, and I get your point. I also got that too, that piece of work wanted to own her pain as well as her soul. Thanks

[@detroitplayboi]

Well this is a movie, not a documentary, so um there’s that. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@cashagon]

Exactly! Thank you! A movie, not a documentary. People need to expect some embellishment.

[@robertwright4220]

If only it were that simple!

[@eee333DDD]

While it is true that this is a movie, it’s also important that the true history is also told. The movie captures the emotion of Harriet’s story and while that is important, it does not portray accurate facts, so it is important that those facts are discussed.

[@detroitplayboi]

Emma Doherty that’s all fine and good, but sometimes things should be taken at face value. Works of fiction are just that, and they have a place. This is the story this particular group choose to tell, and that’s okay too.

[@Sophiesdays]

Cashagon that’s true but for a lot of people, this may be the first snd only time they will ever hear about Harriet Tubman so it would be desirable if it were factual

[@TheWholeWorld1]

This movie was a TRAVESTY and an INSULT! I get that movie sometimes take “liberties” with historical figures, but THIS dumpster fire was horrendously flawed. In the era of America’s GREAT SIN you make the BLACK MAN the antagonist!? Then you make the Slave owner the “white savior”!? Not to mention giving Harriet MCU-like super soldier serum abilities? Who the hell green lite this monstrosity?

[@kevinc3342]

White people need to tell lies about Black American history...so they can "feel better" about themselves and "get over" the inhumane, insufferable, and intolerable institution of slavery...because of course they don' t want to feel guilt. Let's be clear - this so-called "Harriet Tubman" movie was made to entertain whites and present a revised version of history. The fake Black slave catcher named "Bigger Long" with the porno screen-name tells you everything you need to know about the scale of the falsehoods in this movie. As far as the director, writers, and the studio are concerned, it was "all good" during slavery. I'm interested in seeing how much creative liberty is taken with the next Nazi Holocaust movie - I'm sure Jewish Americans will be "pleased" with the outcome.

[@fro-nominal4145]

@Shadow Reiner Black people didn't start slavery, shut the hell up lying.

[@AnaAnjine]

Two of the three producers are black, as well as the director.

[@CostlyChris]

Milen Technique or White men hire the Black women that will co-sign their fuckery.

[@TheWholeWorld1]

Kevin C ..clearly there were multiple hands that shart forth this BS. I don’t blame it on “white people” (perse’) but IDIOTS who took ENTIRELY TOO MANY liberties with the property.

[@stogler]

Dude if you’re going to water down her story don’t post this garbage.

[@stogler]

Pamelafountain60 jones Facts! you have to wonder if they even read the WHOLE book on her biography. They read it to a point... then made up the rest.

[@joshuamcdowell5782]

That's anybody's story. Billie Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues with Diana Ross wasn't accurately told. The film didn't really focus on her career nor did it do her legacy justice. Lady Sings the Blues mostly centered around her drug addiction and her relationship with Louis McKay. Louis wasn't the good guy that he was depicted as in the film. Louis McKay was abusive. The real Louis McKay was a technical advisor for the film.

[@DeeDee-vn7pe]

Joshua McDowell , WOW! 😱 I didn’t know that. Thanks for the information. I remember the movie.

[@ttp436]

stogler init tho! Proper dissecting. How the tell does he know or anyone else exactly know what went on in Harriet's life. Theres one fact for sure. She was a remarkable Human being that saved lives

[@karenreynolds7109]

I liked the movie. If this encourages people to read more about her and help her not to be forgotten, great! Many movies take liberties to facilitate the story line. If this were a documentary, which it is not, I don't think as many people would watch it. If the truth be told, most details of movies are forgotten over time except to the few passionate fans. She was a great woman so much so that there is even enough material to make a second movie.

[@GenerationNextNextNext]

I personally don't like watching movies that facilitate the story, but that's my preference.

[@mharm1017]

While we understand your sentiment, Sis Karen, my dialectic is that the more we know about the subject the less we're going to like Hollyweird movies. We saw Dragon about Bruce Lee, but because we'd already read three bios on Lee, we hated that movie. Same with X. We own three dozen books on the Minister so the movie totally disappointed us. We could complain on, but you get the picture. Can we please read? Can we please stop relying on the godless to tell our stories? And why don't all these black millionaires of the misleadership class put together some money for some real stories about our s/heroes? See how folks broke the bank to go see Black Panther about a fake, phony and fraudulent superhero created by a European? Put some of our real s/heroes on the screen and let's see who's spending money. Hotep.

