I Almost Didn’t Watch “Antebellum”, But I’m Glad I Did And Hope You Do To

I almost didn’t watch Antebellum. The trailer looked interesting, but when it came out many of the reviews spoke of how confusing it was and how it didn’t make sense. Nevertheless, I watched it anyway, and I am confused as to how they could be so confused.

The film consists of three acts, exactly as Aristotle said it should be. This may be a SPOILER, but the first act is set in the present, the second act is a flashback, and the third act is again set in the present. Any reviewers that were confused by this film are either incredibly idiotic or deeply racist on levels they may have yet to come to grips with.

The film does touch on some very racist themes, and as a white man, some of them were difficult to watch. Nevertheless, I have family members who were angry about the removal of the Confederate statues that were erected during the Jim Crow era, and I have come to understand how challenging it can be for white people to empathize with what black people have to go through in modern-day America. However, I pray that more white people in America, including my family members, watch this film and realize, however fictional it may be, how true it really is.