Viola Davis talks new film, 'The Woman King' l GMA
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- The Oscar-winning actress calls the film her "magnum opus" and reveals how she physically prepared for the role.
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The way she nailed this role of the woman king 👑♥️ I love her
How do we prove this Hypothesis? Historically inaccurate. Loose story writing with plot holes everywhere. Action packed yes. Decent CGI yes.
Stalking The real Women
Slavery was king Ghezo Dahomey's entire kingdom's bread and butter. He was quoted as saying, "The slave trade has been the ruling principle of my people. It is the source of their glory and wealth. Their songs celebrate their victories and the mother lulls the child to sleep with notes of triumph over an enemy reduced to slavery."
Unfortunately this is the sad truth. But it is addressed in the film. Maybe not as deeply as it was but it is addressed. And also, Unfortunately nobody can win for losing. But they do have a history and it should be told. I dont think its to glorify slavery or to abandon the fact that they were heavily involved in the slave trade but to tell their( the Agojie) story
Okay this is my question are people disturbed that the movie will glorify slave traders? Or.. are people disturbed the movie will remind us that our ancestors were traded into slavery at times by their own people?
Didn’t america kill their own people in the civil war
Probably both.
I mean..just tell the truth.
Or
Make a movie that is pure fiction
Pissed the movie glorifies slave raiders. Come on, these women help capture and kill our ancestors and it's part of the reason why so many blacks and their hell to this day. I know dark skin sisters need love but there has got to be a better way
Does the Irish think the English are their people ? Are the Russians the people of Germany or Portugal ?
Allllllllllllllll of the truth has to be said.. out loud...
She is beyond Amazing. And her acting is effortless.
The comment sections for EVERY video about this film are filled with good and caring human beings who see through the evil. I am proud of humanity right now and I am ashamed of the humans who work in Hollywood and the media as usual.
You must haven't seen the RUclips videos telling the truth about this movie and tribe..
@@badnewzscubasteve He's talking about those comments, thus the "ashamed of the humans who work in Hollywood and the media"
Oh the truth that the Tribe was an active part of the slave trade. A story never told about in Hollywood. Slavery always gets blamed on western societies. But we didn’t start it and we were the first peoples to fight to end the trade.
@@badnewzscubasteve that was then and this is now, by some women had to b more man like for lack of men. No women in her right mind don't want to b loved, r have children. this play right along w/ blk men wearing dressing, imbedding in blk women mind to belittle blk men, and handing blk men millions to wear dresses,purses., a different frm telling women they can move into projects n get welfare, but no father, know man can live there., any fool can c thru his. we know Viola is a great actress that's t women lure U want c a white actress in this position. R approaching Denezl Washington star in movie titled the man queen now would u, don't get rocked back to sleep. surely u c thru this...
Most of them are bordering on hate speech
Love that the media and everyone involved in the making of the film doesn't let historical facts get in the way of a good woke narrative.
For their next movie, the South wins the war against the slaving North!
Democrats finally have their Birth of a Nation sequel.
@@josm1481 Hey they were just protecting their way of life , just like the Dahomey....🤣
Damn near every historical film ever made has an inaccurate plot line, so why aren't you criticizing those? Oh right, because you hate black people. Get a fucking grip. The use of "woke" easily gave you away...
@@josm1481 except the south didn't win. Some of you are just projecting things Hollywood wouldn't do. Pfft 😅
'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.
LIAR!!! LIAR!!!! IM FROM DAHOMEY NOW BENIN!!! STOP LYING.. GO VIOLA WE SUPPORT YOU... AND IT WASNT THE BRITISH BUT THE FRENCH WHO ATTACK US AND SENT OUR GREAT KING TO THE FRENCH Caribbean..
@@YESYOUMA do you have access to a book, he’s telling the truth king nimrod
That's correct. In fact the very warriors glorified here were responsible for upholding the tradition of capturing other tribes and selling them into slavery and those not fit for slavery were butchered by said warriors.
@@atgrandfathersknee3065 yes, slave gathering in Africa was pretty brutal. It's claimed up to 90% died, and only 10% got on the boats.
The survivors of the Clotilda, the last slaves to the US, survived into the 1930's and said the Dahomey slave party came to their village and slaughtered all those who resisted and didn't have value.
So there weren't only white slave owners, how about that.
I'm a grown ass man and Viola Davis is my favorite actress
How much farther removed from reality and history can all these people possibly get?
Remove that white supremacy from your restricted little brain of yours would be a start.
Stop hating! And go read a book!