[@queenbee125]

“A woman called Moses “ was the first movie about Harriet Tubman.

[@MsAppassionata]

queenbee125 No it wasn’t. Ruby Dee played her before that.

[@JJerseyGirl]

I'll go watch that version.

[@queenbee125]

That was not a movie!

[@jettap7652]

queenbee "Harriet" is the first Big Screen movie about her. Harriet Tubman has never had a Theater movie based on her life. Television series and Big Screen movies are two different types of media.

[@InfatuationFaze]

This movie is a damn shame and if you want to see it, firestick that mess. DO NOT give your money. And if you black and never read her autobiography, please do so and you will see why ✊🏾. The creators and actors should be ashamed of themselves for this blasphemous movie.

[@kevinc3342]

To paraphrase ESPN's Stephen A. Smith - this movie is "blasphemous, egregious, is downright disrespectful and an insult" to the history and legacy of Harriet Tubman and to Black Americans in general...

[@Mark_R_Tho]

Fuck off. I’m part black and it was incredible. People who see prejudice...racism...hatred...see it because they WANT to see it. They see it everywhere in everything. You are one of them. Waiting for Hollywood to create something like this just so you can criticize it before it’s even released. If the writer/director was white, you would blame their race. But since you can’t do that, you blame Hollywood. Or you blame the actors, who are proudly black and proud of their movie.for even participating. Unreal. This story has never even been told in Hollywood before. Which is awful. Welcome to the real world: when a movie is made in Hollywood, it’s not 100% true to life. But “blasphemous”?!!! Biss. Get a reality check, honey. Sorry, but I’m fucking tired of reading these comments. Most people writing the comments are writing without seeing it. OH. And what is that called???!!! Prejudice. Thank you💅🏽 If you detest prejudice, look in the mirror and deal with yourself. If you just can’t bring yourself to open your mind and get to know this movie for what it is, you need to realize that YOU are part of the global problem and never ending cycle of prejudice. Fucking tired of it. The movie...the actors...the music...the story...it’s all brilliant. BRILLIANT. SO👏🏽FUCK👏🏽OFF👏🏽

[@prueXo]

@@Mark_R_Tho Your embarrassing yourself Mark.

[@jacktheproblack9321]

@@prueXo How is that Half Supremacist embarrassing himself? He's a prime example of the dangers of swirling. Black people sleeping with white supremacist & literally birthing their oppressors. He used the "im half black" line in the same way that a white supremacist would use the "i have black friends" line to exempt themselves from being a racist. He's just as racist as the white supremacist who birthed him.

[@LBrownoffical]

*half of his ancestors thought and died for

[@dorothybrown2260]

As a little girl I used to sit down and listen to my grandmother tell stories about stories that her great-grandmother and grandmother told her about Moses the freeing of slaves so I know a lot of in this movie is made up but please do the real research and get the real story there's nothing like it rest in peace is Harriet Tubman my beautiful Heavenly angel

[@TSXDHLledaArtifacts]

The movie wasn't that bad. It wasn't meant to be a documentary. I thought it depicted her as a hero and gave people a better idea of what she REALLY did........why complain, just retell the story more accurately if you don't like it

[@GenerationNextNextNext]

It's true it's not a documentary, but you are using a real person as the lead in the film. You don't want to use a real person and lie about their life. That's an insult to the family and defames her name.

[@jettap7652]

@@GenerationNextNextNext Then you should never see an autobiography or a biographical movie ever!

[@titohornbuckle6604]

2 words "bigger,long". America takes American Blacks for a joke. This movie is a joke that I don't find funny in the slightest way. Those of us who treasure our ANCESTORS and their plight know the truth of this country's bs.

[@assatawells8224]

I have never seen a movie in which a woman was so brutally stomped to death.What was the point of this totally fabricated depiction?

[@titohornbuckle6604]

@@assatawells8224to hurt us, to make fun of us but we wont be moved no not one bit.

[@americancoushatta974]

Welp time to make a movie about Ann Frank where she falls in love with a Nazi prison guard who got her pregnant. I'll also throw in a Jewish man who tattoos the numbers on them lol

[@darlenemitchell114]

The background "music" was completely unnecessary and distracted from the narration. Dumb.

[@drained_yayo]

If u want it to. Imagine if there was no music, it’d be strange and just off putting. This critical “criticism” was completely unnecessary and distracted from the video. Dumb.

