Izokie was my favorite cast…damn I loved her arrogance,comedy and confidence Favorite line..”are we training to cook?, you are cutting a body and not a yam”
I'm from Benin (formerly Dahomey) and I'm proud of this movie which shows a true story of the ancient women of my country. Don't forget to come in my country to visit the real places where these Amazons lived, were trained and fought against french colonizers. 🙂
@@binta2173 I'm thinking they avoided the slave trade and rapes to focus on the female warriors. Of course, Hollywood put their fictional spin on it. The movie was great to me.
@@harborviewoperations6291 i agree i watched the movie and i loved it!! But they were terrible warriors in real life, couldn’t fight. Sold there own people, the movie is more of a fiction movie to me
This movie saved my life! The confidence, stability, CONTROL of my life that this movie gave me! There is not enough words I could say for giving me this peace 🥲🥲❤️ this movie had to be the BEST movie I have EVER SEEN! Thank you from the bottom of my heart, you have no idea what y’all have done for me
I have seen this movie MULTIPLE times, more than 5. I has made me feel stronger as a woman, it has given my young daughter confidence. I’m so proud of everyone! This is going to be my favorite movie for a long time!
@@mikestauffer7033 If will be a next part. I think everyone keeps forgetting that this movie is based on real people but not true events, but yea okay great.
@@mikestauffer7033 It’s crazy that out of all these comments you decide to reply to mine. ITS A FUCKING MOVIE! I’m sure every movie that has historical events aren’t completely accurate. Stop trying to make your point more valid than mine. It’s an opinion and you have your own as do I. Find something else to do with your time. It’s a great movie and if you don’t feel that way stop watching interviews about the damn movie on RUclips!
Ignorance is popular I see in some of these comments. However, I won't give that any more light. I am grateful for a representation of black women (especially dark skinned) that shows us as strong, human, and supportive of each other. Love love love this film!
@Marian Macko how tho? People are praising this movie as empowering which rewrote history of a true story that is horrific. That person is right these comments sounds ignorant AF.
LoL. Some don't care about fact and truth. The movie checked the right boxes for them. Black story and cast - checked. Tough fighting women - checked. Depicts men as brutal and oppressive - checked. And of course, white people are totally responsible for the slave trade - checked.
""In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin) became big players in the slave trade, waging a bitter war on their neighbours, resulting in the capture of 10,000, including another important slave trader, the King of Whydah. King Tegbesu made £250,000 a year selling people into slavery in 1750." They carried on enslaving and selling their neighbours until the French invaded the place to stop them. What pisses me off most about this movie is the creatives behind it are tricking the descendants of the victims of this country into cheering them on as some kind of heroes. They were not. They brutally slaughtered half your ancestors and sold the other half to the French for gold and tobacco. If you are so proud of Africa, you might want to read some history books
Unlike Birth of a Nation pushback - pushback won't work on this one (already grossed over $42M) - Seen Twice and LOVED IT !!! It's historical fiction not a documentary.
TY, this right here "It's not a documentary!" I loved the movie, the cast, and the story they decided to tell. Everybody critiquing it but they haven't seen it 😒
i have seen it twice this week in the theatre and i am definitely planning to take my mom to go see it too. Best movie i have seen this year in my opinion.
So great a movie. Love every seconds of it. Voila Davis....you're amazing ma'am..and the young girl who played your daughter.....gosh....she's extremely talented. The whole cast and crew are excellent. And my God, the cinematography....wow
@@speedingatheist I'm ok with the movie depicting strength of African women. This movie clearly wasn't about the entire history of the Dahomey people, it was about the warriors who didn't make the decisions to enslave people and are only following their king. Some of the warriors were captives themselves and none of those women couldn't refuse or would be killed. The movie was celebrating those great warriors and I am here for it.
People who hate this movie for the fact that it doesn’t represent the true historical event is ignorant. What haters don’t understand is, there’s not a lot of movies out there that’s made and actually faithful to the historical events. Just enjoy the movie for what it’s worth and stop relating it to history.
Ignorant? I can live with a movie that is not historically accurate. But I think it is disrespectful to some peoples ancestors that were slaughtered or sold as slaves by the Dahomey. To write a story that puts the Dahomey in a better light just to avoid backlash for showing a West african nation doing horrible things? If this movie would not had been presented as "based on real historic events" I would gladly join the "What a great movie" crew. The cast is outstanding
Watch the film again. Do you remember the Mahawi girl(srry for the wrong spelling) the girl with red hair. They killed each other people, that's how it was. Territorial fights
'I'll do anything the British ask but give up slavery'- king Gezo of the Dahomey, played by John Boyega. Britain first negotiated, then tried to bribe and finally had to bombard the Dahomey to stop slaving. 'fun fact': the last (illegal) slaves imported into the US in 1860 were sold by the Dahomey.
@@Ben-pd2bx yes, he made a long speech and slavery being the very essence of his people and culture. Then said he'd do anything the British asked but give up slavery. I've paraphrased it but the longer version is quite easy to find as it's quite famous
History is very complicated and has to be looked at from many sides. I see a lot of people who have never been interested in African History copy and paste the same talking point. Africans left on the continent were themselves enslaved (colonized) and made to work for little to nothing to fund companies like the Niger Company (Unilever) and Goodyear Tires after the slave trade ended. Europeans did not end the slave trade to be kind but to enslave entire countries. I hope people will see it for what it is, a Kingdom trying to protect itself by gaining power like any other and that if it was a possibility that we could have made the right decision, what would that look like. The movie did the narrative justice.
@@HouseOfGoddess but they can't accept that. Instead I have people horrified that a primitive society did things that primitive societies do. They're oh so shocked that human sacrifices were made. As if there was never a time in the history of Europe that such things existed. As if the word "cannibal" originates from an African language.
@@Ben-pd2bx it's a quote that was common. I need to find it's source doesn't change the fact they resisted the British in giving up slavery. Your attempts to pretend otherwise is just evil and disgusting. Stop defending slavers?
"How accurate is The Woman King?" we learned that in real life, the Dahomey are much more the villains than the heroes. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a bloodthirsty society bent on conquest. It was customary for the Dahomey to return home with the rotting heads and genitals of those they killed in battle. They conquered neighboring African states and took their citizens as slaves, selling many in the Atlantic slave trade in exchange for items like rifles, tobacco, and alcohol. Many of the slaves they sold ended up in America. They also kept some slaves for themselves to work on royal plantations. The business of slavery is what brought Dahomey most of its wealth. For them, it very much came down to either enslave others or become enslaved yourself.
It is accurate. White history does not tell the whole story. Wikipedia at best. The one thing Europeans were good at was propganda and lies to create a narrative to weaken anyone they wanted to conquer
Just Finished Watching This With My Fiancè And We Both Loved It! We Both Almost Cried.. As A Black Woman This Is Very Inspirational Despite The History Behind It.. I Recommend Black People Especially Women Go And See This Beautiful Depiction Of Women Warriors 💪🏾
Ok but this movie make no sens so a advice you to find more information on those "historical fact" and it's "true event" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahomey in reallity dahomey people was fighting for continue slavery and not for prevent it so if you like it as good action movie yes why not but i think it's movie and one of the biggest lie during this 10 years so
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
@@ryoto1635 I find it interesting that you are using wikipedia as a reputable source for a fictionalized account of individual facts. Also interesting that you assume there was no infighting or diversity of opinion within the kingdom on continuing to support and benefit from the European slave trade. Please do your own research with reputable sources before trying to inaccurately correct someone else. As a last resort you might try watching the movie before critiquing it.
@@gcromer903 if you said , it's interessting when people like to ignore some fact or take the credibilit of it when they don't go to their side , the problem with your statement it's pretty simple to see wikipedia aren't the only source about those fact , but with people like you the probleme will be the same after critric the source you will critric the entire history by saying " yeahhh but who wrote historyyyyy" so theirs is no point to talking with you actually . I don't need to watch a propagande movie who is just trying to sold me idealogy more than telling me a great story . So i will let you support that movie that your rights and i will let you support she hulk too i guess i will prefere my self strong woman character than you can find in book ,BD,Comic,movie ;or manga like Gunnm for exemple . By the way you don't have to change history for making a inspirational woman character you just have to wrote a good character in good movie ,but if sending your ideology is the only reason of making a movie i will be rarely great that pretty easy to understand anyway bye . Oh i didn't btw i didn't inaccurately correct you , i dd correctly correct you i did it one more time so before answering to this keep thinking if you really want to be corrected a thirds time
Interesting comments below. People concerned about historical accuracy??? Even though this is NOT being billed as historically accurate...it's a fictional account of people that actually existed. However, hearing these same complaints from Americans...that celebrate Christopher Columbus allegedly discovering America, celebrate the alleged camaraderie between indigenous Americans and colonizers on Thanksgiving Day, celebrate July 4th 1776 as Independence Day, and mythologize their country...a country that ethnically cleansed 95% of the indigenous population and industrialized the rape/human trafficking of Africans...as the land of freedom and democracy while lynching Black WW1 and WW2 combat veterans simply for wearing their service uniforms in public once returning to the states...as recently as the 20th Century...I find complaints from these people absurd and...more importantly - IRRELEVANT
They don't hear you though!!! Americans especially have amnesia when it comes to the history of their country. Its become easier to tune out their fake outrage at this point
@@paltomori4625 LOL. Fair point. When a psychopath randomly chooses a victim, whom is then raped and killed, let's show "the good and bad sides of all". They chose to go for the opposite of truth. You want grey ? The europeans later came as conquerors, but also abolishing slavery. Good and bad. Here, they represented a kingdom built on slavery and practicing human sacrifices as the opposite. All good, no bad. When it was actually all bad. Yeah, who would judge as garbage a movie not only inaccurate, but contrary to history ? And sold, as the very first words in this interview, as "important, because historical, and real" ? That's garbage. That's spitting on the grave of their victims. You're insane celebrating it.