@@moniquej369 ok than let's read a book on The history of the Dahomey Tribe ......OH OH OH they were Slavers
@@moniquej369 a book about what.
@@bighelio1093 can you please tell me tho book.
Imagine celebrating a film that celebrates slavers that fought the British when they were fighting to abolish slavery. The Irony is strong, but not as strong as the racism on show here,
Also played by a woman whose ancestors could have been captured and sold into slavery by the dahomey.
It’s racist for black people to play wrongs written for them and produced by white people?
You don't get to prop the Engish up as a moral authority. They were complicit in the practice as well.
@@MsJay-cr1id no, you don't get to talk racist nonesense without getting called out. Britain forced half the world to give up slavery. If it wasn't for Britain there'd be slave markets across Africa, Asia and the ME today. That's a fact. Read a book you're embarrassing yourself.
@@MsJay-cr1id they were no worse than the Dahomey , evil is evil. At least the English gave us the industrial revolution. The Dahomey killed and enslaved us for what? Sea shells, dark liquor, luxury goods, and guns
I'm completely sold. Viola Davis should be awarded at least 20% of the gross for this interview alone.
The Dahomey were slavers who fought to keep slaves, they were also massacred bc they could not fight. So I’m confused on how they say this is based on a true story when they didn’t actually tell any truth about who these people actually were.
'fun fact': the last (illegal) slaves imported into the US in 1860 were captured and sold by the Dahomey.
So were early Vikings. That is they were slavers.
@@yvonneplant9434 where does anyone say they weren’t? I’m confused at your point?
@@yvonneplant9434 In the Vikings show they had slaves though......... This movie is more like if the British were enslaving Vikings, and the Vikings were raiding them for freedom.
Because they are laughing at black Americans cheering for the slavers of their ancestors. I guarantee they find this hilarious behind closed doors
OMG!! This woman king is ALWAYS dropping them gems.
I was that dark skin little girl who thought she was ugly...(63 years old..God came in and show me how wonderful I am).. Thank you for this film.
❤
Hollywood managed to make the villains the true heroes
Yes the Whites that came and took away Africans language, culture, and crowns, we are the real kings and queens
They’ve done that in every western movie for years. The Indians never scalped anyone. It was the other way around. Did you know that?
@@jewelj7507 more lie both sides scalped each other
Hollywood made the whites out to be the villain's while making the real slavers & murders, the black dohomey, out to be heroes. As usual. Doesn't stop some blacks from wanting whites to pay reparations though. How pathetic.
Expect their next movies. Making Hitler and his German socialist party the heroes. While the Allies who bleed Normandy red To save the world. the evil monsters. I’m done with Hollywood and the media. human scum the lot of them.
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.
At least they didn't waste the meat. The sick cannibals. I thought Aztec's were bad.
@@aratosm I haven’t read about any instances of cannibalism on the kingdom of Dahomey, perhaps you can enlighten me about the literature you’re citing?
4,000 sacrifices? Whites killed millions of Africans, native Americans, jews, stop it
These people ended up paying for what they did in the end. Karna came for them.
No wonder dey are still suffering till date! Evils of the past has come to hunt them!
The Dahomey Kingdom was the longest and oldest slave trading Kingdom in all of W. Africa. These women warriors weren't "heroines" they were slave traders. Out of the 15 million Africans sent to the "New World," Dahomey was responsible for selling 1 Million. This film is a betrayal to those of us with enslaved ancestry from the Americas, Europe, and Cape Verde. What good is representation when you have to betray your ppl to obtain it? This woman's Oscar will be dripped with 500 years of genocide and colonialism. We deserve better!
Well look at who made the movie .....duh?
Stop hating. Democrats needed a sequel to Birth of a Nation.
@@SHREDTILLDEAD - There is no DUH. You don't sell your ppl out for oscars.
Something is seriously wrong with ppl who equate everything to politics.
'fun fact': the last (illegal) slaves imported into the US in 1860 were captured and sold by the Dahomey.
Will Good Morning America ever have Thomas Sowell on or are they afraid that he'll mention too many facts 🤔
GMA wouldn't consider a scholarly man like Thomas Sowell. His telling the truth would make the GMA cast and woke America cringe to the core.
Shelby Steele, Larry Elders.
A movie glorifying a society based on slavery and human sacrifice.....well worth avoiding
Oh they also did human sacrifice? So this is actually worst than Birth of a Nation. Man I guess when democrats make a sequel they make a sequel.