[@karibu1361]

The movie, "Harriet" is a biopic, not a documentary! It was brilliantly performed with an outstanding cast.

[@lindar6326]

Don't try to erase your racist tweets from the public eye either

[@tawanabrown3650]

Regardless Harriet Tubman was a total badass when it was unpopular to be so!

[@emmeyatolo6431]

and she wasn't the only one, she was the one that Lincoln recognized during the civil war and asked her to perform the duties of a spy during the conflict. Black people were very much responsible for the North winning the civil war.

[@leam7018]

There's never 100% accuracy in any movie that is based on a persons life or events. They always have to change or omit something from the real life story. Read a book. Do your own research

[@TheWholeWorld1]

☝🏾 THIS!!

[@ZacharyLaid]

She was the OG back then.

[@TheVuduYuDu]

Too bad this movie doesn't truly show how bad ass she really was. Nothing about her children nor her work on the Underground Railroad.

[@asya8022]

back then? she still is

[@jettap7652]

@@TheVuduYuDu from your comments it doesn't sound as if you saw the movie especially when you write the movie didn't show what work Harriet did with the Underground Railroad.

[@TheVuduYuDu]

@@jettap7652 I saw the movie and what was shown of her work as a conductor was little to the point I'd say it was nothing in light of how much time should have been devoted to it rather than the fictionalization which took up the greater part and had the greater impact.Tubman did live till the age 90 after all and her work on the underground railroad in the decade they did cover in the movie was much deeper and impactful than most are led to believe. It's my hope that this leads people to go and actually read the biographies out there as well as explore the other forms of media which exist and provide a more expansive view of how bad ass Tubman really was.

[@kareninalabama]

One of her biographers, who served as a consultant on the film, stated that the film is *mostly* an accurate representation of who Harriet Tubman was.

[@ldawg69r]

A lie from the pit of hell. This movie is pure nonsense

[@ROYALP100]

The bigger long character was a mistake and should have "NEVER" been been allowed to hit movie screens.

[@proverbalizer]

Yeah that's the worst

[@greengreen4251]

My favourite bit about the this movie is that it shows her real faith in the Lord Jesus to help lead her to freedom and her personally intimate habit of prayer and listening to His voice

[@thomanderson7981]

I don't understand why they had to make up stuff, when we all know, " Truth is stranger than fiction". The movie makes the black bounty hunter the boogie man, & the slave owner the sympathetic benevolent savior.

[@conservativelens]

This film is a disgrace to her legacy.

[@Splexsychiick]

yes it is

[@akselbierman6288]

Horrible movie.

[@rothompson7561]

Possibly one on the worst films in the last 25 years. Most of it was made up.. A black bounty hunter were is that in history and I see they are play the white savior angel.. just

[@rothompson7561]

@@kymiravision8889 I'm not sure what reference your trying to make towards my comment,but I never saw dijango

[@TheWholeWorld1]

Kymira Hannett you’re comparing a fictional story to an ACTUAL Historical figures story.

[@kage574]

@@kymiravision8889 Django is a fictional character. Your argument is no good

Many Native Americans were regarded as the best slave trackers because they were familiar with the terrain, not BM. Fictional Bigger Long character is as ridiculous as his name, which sounds like a black porn star. Stupid film.

[@laurenj432]

I found the film to be enjoyable. The music alone sold me. If people are curious about her will do their own research. It is a movie, not a documentary

[@proverbalizer]

Without doubt Harriet was indeed guided by her creator and her ancestors. If you know you know. She was also a root worker and her knowledge of natural medicine and African spiritual traditions passed down from her ancestors helped her heal soldiers during the civil war too

[@nitrojayy5137]

I’m going to be Honest my whole 8th class over 60 kids went to go see this, I thought I learned something. But when I started researching about her because I notice this video and actually cared about watching. Now I know this movie gave me false information about Harriet

[@PapetraMorgan]

I don't care how much information they left out in the movie, I still like it. It is about Harriet Tubman and quite frankly is cool. I love black history. I'm sure the information they left out would just make the movie longer. Y'all are trying to make it more difficult on the director and producers. Dang, 2 hours and 5 minutes wasn't enough for you?

[@jamesva7363]

Stop listening to your enemy tell you about your history

[@itsniquenique45]

Lol a black woman wrote it??

[@janet.oboutte1349]

Who is Harrit Did she ride the back of the bus

[@djkfam7361]

Janet. o Boutte Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped to freedom, then went back multiple times to free other slaves without getting caught. I think you’re talking about Rosa Parks.