I loved this movie. It’s not historically accurate but I don’t watch movies for a history lesson; I watch them to be entertained. It’s a *story* about a specific group of Dahomey women and the main woman is adamant on not continuing slavery. I feel that the “power “comes from what it takes to be galvanized into a warrior, disciplining yourself, etc. It just so happens that they’re a part of the Dahomey kingdom. And being a soldier is not fun and it’s not wholesome. When you’re a soldier, you don’t choose why you fight, you just fight.
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
I loved the movie, saw it last night. I cried it was so good. I'm not looking at it in regards to the accuracy of history, I appreciate this story that was told on screen. Everyone should inform themselves about history through educational systems and not Hollywood.
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
@@machone539 who would have thought? I mean everybody knows movies and Hollywood is where you go for history lessons. Who needs the history channel when you can just watch a movie?
@@Ben-pd2bx There's already a wealth of released information about the movie's plot, characters and historical inaccuracies. We _know_ it's full of shit. Keep your ten bucks, use 'em to buy a history book.
I fell in love with the movie from the 1st day I saw the preview. The concept and action was tight. The break down of the English language to and African style got me thinking like are these actors Nigerians. Viola got my heart as she always do and every other actors and actresses did perfectly well. I love the movie so much and I have recommended to my friends and family too. Hope they would be a part 2?
UUUUGGGGHHHHHHH EVERYONE IN THE FILM EXUDES BEAUTY AND STRENGTH!!!!! When I watched the second time I paid more attention to the extras/background characters n they represent SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!! A leader is only a leader once they have a single follower. Those girls/women FOLLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!! Nanisca saw each and every one of them. They felt needed, wanted, loved, n powerful. Ugh! Ready to see it again
It was the greatest movie at the right time. I was stressed, and this movie helped me get over my childhood abuse and the loss of various friends. Thank you. Game changer.
Y'all complaining about this movie should get over yourselves. Movies have been made about white serial killers, white psychopaths and white evil and no one complained, so even if you are claiming the Agojie & Dahomey were evil slave traders I'm still gonna watch it 'cause 1. It's got strong black women 2. It tells an African story 3. No white savior 4. If we go back in time I don't think there's any country innocent when it comes to slavery.
No white movies are made glorifying people who committed genocide on other white people! When they make movies depicting Hitler and others they demonize them!
@@lamarlockett6726 that's what you tell yourself to sleep right? Hollywood demonize killers? You are joking right? Movies on Ted Bundy, mafia movies, slave owner movies, drug kingpin movies, hitmen movies etc who was ever demonized? Get serious dear
@CrazyNendo you actually missed the point, yea it's about an army that existed in history, but the producers said it's a partly fictional story based on real people & Viola's character is a fictional one as well. So yea you missed it. I guess you also missed the reason why the movie was made.
I loved the movie! I was watery eyes throughout the movie with how it addressed the wounds of sexual assault and misogyny. How that takes away your voice and how you bury the pain in order to survive. Then one day a “trigger” comes along and it awakens something that you thought was dead and it brings you back to life! You find that warrior that inner strength to lift yourself up and those that you love too. It was a beautiful reckoning for me. I didn’t focus on the slavery aspect we all know it was fueled by trade, commerce, greed and power. For me the movie made me realize that even women who don’t have a “nuclear” family still matter! What we do who we are and what we give matters!
you loved a movie where the african women and their weak men helped enslaved sooo many other blk ppl????? omg, now I know why they said ALWAYS to learn history, because if you had learned it, you would had never supported this movie.
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a strong African military power that attacked and imperialized its African neighbors. It captured and enslaved the men, women, and children to enhance its wealth and luxuries. It brutally tortured and murdered some slaves, while others, it willingly sold to Europeans in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Whatever slaves weren't sold or executed worked on the Dahomey Kingdom's royal plantations in Africa. They fought an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. "Some things are worth fighting for..." Their way of life being enslaving others and partaking in mass human sacrifice. If you're black in America there's a good chance these were the people who captured and sold your ancestors.
@@CincinnatusPublish I’m not concerned about the slave trade hundreds of years ago my friends, the battle for women today is to protect our bodily autonomy, our voice, our right to make our own decisions. We are 51% of the shareholders in America, we run and own companies, hold high positions in public office, raise families on our own, care for our elders and children of the communities. We don’t need the government or men, once again having control over our bodies. I don’t care what side of the argument you’re on the decision is ours to make! Many men have been supportive and I commend those brave and loving men who stand with us. This movie should be seen by every woman as a wake up call. There is a war going on to subjugate us once again and I will fight with every fiber in my being to protect myself and my sisters! The war was officially declared June 24, 2022 and we will end it at the voting polls the way those brave women and men in Kansas did!
You didn't focus on the slavery aspect? That was their primary industry. They chopped heads off people right in front of children before they sold them into slavery. This must be addressed, right? And then the movie trailer makes it seem as if they were fighting European slave traders when they were in fact their business partners.
I have seen this movie 6 times in one week can't stop watching this brave warriors, I learnt alot as a woman u have soo much power to do anything. I love izogie,nawi, Nannisca,Amenza, fine king Ghezo I love u all. Nice movie 👌👏👏👏
I hesitated to watch this movie because I felt as if I needed to be in the right space in the right time to actually watch it thinking that my people were going to be enslaved or in a situation that at this time and it's. Of life I could not bear. But I was so blessed with this production not only the cinematography not only the actresses not only the story but just the strength of the characters and the script. I am so impressed so blessed that this was created I'm so blessed that I watched it and its entirety and enjoyed all aspects of it the kidcast fights the getting back at the slave-owners you name and I loved it. But my most favorite moments was with Viola character and the character that played her daughter each scene was so intentional and so beautiful it warmed my heart at the end the Embrace and the acceptance. I am a proud African-American man
Omg... the cast of the movie The Woman King is the bomb. Each played their role to the fullest. Viola Davis was phenomenal. I love this movie & I would watch it over & over & over again. And yes, it was a kick ass script.
The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil, a rape of African history and full of lies.
The Dahomey were fighting to maintain slavery because they became wealthy from it. When the French abolished slavery, the Dahomey did not take the news well.
Fake ; I'm from Bénin 🇧🇯 ex DAHOMEY ; so u're saying that Africa was not happy when they got they independence from they colonists or from whites ? Sorry but the history is not that one.
@@mariohouetomenon2851 Ex-Dahmoney? How old are you? What has the independence of Africa to do with the fact that the Dahomey captured other people to sell them as slaves?
9:59-11:05 👍🏾 Exactly we can't keep only retelling the same stories over and over again there are new stories out there to be told and this was one of them. Historical.
Aloha from Maui, I did not think I was gonna like the movie, but I loved 🎬🎨🎥it ! Next , I want more people to go see it with me again. Great players. I was surprised to see & feel the❤of a Soldier. Players nailed it. when the mission is in the soul of a African Woman ? 🌍🪐🕉 Seen this film , last night here in Hawaii. Leah Tunkara
We are from Maui too and just saw it tonight. We loved it! Please message me if you go to see it again would love to be part of the group to go with everyone.
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
@NNnn Nnnn True story or not I loved it. I've supported a lot of movies that didn't have representation of my people that was not based on true stories.
""In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin) became big players in the slave trade, waging a bitter war on their neighbours, resulting in the capture of 10,000, including another important slave trader, the King of Whydah. King Tegbesu made £250,000 a year selling people into slavery in 1750." They carried on enslaving and selling their neighbours until the French invaded the place to stop them. What pisses me off most about this movie is the creatives behind it are tricking the descendants of the victims of this country into cheering them on as some kind of heroes. They were not. They brutally slaughtered half your ancestors and sold the other half to the French for gold and tobacco. They were asked to stop. They were even forced to stop by the British Royal Navy, but went back to it a few years later
This movie was so good! I see a lot of negative comments about the history of Dahomey but the whole film is based on the power of these strong black women. I felt inspired to be better, do better and fight harder after watching this. It's amazing to me that when people see a film with an all dark skin cast they down it immediately and go into history...Chile, history has been tarnished for a looooonnnnngggg time. Either watch the movie or move on.