Sorry who cares, I’m just sick of these lame ass black movies. No need to dress up how I feel with “b b b but” cringe shit
Thank you the move really should be banned
@@macktruck_1498 I am not a fan of banning things.........but not going to see it is an excellent idea!!!
Well apocalypto was based on that and it was a dam good movie. Just saying 🤷♂️
stunningly brave and also empowering slave trader propaganda.
well done ladies.
🤣
You’re mad!🤣🤣 This movie is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do! Empowering black women and pissing off racist, sexist, and misogynist! Well done ladies! 👍🏾
@@moniquej369 empowering 😂 they were genocidal maniacs who killed for profit. The movie is bringing to light what it's supposed to.. Victimhood and a superiority complex by the losers.
@@moniquej369 ...Nice try, Monique.
By basing their fictional story on real places and peoples (Dahomey and "the Europeans"), it will cause people to turn to Wikipedia (and other historical sources) to see the truth -- which is that Europeans (the much demonized British, especially) were the ones who ENDED chattel slavery in virtually all of Africa, and did it in the face of the resistance of Arabs and many local African princes. (It would have been better for the producers of this movie to set in a completely fictional "African nation" like Wakanda.)
The uncomfortable truth (to woke racists like yourself) is that it was the Europeans (especially after the 18th century Enlightenment ideas became practical political policy in the 19th century) who brought science, modern industrial technology, and, yes, individual rights and ideas of constitutional government to "the peoples of color" worldwide.
No ordinary people of Africa were "empowered" -- and especially not women (whose main function was to fetch water, tend to the gardens with hoes, and avail themselves sexually to their men) -- until European Enlightenment ideas of human rights and equality were BROUGHT to Africa by the "colonists".
@@moniquej369
WHY do you feel empowered by a historical figure that fought for the right
to enslave other black ppl ???
I love how she described it as "sort of sold" at 4:50
and do you.know any history of that tribe how they where slave traders. who sold slaves to Europeans with no issues and other African nations for weapons.
so they could conquer smaller independent tribes which could be sold into slavery. and also they would perform human sacrifice by killing their slaves as they had to many to feed. are you sold on that history. or does woke fake history tale wrote by two white women suit you better!! and tribe had 6000 women soldiers and 6000 male soldiers. this whole film is pure lies except female soldiers did exist
Because some were sold for money. Some gave their girl children to the Agojie. Some were captured during battles. Some were caught during enslaving raids on other kingdoms. It's all in the first few minutes of the movie. I hope you see it.
"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.
Consider watching the movie, you might be surprised by what is depicted! Also, consider reading books that don't ignore the massive European influence during this time on Africa. African nations battled amongst each other just like many other nations on different continents. If fact, you can insert "Europeans" instead of "Dahomey" in your statement, and it would be accurate. Europeans, with their advance weapons and united front, were able to threaten Africans with the classic "play by the rules - or be destroyed" playbook. Leaving many to feel like they had no choice but to sell their people to the Europeans. In some cases, to protect their own people, they would capture other Africans to sell, causing great divisions among tribes. This was part of the European strategy to divide and conquer. The Dahomey were one of the African regions who were able to muster up enough force to fight the Europeans and win an epic battle. This movie is about that particular victory. The Dahomey eventually lost "the war" because Europe was too powerful, nonetheless it was an incredible feat considering what they were up against.
Whites invented slavery no such thing before they came
@Brian H . Yes, but what was unique about the Atlantic Slave Trade was "race". Dahomey was wrong, so was the British, France, Portuguese, Spain. Just to name a few. The idea that people believe the Brits stopped Dahomey for altruistic reasons is laughable. Slavery in Europe simply became less economical, and the "free market" idea gained traction. Also, there were many rebellions all over the world that were happening. Africans were rising up fighting for their freedom. Yes, there is enough blame to go around. Certainly, France is no liberator! Ask Haitians, hell ask present day Mali!
@Brian H It is very interesting that you would take that quote out of context. Consider going back to my FULL comment, read it slowly and try again! You don't even have to read books to know that that quote is true - just do a google search for that time period. You will see that through colonization, Europeans were able to establish economies that African nations had to either participate in or be destroyed. Some took advantage of the situation - others tried to resist.
Everybody knows that slave systems have been in Africa before this time. That does not mean that Europe did not have a divide and conquer strategy. I mentioned in my original comment that Africans did go to war with each other so there were divisions - But those divisions were multiplied and amplified when the Europeans came. Why deny that?