[@Mkym365]

Also, just curious... Can anyone recommend to me Any Historical movies ever done that they know for a FACT is 1,000% ACCURATE, Thanks!

[@ceasarasmith5297]

Russell Grow in the movie Noah, where the tree monsters help him build the Ark. That was 💯 percent on the money. SMH!!! Lol. Take out the Ego, take out the agenda, take out the lies. Nothing has been made yet to my knowledge. I was just kidding about Noah, I couldn't stop laughing till one of my elderly and church going neighbor thought it was true. Stop laughing then.

[@mr.e.8292]

300

[@BillThompson1955]

"Tora! Tora! Tora!" from 1970.

[@kali3665]

I don't trust biopics. Too often, they're more fantasy than reality. And if I want to see a bio, I'll watch a bio.

[@glorymosbyfloyd3878]

I'll read Harriet Tubman's book again than soil my eyesight and knowledge of truth with that movie No thank you

[@jettap7652]

Glory Mosby I'm glad you read.

[@mspinkytee]

Wrong! Harriett had spiritual gift from God. She operated in them. Old black folks know this. For sure she was a Moses to black people. She freed more than the white man could account for.

[@eddiethorne6461]

What was said in Sarah Hopkins Bradford`s autobiography about Harriett Tubman concerning her first husband John was actually told to her by Harriett herself.She did not feel as if he was love-struck and devoted.In fact when she return to the plantation where in leaved she caught him with another women whom he had married and she did not know that he had remarried.

[@kaseymoody7696]

We can't even tell our own story. Wow

[@shemitch]

Sad, right?!

[@RaiderRSupastar]

Let's see if sellout tyler perry do our stories

[@whatdidjesusdoify]

Nobody is stopping you from telling your own story. Stop whining and tell it.

[@sugarhoneyicetea1892]

Steve Dykstra but when we do tell it. You bitches like to think your entitled. And make shit like this!

[@Kiki-qm9jg]

@@sugarhoneyicetea1892 I feel sorry for yall in America because racism is so deep rooted into y'alls identity and the fact that there was no care taken when this movie was created is sad. It doesnt matter who writes it or directs it, that shouldnt matter but what should matter is their pursuit of the truth and to show the true story in a accurate and empowering way which was not in this movie. America and Hollywood is overwhelmingly white and although their has been some progress yall still have so much to do and so far to come, I hope one day things will change and I'm genuinely sorry for how this movie played out and I can understand why yall are upset and frustrated. I am white I'm from ireland and just white americans are a whole ass different species. All the power to all the people and all men are created equal, have a great day sis 💕

[@victorwilson6826]

Movies are not made to be historically accurate or educational, movies are made to be entertaining while people are enjoying popcorn, candy, and soda. The best way to acquire real information of any historical figure is to do research. RIF (Reading Is Fundamental).

[@gigigalaxy1395]

The Fugative Slave Act was only part of The Compromise of 1850, the were not they same thing.

[@TheVuduYuDu]

Actually there were a number of Fugitive Slave Acts, the first being enacted by in 1793.

[@ericgarner1000]

Wow, that's what happens when other people tell your history. You get a watered down version.

[@carolkitteral9737]

Me And My Son Was About To Go A See This Movie, Until I Read The Reviews That There Was A Fictitious Black Bounty Hunter After Her.i Then Changed My Mind!!!

[@juliehare1134]

You should still go see it. I loved it.

[@hueykhalidX]

Julie Hare - No. yt supremacist propaganda

[@BASHMENTTV]

You have taken your son. It would have been a good experience. All movies take liberty with the truth docudrama or not. People create these issues to stop Black people from being exposed to our history. When Hannibal or Cleopatra, are being portrayed as white in the movies, you don't hear white people say they are not going to see it because they were actually black. Go rent the movie let him see it. If he is interested he can always do more research.

[@traciescott1871]

Movies are subjective..you should still see it.. rent it. It was worth watching..even with all the negative comments on KZbin.