I think it’s important to acknowledge that despite how strong the Dahomey warriors were, they were not good. They were a huge actor in the transatlantic slave trade and they are the reason a lot of black Americans are even in America right now. This long line of black oppression at the root of it is slave traders like the Dahomey.
The Dahomey were slave traders and the French tried to stop slavery. The exact opposite of what this 3rd rate movie shows. In one battle the French killed over 500 Dahomey's and lost only 6 troops. The Dahomey really sucked at fighting but were good at dying.
thank you. this movie is such a work of fiction. I mean to celebrate the worst atrocity to human beings which was slavery is crazy. we all know that the French and the British did have slaves at one time but they went on to abolish it this movie is cringy to me.
The white slave owners as well. Slavery happened all over the World. Even God allowed it. The problem whyte people have with the movie is that it is not a white saviour in this film and black people took agency by fighting back. Slavery in Africa was like the Bloods and the Crypts and GD and BD's. So I will be watching this film. I am not so woke to when I cannot watch a film about women fighting the people who oppressed and chattel slavery for 400 years.
@@PC-tc5je Get real! Do you realky think KKk care whether you glorify them or not. To them it is about power. This movie has no whyte saviour in it. That kills white men. Black on black crime is more of a threat to me than this movie or KKK. I will be taking my butt to see a film when. I am kicking when men butt
A movie about women who fought to whip white men from enslaving them as well. Since when have whyte cavers been concerned about an African story. You are not fooling anyone
"It's historical and it's real" The only thing historical about this movies is the name of the tribe, and the black and frech people everything else is BS
I'm from Benin (formerly Dahomey) and I'm proud of this movie which shows a true story of the ancient women of my country. Don't forget to come in my country to visit the real places where these Amazons lived, were trained and fought against french colonizers. 🙂
@@igorkokouloko Women didn't become warriors because they were strong. They had to become warriors because all their men were getting slaughtered. That's the only reason! Dahomey lost 86 regulars and 417 Dahomey Amazons, while the French lost only 6. It was about the same with the British. Absolutely slaughtered! Dahomey enslaved other Black people to make money. Expert historians who saw this movie claim that it's not even close to the real event. Now you learned something about them that's actually true.
I watched this today out the comfort of my home.. and my jaw was dropping and sitting on the edge of my couch when the fighting scenes came. beautiful movie 🍿and great actors
This was an exceptional movie! You must go see it! It's giving black beauty, black excellence, black royalty and women empowerment all wrapped up in one film. Most movies set in colonial times focus on the subjugation of black people. We need to see better and more empowering stories. We need to see the story of our ancestors fighting for their freedom and winning. More importantly, we need to see stories where our ancestors were clear on their royalty, clear on their leadership, clear on their strength, power and abundance and they stood in it. We have a rich history before slavery that is rarely told. We have a whole army of people who never experienced slavery as we know it. They didn't feel the need to submit to a system of oppression. The descendants of those Africans stand strong today. The movie was well written, well acted and well adorned. The costumes were everything. And it was based on a true story. It was empowering to say the least. I will take the students from my education company, @AdmissionSquad to see this movie. It is an important and necessary film. All I can say is our ancestors are smiling down on us and they are very proud. As we continue to rise and stand in our dignity, I am grateful for opportunities like this that can show us just how far we have come. As Sheila Atim said, "We are not a fantasy. We are reality." #WomanKing #BlackBrilliance #WeAreEnough #Royalty
This is exactly why certain clowns keep screaming negative things about this movie. They don't want to watch it. They can't stand it. And it makes me laugh. Maria Bello, Viola Davis, every single person involved in the making of this beautiful movie have done us proud. I'm grateful to be in a world were people of all races are kind and can see the humanity in others. It reflects in the making of this movie and I'm really glad.
@@ceciliai.ogwude2845 i keep saying it sure is interesting that everyone wants to be a scholar and historian and purist to drag this movie down. Were they screaming for accuracy in all those columbus movies? Jefferson? George Washington etc etc?? The movie does show they are slavers, they capture other tribes, they behead captives etc. it is also a MOVIE, not a history documentary. I loved seeing all the beautiful strong women on screen kicking ass.
@@BattleStar_Yolettica Translation: "See those movies over there, they were not accurate! THAT makes it okay that my favorite movie is ass backward, okay?"
@@speedingatheist people have brought up the French colonizing the Dahomey but that didn't happen for another sixty years. That the British shut down the port. Again not during this time. The Dahomey did turn to palm oil production for a time. The movie, as I said, does show them as capturing others, selling Africans, beheading their enemies etc. A lot of people who have spoken out haven't even seen the movie. The movie is more about sisterhood and the agojie and life as a woman than anything. Ultimately it is a MOVIE for entertainment and not a documentary. So many movies about a time in history are not accurately portrayed or changed for the story's purpose. Why pick so hard on this one?
@@BattleStar_Yolettica Give at least 2 examples of movies where the slave trade is denied. Should be easy when there are so many. BTW, the excuse "others do it too" is a very hypocritical defense, isn't it?
THIS FILM IS 10/10 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾... I had the privilege of attending a screening n IT WAS AMAZING!!!! Straight out the door until the very end it delivered. PLEASE GO SEE IT. Bravo‼️‼️‼️ to the cast n director
This is another way to fake history. These people did human sacrifices and cannibalism. They captured and sold their own people. The Europeans were there to stop the Trans-AST (censored by YT) The Dahomey lost 86 regulars and 417 Dahomey Amazons, with nearly all of those deaths being inflicted by bayonets; the French lost 6 soldiers. Out of the 4000 Amazonians, only 50 survived and blended in with other civilizations. They were not some great warriors.
I watched it on November 10, 2022 I was all in brought tears to me eyes throughout the movie, great movie to see before Black Panther Wakanda Forever which starts November 11, 2022 I got my tickets. Viola you were the best I love you.
I feel like people are scared to emphasize or say that this is a movie full of black women. It empowered and educated me as a African American woman. It's ok to take ownership and pride in the fact that this movie is based on women warriors but most of all black women warriors we don't get enough group roles that show us in a light of positivity and sisterhood outside of loud talking, fighting each other, welfare having struggling to make it, robbing, killing, slave mammie, cleaning white women house, after black men who have left us for white woman type of roles. This was empowerment for us. We can love each other boost each other up not be jealous of each other except our differences we can be disciplined in our own right structured smart and love our selves without being defined by our men and our hair and also be desired by handsome standup men in our natural beauty that's not mistaken for a bitchy face but strength and noble this is what this movie did for me
Are we also gonna gloss over the fact they regularly committed HUMAN SACRIFICE??!? Hundreds and even thousands of slaves were sacrificed every year in the Annual Customs of Dahomey. As many as 4,000 were sacrificed in the ceremony in 1727.
Stop the lies! They did not do any human sacrafices. We are not like the Neamtherthals of Europe who kieterally celebrates Halloween everyday. Stop the lies.
@@ceciliai.ogwude2845 no there wasn’t lol, definitely not less than 200 years ago. At the time my ancestors were too busy with the Age of Enlightenment which led to the Abolitionist Movement. But I think you’re completely missing the point. We shouldn’t rewrite history in order to fit our current political and social agenda.
Words cannot describe how excellent this movie was a true story.but also letting woman know we can be warriors,we are warriors.this movie represented so many different things
@@pxpq And the amazon unit was wiped at bayonet point as french troops coming to conquer and also to end slavery ( impossible ! A non manichean concept ! Grey exists !) didn't want " to waste bullets on them". "Empowered" by lies. Sadly pathetic.
@@maylouise3884 They had female guards at the palace because men were banned from palace grounds so they couldn't impregnate women in there. The female warriors were forbidden to have any relationships because they were married to the king. Soldiers of dahomey were cruel and violent, they were expected to collect the heads and genitals of those they killed in battle. King Ghezo became the king thanks to a coup with the help of a Brazillian slaver. All of the wealth they had was earned through slavery, they owned slaves and woked them on plantations, the rest they traded for tobacco and weapons.They literally sent slaves by the thousands to America's, they could be the reason your ancestors were enslaved. They fought with the Europeans because Atlantic Slave trade was ending and their wealth came from it. It was literally the Europeans who fought for freedom of Africans. And the villain Santo Ferreira does not exist in real life. But i doubt you'll read any of this.
Due to a busy schedule I was not able to see The Women King when it was released until now on an airplane traveling. I have watched it twice and am watching interviews surrounding the Woman King, and researching more of the history of the women warriors of Dahomey. First, let me say, Well Done. Second, Thank you. Third, I feel like you have brought me home. I had been so angry with Africa and the West African slave trade era. I met an African prince who told me of Africans fighting to save Africans from being sold. This movie crystallizes his stories to me. It also crystallizes the strength, courage, and power of women. I loved this movie and all that you have given us. Deepest gratitude. In 2019, I did a DNA test and found that over 60% of my blood is from West Africa to include Benin. It is time for my son, husband, and me to visit the Motherland. Well Done. Well Done.