[@maceoleonthomas1483]

First and foremost, before you accept "Grunge's" assessment, you must ask yourself who is "Grunge?" What is their motive regarding "Harriet"? Yet, more importantly, who do I believe,"Grunge" or Kate Larson (Harriet Tubman Biographer)? I choose to believe Kate Larson! And, I also choose to believe Catherine Clinton's book, "Harriet Tubman: Road To Freedom." "Grunge," What are your sources for this history? You sited Sarah Bradford's books. Yet, that is only one biography on "The Great Harriet Tubman." "Harriet" is an awesome movie! Most of the movie is historically accurate! Both the director Kasi Lemmons and screenplay writer, producer Gregory Allen Howard talked about embellishing the story, adding to the movie "Harriet" by using creative licensing. Read a book on "The Great Harriet Tubman" everyone! Read up on any historical icon before you just take the word of a video! Do the research! Cross reference your subject! Gregory Allen Howard ("Harriet" Screen Play Writer) read 20 books on "The Great Harriet Tubman!" He was also a history major in college! I rest my case!!! SEE THIS GREAT MOVIE ("HARRIET") FOR YOURSELVES AND THEN HAVE A DISCUSSION SESSION! Thank you!!!

[@jettap7652]

Maeco Leon Thomas Thank you.

[@sashawasha2338]

I must be da only one tht liked dis movie🤦🏽‍♀️

[@teebrowning2786]

Sashawasha D I loved this movie. But I also understand that it wasn’t a documentary. The black bounty hunter was ridiculous but at the same time I wouldn’t have been surprised if their were black slave hunters. Just not named bigger long 🙄 I didn’t expect to see so much hate under the comments.

[@sashawasha2338]

Lilbit Dorky Ik I’m just thinking it was good it wasn’t a documentary

[@all4onw428]

Is this a joke? LOL Sashawasha D I know you're a white troll.

[@sashawasha2338]

all4onw42 excuse me I’m fully black

[@centriadorsey4642]

I liked it also. I appreciated that they did give her true recorded stats at the last few scenes of the film.

[@imagodeishow334]

While I hated the black bounty hunter, most historical movies have added characters and arent always accurate. Malcolm X is my favorite movie, but its full of inaccuracies as well and characters and storylines were added

[@armanitransport2604]

Really who cares what they got wrong with the movie ? The movie was great and if people went to see Black Panther then the should be going to see Harriet. She was a hero point blank period.

[@Incogn3gr0e]

Harriet was a spiritualist. A hoodoo, a rootworker, conjurer… Rest In Peace to our elevated ancestor Harriet ❤️❤️

[@54032Zepol]

She had to be hard especially to other slaves, why? Because she knew if a slave didnt try to escape with her they would tell there master so tubman had to kill them.

[@wallacebell4311]

James Lopez *their, not “there!” The more you know the better off you will appear to anyone that reads your comments!!!

[@54032Zepol]

@@wallacebell4311 uuhh ooohhh

[@johnshonuffisrael7128]

There were no black bounty Hunters, slave owners hired Native American Indians as mercenaries and bounty Hunters to track down run away slaves -- read a book titled " Dirty Little Secrets "

[@rohnkd4hct260]

Many times History and the movies don't tell the same story.

[@kyajahholland4185]

Whether there was ever a black bounty hunter is quite frankly unknown. I mean I see a lot of comments strictly bashing the movie because of this addition to the movie. So in less you were around during slave times to have really seen or heard whether there was actually a black bounty hunter, don't just assume. And on another note while the creators did take some creative liberties in adding some characters and portraying others in different ways, can we just appreciate the quality and the beauty of the acting in the film itself?

[@rashawndaholmes2651]

I saw where this actress belittles blacks... Called us akata if that's how you spell it... Had other negative things to say... If they're going to make movies about our people... Get one of our own people to play them.

[@jettap7652]

You saw or read? Yes, I read the tweets.People still talking about 2013 tweets that were misconstrued, which she tried to explain and apologized for. But, ppl want to "beat a dead horse to death". The same people who keep talking about the old tweets are the same people who have plenty skeletons in their own closets.

[@MKMK11114]

Cynthia Erivo is one of us. You are the enemy. Do not throw stones when you live in a glass house yourself.

[@kynnn8016]

This movie is very good. It’s about Harriet Tubman, and what she did. Honestly, not everybody knows EVERYTHING about her. No human on Earth knows everything about her. Yes there are errors about the movie. And if they were going to make a good movie about it, they’ll have to make at least one fictional character to make the movie more interesting. And not everything will be perfect, a lot of people in the comments are probably hating because everybody else is. Please stop hating, if you’d actually set aside the minor errors and watch the movie you be crying, surprised, or wowed.

[@mzyotruthnlove8263]

I would encourage others to see the movie and draw your own conclusions instead of relying on information from others. Most movies made about historical figures and events embellish storylines for theatrical impact, and consolidate and/or create characters to enhance the storyline. Even history books that are considered accurate, will to an extent still be imprinted with the author's personality or literary style, regardless of the author's ethnicity. My husband and I saw the movie and neither of us felt as if her slaveowners were portrayed as benevolent people. The son was a selfish and ruthless master. And when push-came-to-shove, even his mother was willing to sell off some of the slaves to save the family farm. The narrator of this video seems to have a clear bias against spirituality as evidenced by his statements against Mrs. Tubman's encounters with GOD. One of the most moving scenes in the movie was when one of the slave catchers who was tracking her witnessed one of her spiritual experiences and asked about her GOD, and subsequently became one of her biggest allies and helpers in leading more slaves to freedom. If our ancestors did not see her calling and assignment to help bring slaves to freedom as that given to her by GOD, why would she be given the name Moses by those longing for freedom? This has been well-documented even before Kasi Lemmons wrote her screen-play. If you decide to see this movie as with anything you read or hear, eat the meat and spit out the bones. In other words, take the good and throw away the bad. Regarding the portrayal of the black men in the movie, her husband and father were portrayed as good men. And there were others as well. I'm sure there were plenty of good black men that were free and in captivity in those days. The Bigger Long character was no worse than the slave owners and other slave catchers. They were all portraits of evil people. He just happened to be of the same skin color as Harriett. A good analogy of this to me is the epidemic of drugs in America. The drug may be crack in the "black communities." It may be opioid or meth in the "white communities". The dealers in both of those communities may share the same skin color or ethnicity of those in his/her community. But at the end of the day the dealer is bringing death, disease, and destruction to those in his community. Opioids may be considered pharmaceutical grade drugs approved by the FDA and drug executives, but they are still dealing deadly drugs. Crack may be whack, and not approved by the FDA, but it still is a deadly drug. If the trailers for the movie draw your curiosity go see the movie. Do your research and gather information from several sources. Then draw your own conclusions. Have a great day! And may you never become complacent in your quest for truth.

[@AnaAnjine]

Beautifully written. Thank you for taking the time. After wasting several minutes reading comment after comment, yours put it all in perspective. Again, thanks!

[@mzyotruthnlove8263]

@@AnaAnjine You're welcome. Have a blessed day.

[@mzyotruthnlove8263]

@dwone jones your ignorance is showing. Now go play with your blocks with the rest of the children.

[@unicornbuns9073]

I was excited to see the movie nvm I'll stick to the books...

[@tyrondacoleman2694]

Me too

[@tyrondacoleman2694]

@Paul Lunsford Happy early birthday. I was soooo looking forward to watching this movie. So disappointed. I will see Joker instead lol

[@meccamitchell6481]

Same here

[@deiontrefranklin333]

so you’re gonna pass up the movie because somebody pointed out all the negative stuff in the movie? You should go see it just bc it’s history..🤦🏽‍♂️ that’s a shame how y’all let ppl to control yall

[@unicornbuns9073]

@@deiontrefranklin333 um no I choose to do so

[@MrWillpierre]

Its a movie! Its not a freakin Biography! What do we know for a fact!? This woman escaped slavery and went back to free other slaves. A Goddamn hero. Why do people make everything so hard. None of us were there. Who can really tell the true story. Even if you spoke with family members that are still living, its still second hand information. Just celebrate that it happened. Celebrate that she was an exceptional woman. Damn..

[@ghostridajohnblaze]

If you are interested in learning the truth about Harriet Tubman, visit her home (museum) in Auburn, NY.

[@zaldivarbrooke]

I truly believe she heard the voice of God. Even if she had seizures, they would only strengthen her relationship with God. There was too many instances where she would have been caught yet she would go another way. Call it luck, coincidence, but she herself said it was the voice of God. You should honor her own words and not theories by people who did not even know her

[@carlywilliams6467]

Tbh I think everybody involved in the movie knows all of this but they had to alter the movie a little so that viewers can understand what’s going on in the movie and understand Harriets story

[@YahushuaIsMySavior333]

This movie seems a problematic .

[@shawnhall3849]

11 Stages Hell, Wikipedia gives more accurate detail more so than this sorry excuse for a historical adaptation

[@RockinRobyn]

Isn’t it supposed to be a movie? Not a biography?

[@JENDALL714]

I am curious about the character that looked and dressed like Jimi Hendrix, even wore a purple outfit in the movie, was this done on purpose?