I love Mrs Viola Davis. She's one of the best Actress to ever walk the Earth. Beautiful and talented. The cast is very beautiful God bless our Queens and Kings John is such a Force.
Seeing the Portuguese in the movie knowing that they colonized Angola for 500 years , and knowing that we also have a queen fighter Nzinga !! Was satisfying. It IS historical!!!! It is African !!!
WANA BE MOVIE CRITICS AND HISTORIANS ALWAYS GOTTA NIT & PICK EVERYTHING AFUCKIN PART AND TRY TO RUIN SHIT!!!! ITS WAS A GREAT FUCKIN MOVIE... THE ART, THE PERFORMERS, THE ACTION, THE STORY(TRUE ACCURATE OR NOT)!!! GIVE IT UP FOR THE BLACK EXCELLENCE PLEASE!!!!! I'M DEFINITELY LETTING MY GIRLS WATCH IT!!
Stop being so gd emotional, we wanna know how so many slaves ended up in other countries during a time where you couldnt just go to Africa and round up hundreds of thousands of people without getting ruined in the process. it was a deal that you blame white people for, thats why its annoying as shit to see you completely ignore that because you're so hell bent on trying to feel emotionally uplifted in the same vein that a gd Beyonce song would give you. You're trying so hard to get this little ass short term emotional gain when you should be correcting the story and making sure that others know the truth, and not propitiate a gd lie. The fact that you think its okay to keep a lie going on like this is disgusting and makes me truly thankful to be a part of a culture who actually can thoroughly speak about the truth regarding our history and not tell complete fallacies to FEEEEL GOOOD. If you're anywhere around the age of 40 you should feel like shit for not understanding this all by now.
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
the MOVIE was amazing. Not once was I thinking "I wonder if this is actually happening" because I was in awe by the action, acting, and emotion. Because its a MOVIE not a DOCUMENTARY. everyone is focused on the historical validity...there are so many movies that are "based" or "inspired" by ture events and are glamorized or completely inaccurate. & Let's not forget the history books and "lessons" about America being "discovered" and minimizing or leaving out the part where the Europeans slautering the ingenious people. But yall still celebrate Thanksgiving and Columbus Day. It's a MOVIE 🤷🏽♀️ Yall watch glamorized TV shows and movies about serial killers, murders, rapists & those actors do a great job no matter how fucked up it is. You want historical accuracy, watch a documentary. These woman did an amazing job with their roles.
I will not disagree on your point of view. But I am curious: Would you write the same comment if the movie was about Nazi Germany and it showed how hard the German women worked in the factories to provide the army with enough supplies? How the actually were not okay with it at all but had no other choice? And German people would cheer happily something about sisterhood or female empowerment?
@@siggilinde5623 Well for one I will say that I've seen a few films that were set around that Era and the plot was set up to have some attachments to the Nazi's, in a way that they were the "good guys" I Absolutely LOVE The Sound of Music which is "based on a real family" preceding the war. By no means do I root for Nazis, I can't even tell you if the movie accurately depicts the time and the family. I just love the movie and I ADORE Julie Andrews. I also am addicted to true crime and they try to humanize the sick bastards. I don't agree or praise them. I just have an interest in it. I try not to make a big deal out of things like this and get so bothered. we have bigger shit to be up in arms about than a movie. 🤷🏽♀️ but that's just me
I am very impressed about all of this. About movie. About the way you play. Viola Davis is incredible but all of you. All of you. Thanks you to doing this
Calling this movie true would be the same as making a movie about Nazis that didn't enslave and kill the Jews and we're actually good guys fighting for social justice.
Sad but funny :) clearly you know the truth about the Dahomey Amazons. You might appreciate this truth about them: ruclips.net/video/_bPLkMTypMw/видео.html
German here. You can not imagine how impatient some elderly people over here are, waiting for the great story of how Germany took a walk to all the neighboring countries and helped them with their economy, brought nice gifts.. ;)
Izokie was my favorite cast…damn
I loved her arrogance,comedy and confidence
Favorite line..”are we training to cook?, you are cutting a body and not a yam”
😆
😂😂😂 that line had me chuckling
Just went to go see it yesterday. I am still in complete awe. Best movie I’ve seen in a long time.
Amen.me too
Yes
I'm from Benin (formerly Dahomey) and I'm proud of this movie which shows a true story of the ancient women of my country. Don't forget to come in my country to visit the real places where these Amazons lived, were trained and fought against french colonizers. 🙂
This movie is not true at all, the real story of the dahomey is terrible
@@binta2173 I'm thinking they avoided the slave trade and rapes to focus on the female warriors. Of course, Hollywood put their fictional spin on it. The movie was great to me.
The French colonisers absolutely crushed them.
@@harborviewoperations6291 i agree i watched the movie and i loved it!! But they were terrible warriors in real life, couldn’t fight. Sold there own people, the movie is more of a fiction movie to me
We will come and visit 👑🌻🤎 such a powerful story.
I love how Viola speaks with such poise and opulence.
@NNnn Nnnn the world is bigger than you think fam
This movie saved my life! The confidence, stability, CONTROL of my life that this movie gave me! There is not enough words I could say for giving me this peace 🥲🥲❤️ this movie had to be the BEST movie I have EVER SEEN! Thank you from the bottom of my heart, you have no idea what y’all have done for me
your life must suck
Have always 🐝 a positive woman and this movie makes me more!!!
I have seen this movie MULTIPLE times, more than 5. I has made me feel stronger as a woman, it has given my young daughter confidence. I’m so proud of everyone! This is going to be my favorite movie for a long time!
wait for the next part where they encounter the french, you will feel even stronger
@@mikestauffer7033 If will be a next part. I think everyone keeps forgetting that this movie is based on real people but not true events, but yea okay great.
@@chalisalogan325 the cast and the prod and the whole studio forgot that when they tried to feed us bullshit made up history
@@mikestauffer7033 It’s crazy that out of all these comments you decide to reply to mine. ITS A FUCKING MOVIE! I’m sure every movie that has historical events aren’t completely accurate. Stop trying to make your point more valid than mine. It’s an opinion and you have your own as do I. Find something else to do with your time. It’s a great movie and if you don’t feel that way stop watching interviews about the damn movie on RUclips!
@@mikestauffer7033 Don’t ever get your history from Hollywood! Have a nice one.
Ignorance is popular I see in some of these comments. However, I won't give that any more light. I am grateful for a representation of black women (especially dark skinned) that shows us as strong, human, and supportive of each other. Love love love this film!
@Marian Macko how tho? People are praising this movie as empowering which rewrote history of a true story that is horrific. That person is right these comments sounds ignorant AF.
LoL. Some don't care about fact and truth. The movie checked the right boxes for them. Black story and cast - checked. Tough fighting women - checked. Depicts men as brutal and oppressive - checked. And of course, white people are totally responsible for the slave trade - checked.
Racists stay ignorant. Fits you
Ignorance is popular amongst a certain group of people for sure
When Viola speaks we listen. It’s like she’s in character.
That's kind of what actors and actresses do.
@@brandonallen3808 must be hard being you, so every actor does that to you?
""In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin) became big players in the slave trade, waging a bitter war on their neighbours, resulting in the capture of 10,000, including another important slave trader, the King of Whydah. King Tegbesu made £250,000 a year selling people into slavery in 1750."
They carried on enslaving and selling their neighbours until the French invaded the place to stop them.
What pisses me off most about this movie is the creatives behind it are tricking the descendants of the victims of this country into cheering them on as some kind of heroes. They were not. They brutally slaughtered half your ancestors and sold the other half to the French for gold and tobacco.
If you are so proud of Africa, you might want to read some history books
Gripped my soul! Thank you for this divine display of greatness.
Unlike Birth of a Nation pushback - pushback won't work on this one (already grossed over $42M) - Seen Twice and LOVED IT !!! It's historical fiction not a documentary.
@CrazyNendo You missed my point. That was opening amount. Still got a long way to go ( domestic/international sales)!!
TY, this right here "It's not a documentary!"
I loved the movie, the cast, and the story they decided to tell. Everybody critiquing it but they haven't seen it 😒
@@joyl3321 but this movie is glorifying terrible people who enslaved africans and sold them for tobacco and gunpowder, why do you like it?
Lol the movie bombed.
@CrazyNendo You must be of that group (that got busted as conservatively backed) that bashes ev'thing Black. Sorry still climbing $$ ... LOL
i have seen it twice this week in the theatre and i am definitely planning to take my mom to go see it too. Best movie i have seen this year in my opinion.
So great a movie. Love every seconds of it. Voila Davis....you're amazing ma'am..and the young girl who played your daughter.....gosh....she's extremely talented. The whole cast and crew are excellent. And my God, the cinematography....wow
I would loooove to see all of them to receive Oscar really good movie
Watched it today in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and I loved it
Just watched this movie yesterday here in Nigeria, the actions, the dramas and EVERYTHING about this movie gives me life!!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
So, you're okay with slave traders being the heroes?