[@dotishboy]

JENDALL714 That probably was the abolitionist Frederick Douglas

[@judahbreaksfree]

Shocking. The black man was set up to be her downfall. So much wrong with this film, I could barely watch the whole trailer. How about Hollywood start making movies about life before slavery. I wonder if there is something they don't want us to know?

[@vjapple3083]

I love the movie but damn this is a lot of changes and fabricated parts. It makes a good movie but a shitty historical documentation of Harriet Tubmans true life.

[@kevinc3342]

...and yet you "loved" the movie anyway.

[@jeweledthrone2850]

@@kevinc3342 she could like the story but she doesn't like that it's not Harriets story . That's not hard to catch

[@shamiracleross4415]

People who complain about the film was still in the Theatre watching it. You gave them your money first then your opinion because it doesn’t “seem” accurate. I’ve watched plenty of interviews with Cynthia Erivo, who has done a great job in my eyes, has met the TRUE family of Harriet and they watched the film and said it was good. People who have so much to say about films and shows don’t know the hard work that goes into it. I personally do because this is my craft.Just give her the props of being apart of it and move on! Don’t complain especially if you didn’t have the bright idea to create the film yourself🙂

[@shamiracleross4415]

And most people commenting that the movie was so trash and “ white washed” whatever tf that means🙄 WAS NOT EVEN BORN TO KNOW THE EXACT STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING HER TIME!!!! I swear y’all older generation ruin everything. Just shut up and accept that the film was made. Their will be more like it in the future

[@prankzilla2221]

of course this is from a white man🙄 (this is a joke)🤣

[@DarthVader-jb4xu]

Don't resist definitely from the white man. Rebel!!

[@prankzilla2221]

@@DarthVader-jb4xu 🤣🤣

[@prankzilla2221]

@Milen Technique duhhh😩🤦‍♂️🤣🤙🏾

[@likeasparrowinthewildernes8333]

I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?" 76 He answered me and said, "I will show you that also, but do not be associated with those who have shown scorn, nor number yourself among those who are tormented. 77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times. 78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways. 81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times. 88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders. 92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the ungodly wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come; and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified. 99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations." 102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the ungodly or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." 2 Esdras 2:31 '''''''''''';;;;

[@judahbreaksfree]

I did not know that Harriet Tubman had a perm. Interesting.....

[@Morgan-li8qy]

Forreal...i didnt know they had just for me relaxer back in the 1800s

[@carlywilliams6467]

Also some of the things in the movie are metaphors to help people understand her very complicated life

[@tootallmccall6040]

That movie was DISRESPECTFUL they made the black man the bounty hunter so you left the theater mad at him and potrayed a w hite slave owner as a hero and not only that they made it seem like they were in some type of romance. Foul and disrespecting to the black struggle in America. They completely left out the devious roles of the w hite man

[@kymiravision8889]

Did you even watch the movie ???? The way y’all making it is not how it was wtf stfu the slave owner had feelings for her she wasn’t in love with him she clearly stated that and they didn’t try to make him the hero how he gon be a hero if he was still gonna keep her a property an keep her a slave u one them ppl who listen to what everyone else say follow the leader ass person ignorant

[@louise-yo7kz]

@@kymiravision8889 Exactly. The slave master wanted her alive to collect the reward and brutalize her. These people kill me.

[@tootallmccall6040]

@@kymiravision8889 It was a bunch of 🐂🐂💩💩💩

[@kymiravision8889]

too tall mccall okay so explain to me how they made the white man a hero

[@tootallmccall6040]

@@kymiravision8889 because he killed the slave that was gonna kill Harriet

[@ChiefJayBinns]

While grocery shopping a young man was running from his masa and she was instructed to wrangle him up. She refused and spoke back to him. The young man took it as he opportunity to run. 'Masa' picks up a two pound weight and hurls it--knocking Harriet in the head just over her left eye. She began to faint, have sleeping spells, hear things, have visions, and vivid dream. This should have been the opening scene!

[@babaduke3298]

Nope, not the first "Tubman" movie; just the first for this generation...as if they need to be reminded. From Wakanda... Back to this s#it....talk about PTSD.

[@jettap7652]

baba duke there is a difference in Theater and television. This is the first Harriet Tubman movie featuring only Harriet to be in the Theater. The others were television only.

[@timothycunningham7352]

Why do some people think they have to nit pick the history in a movie. It's not a documentary a dramatic MOVIE based on a historic figure.