Youusthave been watching with your eyes close. OV e doesn't tell the true facts
@@speedingatheist I'm ok with the movie depicting strength of African women. This movie clearly wasn't about the entire history of the Dahomey people, it was about the warriors who didn't make the decisions to enslave people and are only following their king. Some of the warriors were captives themselves and none of those women couldn't refuse or would be killed.
The movie was celebrating those great warriors and I am here for it.
@@557Deola Interesting. That's the same excuse routinely used by people committing war crimes. Hey, if it helps you to feel good about yourself.
@@speedingatheist Feel good about myself? Why, because you think I'm from Benin Republic? 🙄
I went to see the movie specifically for Ms Davis and I absolutely loved it. Amazing movie. 👏
People who hate this movie for the fact that it doesn’t represent the true historical event is ignorant.
What haters don’t understand is, there’s not a lot of movies out there that’s made and actually faithful to the historical events. Just enjoy the movie for what it’s worth and stop relating it to history.
Ignorant? I can live with a movie that is not historically accurate. But I think it is disrespectful to some peoples ancestors that were slaughtered or sold as slaves by the Dahomey. To write a story that puts the Dahomey in a better light just to avoid backlash for showing a West african nation doing horrible things?
If this movie would not had been presented as "based on real historic events" I would gladly join the "What a great movie" crew.
The cast is outstanding
Watch the film again. Do you remember the Mahawi girl(srry for the wrong spelling) the girl with red hair. They killed each other people, that's how it was. Territorial fights
Not completely historically accurate is different from opposite to reality.
One is limited concession. Another is disgusting propaganda.
It's like Airing movie about Hitler in Isreal on the storyline how Hitler saved million of jews from the hands of evil white French and brits
This movie was fantastic, I loved that they showed burning of the block.
'I'll do anything the British ask but give up slavery'- king Gezo of the Dahomey, played by John Boyega.
Britain first negotiated, then tried to bribe and finally had to bombard the Dahomey to stop slaving.
'fun fact': the last (illegal) slaves imported into the US in 1860 were sold by the Dahomey.
@@Ben-pd2bx yes, he made a long speech and slavery being the very essence of his people and culture. Then said he'd do anything the British asked but give up slavery. I've paraphrased it but the longer version is quite easy to find as it's quite famous
@@Ben-pd2bx Lmaoo don’t waste your time with these 4chan historians 😂😂😂🤣
History is very complicated and has to be looked at from many sides. I see a lot of people who have never been interested in African History copy and paste the same talking point. Africans left on the continent were themselves enslaved (colonized) and made to work for little to nothing to fund companies like the Niger Company (Unilever) and Goodyear Tires after the slave trade ended. Europeans did not end the slave trade to be kind but to enslave entire countries. I hope people will see it for what it is, a Kingdom trying to protect itself by gaining power like any other and that if it was a possibility that we could have made the right decision, what would that look like. The movie did the narrative justice.
@@HouseOfGoddess but they can't accept that. Instead I have people horrified that a primitive society did things that primitive societies do. They're oh so shocked that human sacrifices were made. As if there was never a time in the history of Europe that such things existed. As if the word "cannibal" originates from an African language.
@@Ben-pd2bx it's a quote that was common. I need to find it's source doesn't change the fact they resisted the British in giving up slavery. Your attempts to pretend otherwise is just evil and disgusting. Stop defending slavers?
Such a powerful movie and interview, I cried watching this. We need more representation for women of color! Especially in industries like this ❤
The Dahomey tribe was an active part of slave trade. This movie completely flips history on its head. It’s historical fiction. They are lying to you.
Viola is an amazing person and speaker. ❤
Two words: *Loved it!* ... They all look very amazing might i add as well. Thuso did a great job, being the first time i ever saw her.
Loved every minute of this movie….phenomenal story and phenomenal execution by cast & crew👏🏽👍🏽🏆🥰💪🏾✊🏽
Just finished watching it with my friend and it was absolutely fantastic
No surprise! You like slavery, so your friend does, too.
You do know she ended up SELLING HER OWN PEOPLE TO SLAVERS
@@idonotknowanynames Right!
congrats to all cast and member.. the movie is amazing
"How accurate is The Woman King?" we learned that in real life, the Dahomey are much more the villains than the heroes. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a bloodthirsty society bent on conquest. It was customary for the Dahomey to return home with the rotting heads and genitals of those they killed in battle. They conquered neighboring African states and took their citizens as slaves, selling many in the Atlantic slave trade in exchange for items like rifles, tobacco, and alcohol. Many of the slaves they sold ended up in America. They also kept some slaves for themselves to work on royal plantations. The business of slavery is what brought Dahomey most of its wealth. For them, it very much came down to either enslave others or become enslaved yourself.
Its not at ALL accurate. THey glorify monsters in the name of cancerously degenerate BLM radicalism.
It is accurate. White history does not tell the whole story. Wikipedia at best. The one thing Europeans were good at was propganda and lies to create a narrative to weaken anyone they wanted to conquer
@@turquoisepurple7sky151 sure you lose. Stop using our language and wearing out clothes
@@SocialismKills Stop living and go back to Europe
Well stated
I saw it too and my husband loves it. The women were beautiful
Just Finished Watching This With My Fiancè And We Both Loved It!
We Both Almost Cried..
As A Black Woman This Is Very Inspirational Despite The History Behind It..
I Recommend Black People Especially Women Go And See This Beautiful Depiction Of Women Warriors 💪🏾
Ok but this movie make no sens so a advice you to find more information on those "historical fact" and it's "true event"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahomey in reallity dahomey people was fighting for continue slavery and not for prevent it so if you like it as good action movie yes why not but i think it's movie and one of the biggest lie during this 10 years so
@Marian Macko Its For Entertainment Purposes Only
Just Enjoy The Movie Or Hate It
And Move On
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
@@ryoto1635 I find it interesting that you are using wikipedia as a reputable source for a fictionalized account of individual facts. Also interesting that you assume there was no infighting or diversity of opinion within the kingdom on continuing to support and benefit from the European slave trade. Please do your own research with reputable sources before trying to inaccurately correct someone else. As a last resort you might try watching the movie before critiquing it.
@@gcromer903 if you said , it's interessting when people like to ignore some fact or take the credibilit of it when they don't go to their side , the problem with your statement it's pretty simple to see wikipedia aren't the only source about those fact , but with people like you the probleme will be the same after critric the source you will critric the entire history by saying " yeahhh but who wrote historyyyyy" so theirs is no point to talking with you actually . I don't need to watch a propagande movie who is just trying to sold me idealogy more than telling me a great story . So i will let you support that movie that your rights and i will let you support she hulk too i guess i will prefere my self strong woman character than you can find in book ,BD,Comic,movie ;or manga like Gunnm for exemple . By the way you don't have to change history for making a inspirational woman character you just have to wrote a good character in good movie ,but if sending your ideology is the only reason of making a movie i will be rarely great that pretty easy to understand anyway bye . Oh i didn't btw i didn't inaccurately correct you , i dd correctly correct you i did it one more time so before answering to this keep thinking if you really want to be corrected a thirds time
I've never been a fan of action movies, but this one.... Wow.... Just wow❤❤❤
Interesting comments below. People concerned about historical accuracy??? Even though this is NOT being billed as historically accurate...it's a fictional account of people that actually existed. However, hearing these same complaints from Americans...that celebrate Christopher Columbus allegedly discovering America, celebrate the alleged camaraderie between indigenous Americans and colonizers on Thanksgiving Day, celebrate July 4th 1776 as Independence Day, and mythologize their country...a country that ethnically cleansed 95% of the indigenous population and industrialized the rape/human trafficking of Africans...as the land of freedom and democracy while lynching Black WW1 and WW2 combat veterans simply for wearing their service uniforms in public once returning to the states...as recently as the 20th Century...I find complaints from these people absurd and...more importantly - IRRELEVANT
They don't hear you though!!! Americans especially have amnesia when it comes to the history of their country. Its become easier to tune out their fake outrage at this point
Well said
Well bloody said
What if someone cares about historical accuracy all the time ? We must show the good and bad side of everybody no matter what.
@@paltomori4625 LOL.
Fair point. When a psychopath randomly chooses a victim, whom is then raped and killed, let's show "the good and bad sides of all".
They chose to go for the opposite of truth.
You want grey ? The europeans later came as conquerors, but also abolishing slavery. Good and bad.
Here, they represented a kingdom built on slavery and practicing human sacrifices as the opposite.
All good, no bad. When it was actually all bad.
Yeah, who would judge as garbage a movie not only inaccurate, but contrary to history ?
And sold, as the very first words in this interview, as "important, because historical, and real" ?
That's garbage. That's spitting on the grave of their victims. You're insane celebrating it.
I loved this movie. It’s not historically accurate but I don’t watch movies for a history lesson; I watch them to be entertained. It’s a *story* about a specific group of Dahomey women and the main woman is adamant on not continuing slavery.
I feel that the “power “comes from what it takes to be galvanized into a warrior, disciplining yourself, etc. It just so happens that they’re a part of the Dahomey kingdom. And being a soldier is not fun and it’s not wholesome. When you’re a soldier, you don’t choose why you fight, you just fight.