[@carrrexx7190]

All in all Harriet is still a very good film. Movie of the year? No but Cynthia's performance should be celebrated. Costume design is also noteworthy. The song Stand Up is truly inspiring. My only complaint it wasn't an hour longer. Good luck Oscar night.

[@jeanetteblackshear4721]

This is an example of someone filled with the Holy Spirit. Harriet “Moses” Tubman. A REAL prophetess.

[@gabbytv3138]

The person that is talking does not know anything about the book

[@corenecarter7934]

I read a biography and took my son to the museum. I’m going to see the movie today. Had I known they used a black man as the bounty hunter, I wouldn’t have made plans to go. For the people in the comments, thanks for the heads up.

[@emmeyatolo6431]

and i did not "like" the creative license used when the black man kicks the woman in the face and kills her, but blacks did not make the movies, they just played the parts and played then well i might add.

[@saranagh7097]

Cecily Tyson's version about Harriett Gunman is the best one.

[@WaryJester]

I agree that movies should have at least 70% historical accuracy, but keep in mind, ITS A MOVIE. If you want full historical context, with all the evidence, WATCH A DOCUMENTARY. Braveheart doesn't depict William Wallace's life history 100%, but it's for entertainment. Same with Harriet, all they wanted to do was make her as badass as she was in life.

[@Taleisha4]

*How do y'all know more than US?!?!*

[@daniinicole2725]

Notice it's a White man trying diminish a "Black" Woman/Character?! Who asked you. You will never be Able to Relate. Never. Movie was Excellent and It will stay that way in my book. 🙌👍

[@excellure]

When has any movie been true to the book?

[@jsn23nc]

This movie was supposed to be a biopic. Not based on a fucking book you idiot

[@andreadunbar4617]

Considering that they did consult with Harriet's family for this movie, we can assume that they d8d approve of the final product. As we all know, Hollywood typically does take some creative liberties with stories. But, the overall message to me with this movie is that every generation needs to be taught about this amazing woman.

[@aminahshabazz8689]

For now I prefer A Woman Called Moses with Cicely Tyson!!! That's my Harriet biopic! 😘

[@voceval1]

I cannot help but to think of Harriet Tubman as a Saint guided by her faith and God's hand... “For those who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is sufficient.”

[@jarrittbrown]

Buy bootlegThis movie is a good way not to support it.

[@babaduke3298]

Or watch it free on yify movie TV, if you really wanna protest. 🤐

[@lexcj1]

@Peezy peezy Best answer I see in here.

[@marylouirick7316]

We black folks know they don't tell the whole true but part of it. That why we read our history ourslef 😊

[@jettap7652]

Exactly! Read a book.

[@tyshasmith7413]

If she were too see this she would probably laugh 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

[@lydiahenry7417]

Twasn't me, 'twas the Lord! I always told Him, 'I trust to you. I don't know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,' an' He always did. -Harriet Tubman- Harriet Tubman was a God fearing women who gives God the credit for everything she did and was able to do. This video , the new movie "Harriot"always wants to discredit God. Im not one to fall for that garbage. God is soo good and is very real and can do mighty work through you if you put your trust in Him. As HE did for Harriet. He who has ears to hear let him hear. The devil is a liar!!!

[@artalcazar1694]

Awesome film. Well worth it. God's influence on Tubman's life says it all. She definitely walked in the shadow of the Lord. Nothing can stop you when that happens. Her life is proof.

[@miss19lolo]

Nonsense

[@Riegerts7]

@@miss19lolo if it’s what she believed than that’s fine. I don’t think you have to start an argument on a harmless post

[@philipharrison2417]

The show underground captured Harriet Tubman better than Harriet. We need underground back Black Rose

[@jahleelstairs]

Just because you don’t believe Harriet had visions from God doesn’t mean she didn’t. Accredited her visions to whatever you wish, but don’t dismiss what she claimed just because you don’t believe or understand it.

[@NellyACC]

Yeah I thought that was an interesting statement too.

[@zinarhone7642]

Over 40 years ago, Ceciley Tyson played Harriet Tubman in "A Woman Called Moses." Tyson's depiction seemed closer to the truth as recorded in Tubman's biography.

[@jettap7652]

Zina Rhone a two day, four hour docuseries has more time to tell the story.

[@directedbyzora]

Im so confused. I loved the movie, why so much hate?

[@Plantodyssee]

Zora Bryant i enjoyed it too and it’s important these stories be told. All historical movies I’ve seen have fabrications because it’s a movie. Not sure why people hate it so much. I think it will get more people to research her life.