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
I would say they knew how to fight for their kingdom, but they learned how to fight for each other. 🙂
Are these the women that play the stunning and brave slave traders?
Ortiz? Did they build the wall for Donald Trump.? These women fought back unlike you wet#$%^
Are these women who built the wall in Mexico?
Why are the masters of the slave trade so pressed about the movie?
Whites invented slavery
Their real accents 🤯
I loved the movie, saw it last night. I cried it was so good. I'm not looking at it in regards to the accuracy of history, I appreciate this story that was told on screen. Everyone should inform themselves about history through educational systems and not Hollywood.
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
Just got out of the cinema NOW... The movie is just PERFECT. The Oscars can prepare. Viola is a true QUEEN. 🇿🇦 ❤ 🇧🇷
She is a very strong Queen
This movie was POWERFULLY EVERYTHANG👏🏽✊🏽🤎
It's fitting that John Boyega is in this movie - it's as historically accurate as Star Wars.
#Slavers #Slavery #Barbaric
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Holy crap! you telling me Star Wars if FAKE???
Yep! This is a great film he is in
@@machone539 who would have thought? I mean everybody knows movies and Hollywood is where you go for history lessons. Who needs the history channel when you can just watch a movie?
@@Ben-pd2bx There's already a wealth of released information about the movie's plot, characters and historical inaccuracies. We _know_ it's full of shit.
Keep your ten bucks, use 'em to buy a history book.
I fell in love with the movie from the 1st day I saw the preview. The concept and action was tight. The break down of the English language to and African style got me thinking like are these actors Nigerians. Viola got my heart as she always do and every other actors and actresses did perfectly well. I love the movie so much and I have recommended to my friends and family too. Hope they would be a part 2?
UUUUGGGGHHHHHHH EVERYONE IN THE FILM EXUDES BEAUTY AND STRENGTH!!!!! When I watched the second time I paid more attention to the extras/background characters n they represent SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!! A leader is only a leader once they have a single follower. Those girls/women FOLLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!! Nanisca saw each and every one of them. They felt needed, wanted, loved, n powerful. Ugh! Ready to see it again
This movie was nothing short of amazing
Simply phenomenal! We will need Woman King II
No please
I’ve said thing” Woman King 2”❤️
It's a sequel
Yesssssss
It won't happen. They have been exposed
It was the greatest movie at the right time. I was stressed, and this movie helped me get over my childhood abuse and the loss of various friends. Thank you. Game changer.
I truly love this squad ❤
This movie is a bomb plz I await season 2 🎉
Y'all complaining about this movie should get over yourselves. Movies have been made about white serial killers, white psychopaths and white evil and no one complained, so even if you are claiming the Agojie & Dahomey were evil slave traders I'm still gonna watch it 'cause 1. It's got strong black women 2. It tells an African story 3. No white savior 4. If we go back in time I don't think there's any country innocent when it comes to slavery.
They're so salty lol it's hilarious
No white movies are made glorifying people who committed genocide on other white people! When they make movies depicting Hitler and others they demonize them!
Right?!?
@@lamarlockett6726 that's what you tell yourself to sleep right? Hollywood demonize killers? You are joking right? Movies on Ted Bundy, mafia movies, slave owner movies, drug kingpin movies, hitmen movies etc who was ever demonized? Get serious dear
@CrazyNendo you actually missed the point, yea it's about an army that existed in history, but the producers said it's a partly fictional story based on real people & Viola's character is a fictional one as well. So yea you missed it. I guess you also missed the reason why the movie was made.
I loved the movie! I was watery eyes throughout the movie with how it addressed the wounds of sexual assault and misogyny. How that takes away your voice and how you bury the pain in order to survive. Then one day a “trigger” comes along and it awakens something that you thought was dead and it brings you back to life! You find that warrior that inner strength to lift yourself up and those that you love too. It was a beautiful reckoning for me. I didn’t focus on the slavery aspect we all know it was fueled by trade, commerce, greed and power. For me the movie made me realize that even women who don’t have a “nuclear” family still matter! What we do who we are and what we give matters!
Lol
you loved a movie where the african women and their weak men helped enslaved sooo many other blk ppl????? omg, now I know why they said ALWAYS to learn history, because if you had learned it, you would had never supported this movie.
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a strong African military power that attacked and imperialized its African neighbors. It captured and enslaved the men, women, and children to enhance its wealth and luxuries. It brutally tortured and murdered some slaves, while others, it willingly sold to Europeans in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Whatever slaves weren't sold or executed worked on the Dahomey Kingdom's royal plantations in Africa.
They fought an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. "Some things are worth fighting for..."
Their way of life being enslaving others and partaking in mass human sacrifice. If you're black in America there's a good chance these were the people who captured and sold your ancestors.
@@CincinnatusPublish
I’m not concerned about the slave trade hundreds of years ago my friends, the battle for women today is to protect our bodily autonomy, our voice, our right to make our own decisions. We are 51% of the shareholders in America, we run and own companies, hold high positions in public office, raise families on our own, care for our elders and children of the communities. We don’t need the government or men, once again having control over our bodies. I don’t care what side of the argument you’re on the decision is ours to make! Many men have been supportive and I commend those brave and loving men who stand with us. This movie should be seen by every woman as a wake up call. There is a war going on to subjugate us once again and I will fight with every fiber in my being to protect myself and my sisters! The war was officially declared June 24, 2022 and we will end it at the voting polls the way those brave women and men in Kansas did!
You didn't focus on the slavery aspect? That was their primary industry. They chopped heads off people right in front of children before they sold them into slavery. This must be addressed, right? And then the movie trailer makes it seem as if they were fighting European slave traders when they were in fact their business partners.
I have seen this movie 6 times in one week can't stop watching this brave warriors, I learnt alot as a woman u have soo much power to do anything. I love izogie,nawi, Nannisca,Amenza, fine king Ghezo I love u all. Nice movie 👌👏👏👏
I hesitated to watch this movie because I felt as if I needed to be in the right space in the right time to actually watch it thinking that my people were going to be enslaved or in a situation that at this time and it's. Of life I could not bear. But I was so blessed with this production not only the cinematography not only the actresses not only the story but just the strength of the characters and the script. I am so impressed so blessed that this was created I'm so blessed that I watched it and its entirety and enjoyed all aspects of it the kidcast fights the getting back at the slave-owners you name and I loved it. But my most favorite moments was with Viola character and the character that played her daughter each scene was so intentional and so beautiful it warmed my heart at the end the Embrace and the acceptance. I am a proud African-American man
Amazing actors, amazing director, amazing film,
Wow! I'm super surprised to hear these foreign accent now.😲😲😲 I love this movie, the energy, the fight, the victory, everything!!!!!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪
Omg... the cast of the movie The Woman King is the bomb. Each played their role to the fullest. Viola Davis was phenomenal. I love this movie & I would watch it over & over & over again. And yes, it was a kick ass script.
Yes me too wish the same as you felt..
There is a good chance your parents sold to Europeans by these barbarians
I loved it. It inspired me and made me proud to be a Black woman. I cried and cheered. 💙
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It just makes you want to go out and sell some of your kinfolks
The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil, a rape of African history and full of lies.
I successfully avoided enough of the trailers to be taken on a full adventure🙌🏾
The Dahomey were fighting to maintain slavery because they became wealthy from it. When the French abolished slavery, the Dahomey did not take the news well.
Fake ; I'm from Bénin 🇧🇯 ex DAHOMEY ; so u're saying that Africa was not happy when they got they independence from they colonists or from whites ? Sorry but the history is not that one.
@@mariohouetomenon2851 Ex-Dahmoney? How old are you?
What has the independence of Africa to do with the fact that the Dahomey captured other people to sell them as slaves?
The movie is beyond awesome, my daughter and I saw it twice!
Why do they think it’s ok to turn history’s villains into heroes? I can name a few other historical villains that people would object to…
This movie brought me so much joy!!!
An absolutely phenomenal movie and cast. I was blown away.
Saw the film this evening! Time to put that Oscar for Best Actress Viola Davis!
9:59-11:05 👍🏾 Exactly we can't keep only retelling the same stories over and over again there are new stories out there to be told and this was one of them. Historical.
Aloha from Maui, I did not think I was gonna like the movie, but I loved 🎬🎨🎥it ! Next , I want more people to go see it with me again.
Great players. I was surprised to see & feel the❤of a Soldier. Players nailed it. when the mission is in the soul of a African Woman ? 🌍🪐🕉
Seen this film , last night here in Hawaii. Leah Tunkara
We are from Maui too and just saw it tonight. We loved it! Please message me if you go to see it again would love to be part of the group to go with everyone.
King said 'white people look at us as a commodity but im a king whether you believe it or not' Best part of the movie
🤔 celebrate a black woman that SOLD HER FELLOW AFRICANS to slavers?!?!?!
Typical woke hollywood, run with initial thought without doing RESEARCH!!!
Except a king is male, a queen is a woman. We're doing some funny things with words these days.
@CrazyNendo yes you do, Whites fought and died to keep their slaves, Whites killed their slaves for the insurance, so yes we are seen as a commodity.
@CrazyNendo Yeah some of us think they are too low quality to be worthy of being commodity. Why get an african when you get a slav or an asian?
Just saw it and it was amazing!!
THIS MOVIE IS AMAZING❣️I will definitely go see it again.
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
@NNnn Nnnn True story or not I loved it. I've supported a lot of movies that didn't have representation of my people that was not based on true stories.
""In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin) became big players in the slave trade, waging a bitter war on their neighbours, resulting in the capture of 10,000, including another important slave trader, the King of Whydah. King Tegbesu made £250,000 a year selling people into slavery in 1750."
They carried on enslaving and selling their neighbours until the French invaded the place to stop them.
What pisses me off most about this movie is the creatives behind it are tricking the descendants of the victims of this country into cheering them on as some kind of heroes. They were not. They brutally slaughtered half your ancestors and sold the other half to the French for gold and tobacco. They were asked to stop. They were even forced to stop by the British Royal Navy, but went back to it a few years later
This movie was so good! I see a lot of negative comments about the history of Dahomey but the whole film is based on the power of these strong black women. I felt inspired to be better, do better and fight harder after watching this. It's amazing to me that when people see a film with an all dark skin cast they down it immediately and go into history...Chile, history has been tarnished for a looooonnnnngggg time. Either watch the movie or move on.
It's all bullshit and you eat it up
You're inspired by lies formulated by Hollywood and sold to you as truth. Sad.
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I think it’s important to acknowledge that despite how strong the Dahomey warriors were, they were not good. They were a huge actor in the transatlantic slave trade and they are the reason a lot of black Americans are even in America right now. This long line of black oppression at the root of it is slave traders like the Dahomey.
And the Civil War was about states rights. It's easy to feel good if you change history, this is so wrong
The Dahomey were slave traders and the French tried to stop slavery. The exact opposite of what this 3rd rate movie shows. In one battle the French killed over 500 Dahomey's and lost only 6 troops. The Dahomey really sucked at fighting but were good at dying.
thank you. this movie is such a work of fiction. I mean to celebrate the worst atrocity to human beings which was slavery is crazy. we all know that the French and the British did have slaves at one time but they went on to abolish it this movie is cringy to me.
Which is why they had to recruit women into their military ranks in the first place.
The white slave owners as well. Slavery happened all over the World. Even God allowed it. The problem whyte people have with the movie is that it is not a white saviour in this film and black people took agency by fighting back. Slavery in Africa was like the Bloods and the Crypts and GD and BD's. So I will be watching this film. I am not so woke to when I cannot watch a film about women fighting the people who oppressed and chattel slavery for 400 years.
@TurquoisePurple7 Sky the were oppressors too… that’s the thing. Trying to glorify them is like glorifying the KKK
@@PC-tc5je Get real! Do you realky think KKk care whether you glorify them or not. To them it is about power. This movie has no whyte saviour in it. That kills white men. Black on black crime is more of a threat to me than this movie or KKK. I will be taking my butt to see a film when. I am kicking when men butt
A movie about people who fought to keep slaves?
A movie about women who fought to whip white men from enslaving them as well. Since when have whyte cavers been concerned about an African story. You are not fooling anyone
Whites invented slavery please never forget
Have you seen the movie? 🤔
@@wnfrdwnstn Yes! It was FANTASTIC
It's still history. Thar ain't always pretty
"It's historical and it's real"
The only thing historical about this movies is the name of the tribe, and the black and frech people everything else is BS
@@Ben-pd2bx I have and it sucks
@@justacuteonigiri u didn't really
Dahomey lost 86 regulars and 417 Dahomey Amazons, while the French lost only 6. Dahomey enslaved other Black people to make money.
Whites invented slavery it was no such thing before whites came so know your history
@whatever stay mad lol 😂
Us that’s all the history you know? shame on you. Go and find clues
I'm from Benin (formerly Dahomey) and I'm proud of this movie which shows a true story of the ancient women of my country. Don't forget to come in my country to visit the real places where these Amazons lived, were trained and fought against french colonizers. 🙂
@@igorkokouloko Women didn't become warriors because they were strong. They had to become warriors because all their men were getting slaughtered. That's the only reason!
Dahomey lost 86 regulars and 417 Dahomey Amazons, while the French lost only 6. It was about the same with the British. Absolutely slaughtered!
Dahomey enslaved other Black people to make money. Expert historians who saw this movie claim that it's not even close to the real event. Now you learned something about them that's actually true.
I watched this today out the comfort of my home.. and my jaw was dropping and sitting on the edge of my couch when the fighting scenes came. beautiful movie 🍿and great actors
So in love with this movie!!!!
Man this movie was unexplainably amazing🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
these tribe raided villages, force them to be slave, sold and sacrifice them to their god. And they are to be celebrated these tribe? Crazy.
This was an exceptional movie! You must go see it! It's giving black beauty, black excellence, black royalty and women empowerment all wrapped up in one film. Most movies set in colonial times focus on the subjugation of black people. We need to see better and more empowering stories. We need to see the story of our ancestors fighting for their freedom and winning. More importantly, we need to see stories where our ancestors were clear on their royalty, clear on their leadership, clear on their strength, power and abundance and they stood in it. We have a rich history before slavery that is rarely told. We have a whole army of people who never experienced slavery as we know it. They didn't feel the need to submit to a system of oppression. The descendants of those Africans stand strong today.
The movie was well written, well acted and well adorned. The costumes were everything. And it was based on a true story. It was empowering to say the least.
I will take the students from my education company, @AdmissionSquad to see this movie. It is an important and necessary film.
All I can say is our ancestors are smiling down on us and they are very proud. As we continue to rise and stand in our dignity, I am grateful for opportunities like this that can show us just how far we have come.
As Sheila Atim said, "We are not a fantasy. We are reality."
#WomanKing #BlackBrilliance #WeAreEnough #Royalty
This is exactly why certain clowns keep screaming negative things about this movie. They don't want to watch it. They can't stand it. And it makes me laugh. Maria Bello, Viola Davis, every single person involved in the making of this beautiful movie have done us proud. I'm grateful to be in a world were people of all races are kind and can see the humanity in others. It reflects in the making of this movie and I'm really glad.
@@ceciliai.ogwude2845 i keep saying it sure is interesting that everyone wants to be a scholar and historian and purist to drag this movie down. Were they screaming for accuracy in all those columbus movies? Jefferson? George Washington etc etc?? The movie does show they are slavers, they capture other tribes, they behead captives etc. it is also a MOVIE, not a history documentary. I loved seeing all the beautiful strong women on screen kicking ass.
@@BattleStar_Yolettica Translation: "See those movies over there, they were not accurate! THAT makes it okay that my favorite movie is ass backward, okay?"
@@speedingatheist people have brought up the French colonizing the Dahomey but that didn't happen for another sixty years. That the British shut down the port. Again not during this time. The Dahomey did turn to palm oil production for a time. The movie, as I said, does show them as capturing others, selling Africans, beheading their enemies etc. A lot of people who have spoken out haven't even seen the movie. The movie is more about sisterhood and the agojie and life as a woman than anything. Ultimately it is a MOVIE for entertainment and not a documentary. So many movies about a time in history are not accurately portrayed or changed for the story's purpose. Why pick so hard on this one?
@@BattleStar_Yolettica Give at least 2 examples of movies where the slave trade is denied. Should be easy when there are so many. BTW, the excuse "others do it too" is a very hypocritical defense, isn't it?
Saw it yesterday and going to see it again tonight! The way I'm about to overdose on this movie is not even funny lol...
Girl, I swear I'm going to see it again too! I can't get over how good it was 😃
@@lovelyrithatsme7050 Yesss! This movie has inspired me to get back into my martial arts training. The women were impeccable
@@markelabanks4808 me too!!
same here i didnt want the movie to end i need a part 2
@@joyhappy3461 TC
I've watched Woman king a gazillion times. They all did an amazing job. 👏👏😍
THIS FILM IS 10/10 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾... I had the privilege of attending a screening n IT WAS AMAZING!!!! Straight out the door until the very end it delivered. PLEASE GO SEE IT. Bravo‼️‼️‼️ to the cast n director
This is another way to fake history. These people did human sacrifices and cannibalism. They captured and sold their own people. The Europeans were there to stop the Trans-AST (censored by YT)
The Dahomey lost 86 regulars and 417 Dahomey Amazons, with nearly all of those deaths being inflicted by bayonets; the French lost 6 soldiers. Out of the 4000 Amazonians, only 50 survived and blended in with other civilizations. They were not some great warriors.
Get it through your dome, the Dahomey was slave traders. They fought to keep slavery, the Francos went to stop it.
Saw it today. So good 😁
How come Nobody talks about Thuso Mbedu. She is soooooo pretty & cute😍 i am getting girl crush on her😭💜
I seen it twice my 9yr old daughter loved it
I watched it on November 10, 2022 I was all in brought tears to me eyes throughout the movie, great movie to see before Black Panther Wakanda Forever which starts November 11, 2022 I got my tickets. Viola you were the best I love you.
The movie was EPIC loved it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I feel like people are scared to emphasize or say that this is a movie full of black women. It empowered and educated me as a African American woman. It's ok to take ownership and pride in the fact that this movie is based on women warriors but most of all black women warriors we don't get enough group roles that show us in a light of positivity and sisterhood outside of loud talking, fighting each other, welfare having struggling to make it, robbing, killing, slave mammie, cleaning white women house, after black men who have left us for white woman type of roles. This was empowerment for us. We can love each other boost each other up not be jealous of each other except our differences we can be disciplined in our own right structured smart and love our selves without being defined by our men and our hair and also be desired by handsome standup men in our natural beauty that's not mistaken for a bitchy face but strength and noble this is what this movie did for me
Are we also gonna gloss over the fact they regularly committed HUMAN SACRIFICE??!? Hundreds and even thousands of slaves were sacrificed every year in the Annual Customs of Dahomey. As many as 4,000 were sacrificed in the ceremony in 1727.
Stop the lies! They did not do any human sacrafices. We are not like the Neamtherthals of Europe who kieterally celebrates Halloween everyday. Stop the lies.
There were no human sacrifices in YOUR ancestors development? What country are you from?
@@ceciliai.ogwude2845 What country are you from?
@@turquoisepurple7sky151 ah lemme guess.... No human sacrifices in the history of your ancestors too?
@@ceciliai.ogwude2845 no there wasn’t lol, definitely not less than 200 years ago. At the time my ancestors were too busy with the Age of Enlightenment which led to the Abolitionist Movement. But I think you’re completely missing the point. We shouldn’t rewrite history in order to fit our current political and social agenda.
Best movie I've seen in a long long time 👏👏👏❤️❤️🔥🔥💯💯
Words cannot describe how excellent this movie was a true story.but also letting woman know we can be warriors,we are warriors.this movie represented so many different things
please look up the real events, they were slavers, not freedom fighters.
@@pxpq these comments are straight up annoying me lol
@@pxpq And the amazon unit was wiped at bayonet point as french troops coming to conquer and also to end slavery ( impossible ! A non manichean concept ! Grey exists !) didn't want " to waste bullets on them".
"Empowered" by lies. Sadly pathetic.
@@pxpq and the real events says there were freedom fighters for their own tribe just the way the movie picture them. So what is your point!?
@@maylouise3884 They had female guards at the palace because men were banned from palace grounds so they couldn't impregnate women in there.
The female warriors were forbidden to have any relationships because they were married to the king.
Soldiers of dahomey were cruel and violent, they were expected to collect the heads and genitals of those they killed in battle.
King Ghezo became the king thanks to a coup with the help of a Brazillian slaver.
All of the wealth they had was earned through slavery, they owned slaves and woked them on plantations, the rest they traded for tobacco and weapons.They literally sent slaves by the thousands to America's, they could be the reason your ancestors were enslaved.
They fought with the Europeans because Atlantic Slave trade was ending and their wealth came from it. It was literally the Europeans who fought for freedom of Africans.
And the villain Santo Ferreira does not exist in real life.
But i doubt you'll read any of this.
Due to a busy schedule I was not able to see The Women King when it was released until now on an airplane traveling. I have watched it twice and am watching interviews surrounding the Woman King, and researching more of the history of the women warriors of Dahomey.
First, let me say, Well Done. Second, Thank you. Third, I feel like you have brought me home. I had been so angry with Africa and the West African slave trade era. I met an African prince who told me of Africans fighting to save Africans from being sold. This movie crystallizes his stories to me. It also crystallizes the strength, courage, and power of women. I loved this movie and all that you have given us. Deepest gratitude.
In 2019, I did a DNA test and found that over 60% of my blood is from West Africa to include Benin. It is time for my son, husband, and me to visit the Motherland.
Well Done. Well Done.
Loved, The Woman King soooooooo much ❤ 💙 😍 💖 💜
So proud of my country. And i'm going to thanks you in our language : Enantchènoumi. Mi kou dô azô. Mi sô to mitón soù.
Best movie of the year so far
I love Mrs Viola Davis. She's one of the best Actress to ever walk the Earth. Beautiful and talented. The cast is very beautiful God bless our Queens and Kings John is such a Force.
Such an amazing movie and such amazingly talented actors. Every one!!
Seeing the Portuguese in the movie knowing that they colonized Angola for 500 years , and knowing that we also have a queen fighter Nzinga !! Was satisfying. It IS historical!!!! It is African !!!
WANA BE MOVIE CRITICS AND HISTORIANS ALWAYS GOTTA NIT & PICK EVERYTHING AFUCKIN PART AND TRY TO RUIN SHIT!!!! ITS WAS A GREAT FUCKIN MOVIE... THE ART, THE PERFORMERS, THE ACTION, THE STORY(TRUE ACCURATE OR NOT)!!! GIVE IT UP FOR THE BLACK EXCELLENCE PLEASE!!!!! I'M DEFINITELY LETTING MY GIRLS WATCH IT!!
Sadly it was 100% lies. If you want truth: ruclips.net/video/_bPLkMTypMw/видео.html
Exactly! This movie is INCREDIBLE!!!!
Stop being so gd emotional, we wanna know how so many slaves ended up in other countries during a time where you couldnt just go to Africa and round up hundreds of thousands of people without getting ruined in the process. it was a deal that you blame white people for, thats why its annoying as shit to see you completely ignore that because you're so hell bent on trying to feel emotionally uplifted in the same vein that a gd Beyonce song would give you. You're trying so hard to get this little ass short term emotional gain when you should be correcting the story and making sure that others know the truth, and not propitiate a gd lie. The fact that you think its okay to keep a lie going on like this is disgusting and makes me truly thankful to be a part of a culture who actually can thoroughly speak about the truth regarding our history and not tell complete fallacies to FEEEEL GOOOD. If you're anywhere around the age of 40 you should feel like shit for not understanding this all by now.
THE BEST MOVIE I SAW IN YEARS
Lynch is a great actress. I had to Google to know she wasn't even Nigerian. She nailed the accent. And Mbedu, aaah
I just saw this Historical Film for the second time! This Film touched My Soul.♥️💪
These fckers just raped the history of Africa. The Dahomey tribe including their female warriors were killing and enslaving the members of other black tribes, and they very easily defeated by the French who had to force them to end the slave trade. This movie is evil and full of lies.
the MOVIE was amazing. Not once was I thinking "I wonder if this is actually happening" because I was in awe by the action, acting, and emotion. Because its a MOVIE not a DOCUMENTARY. everyone is focused on the historical validity...there are so many movies that are "based" or "inspired" by ture events and are glamorized or completely inaccurate. & Let's not forget the history books and "lessons" about America being "discovered" and minimizing or leaving out the part where the Europeans slautering the ingenious people. But yall still celebrate Thanksgiving and Columbus Day.
It's a MOVIE 🤷🏽♀️ Yall watch glamorized TV shows and movies about serial killers, murders, rapists & those actors do a great job no matter how fucked up it is.
You want historical accuracy, watch a documentary. These woman did an amazing job with their roles.
I will not disagree on your point of view.
But I am curious:
Would you write the same comment if the movie was about Nazi Germany and it showed how hard the German women worked in the factories to provide the army with enough supplies? How the actually were not okay with it at all but had no other choice?
And German people would cheer happily something about sisterhood or female empowerment?
@@siggilinde5623 Well for one I will say that I've seen a few films that were set around that Era and the plot was set up to have some attachments to the Nazi's, in a way that they were the "good guys" I Absolutely LOVE The Sound of Music which is "based on a real family" preceding the war. By no means do I root for Nazis, I can't even tell you if the movie accurately depicts the time and the family. I just love the movie and I ADORE Julie Andrews. I also am addicted to true crime and they try to humanize the sick bastards. I don't agree or praise them. I just have an interest in it. I try not to make a big deal out of things like this and get so bothered. we have bigger shit to be up in arms about than a movie. 🤷🏽♀️ but that's just me
I am very impressed about all of this. About movie. About the way you play. Viola Davis is incredible but all of you. All of you. Thanks you to doing this
Calling this movie true would be the same as making a movie about Nazis that didn't enslave and kill the Jews and we're actually good guys fighting for social justice.
First of all…..horrible comparison. Because that’s not what this movie was even solely about.
I can't wait for the Epstein Story where he is portrayed as a protector of the young.
Sad but funny :) clearly you know the truth about the Dahomey Amazons. You might appreciate this truth about them: ruclips.net/video/_bPLkMTypMw/видео.html
Or that great biopic where Stonewall Jackson is portrayed as John Brown leading the southern cause to victory over the evil northern army. Same vibe.
@@aliciabell6688 😂😂😂
German here. You can not imagine how impatient some elderly people over here are, waiting for the great story of how Germany took a walk to all the neighboring countries and helped them with their economy, brought nice gifts.. ;)
@@siggilinde5623 hilarious yet accurate.