@Brian H European colonization brought stability to Africa? By whose standards? And yes, I ABSOLUTELY do think that their different lifestyles were sustainable. In fact, I believe that Africa would be MUCH better off today if Europeans never arrived. Just because a big bully comes and says, "do it our way because your way is wrong" and then imposes their will. That does not mean that they become more stable and peaceful. You act like Europeans came to save Africa. They were - to use your words - "a blood thirsty society bent on conquest". They were greedy, brutal and savage. To deny that is unfathomable.
It seems to me that your perspective has been jaded by the writers of history who want to deny how prosperous and advanced Africans were IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. When I say prosperous and advanced - I don't mean in terms of riches and weapons, but in terms of allowing the land that they lived on work for them. Prosperity/advancement is not always financial, shiny and technological. That is just the way we've been taught to think in this culture.
Africans did heinous things, just like Europeans because - I know this may come as a surprise - but they are/were humans too. But was their way of doing things worse or less "stable" that the Europeans' way?
You say that Europeans brought them education - but let's not leave out all of the knowledge that Europeans received from the Africans, only to use that knowledge to exploit them even further. Let's also not forget all of the knowledge and education that the Europeans received from Africans even 3,000 years earlier, that they used to build their kingdom and take the credit for in our books today. You even admit that Africans had a 2,000 year head start. The Africans were and did develop, just not the way that the Europeans did.
I can't recommend this enough - consider expanding your world view!
I never once believed hollywood could wokeify slavery to be a positive thing.
Not seen any evidence of this.
@@chbry1050 look no further than this film.
@@chbry1050 All the evidence you need is in this interview, It's shocking.
@@BoojayDeeth nothing's shocking I've never seen so many white people interested in slavery film as much as this film then there's been so many films about slavery and I've never seen so much interest from the white population more than this film why is that and some that have never been accurate
@@chbry1050 Because this film is glorifying it. It's bizarre. All the other slavery movies (to my knowledge) has just been from the POV of people's lives as slaves, but this is different. Those movies protagonists weren't the slavers or slave-traders and weren't trying to get you to sympathize with them.
The woman in that nation actually fought to continue the slave trade
Don’t be fooled by Hollywood and their attempt to rewrite history. The all female warriors, known as the Agojie from the Kingdom of Dahomey, were a bloodthirsty group of female warriors commanded by King Ghezo, played by John Boyega. King Ghezo was an active slave owner and trader which brought much wealth into the Kingdom of Dahomey. The Agojie would raid, slaughter, and capture neighboring tribes to sell or keep for themselves. The main character Nanisca, played by Viola Davis, is almost entirely fictional. All but the name is accurate. Nanisca was a real person, who was witnessed by a French naval officer, brutally kill a bound prisoner and drink his blood in 1889.
So, however the story Hollywood feels they want to tell here, the Kingdom of Dahomey is the real villain. They sent many slaves to America. Although the Agojie were strong and considered admirable in combat, it was their inhumane actions under the rule of King Ghezo that sheds light on their brutal ways. It was the British who blocked ports in Dahomey to end the Atlantic slave trade in the 1850’s which was the only real conflict Dahomey had with the Europeans at that time. The Dahomey eventually met their demise by the French in the 1890’s.
Wow .I didn't read your post,but it seems like you REALLY care about this movie based on how much you wrote
@@ninasimone1207 a lot of people care about the truth
@@ninasimone1207 refer to MizzyMore’s comment.
Cite your sources please 😶
Consider reading books that don't ignore the massive European influence during this time on Africa. African nations battled amongst each other just like many other nations on different continents. Europeans, with their advance weapons and united front, were able to threaten Africans with the classic "play by the rules - or be destroyed" playbook. Leaving many to feel like they had no choice but to sell their people to the Europeans. In some cases, to protect their own people, they would capture other Africans to sell, causing great divisions among tribes. This was part of the European strategy to divide and conquer. The Dahomey were one of the African regions who were able to muster up enough force to fight the Europeans and win an epic battle. This movie is about that particular victory. The Dahomey eventually lost "the war" because Europe was too powerful, nonetheless it was an incredible feat considering what they were up against.
Hey, black ladies. White people compromised their entertainment (Vikings, Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, etc)) to give YOU a space. Where did you give a space for whites, or Asians, or Latinos in YOUR empowerment film?
🤦🏽♀️
No wonder the Amazon's lost. They weren't diverse enough. They needed some white men amongst them.
Ignorant ones, movies and series are BASED on fantasy so ANYONE can play the part, why you mad? This movie is based on some historical facts. Lol, can't put European where they won't. We do enough lying. FYI Africans were EVERYWHERE (shocking) b/c wait for it, they had powerful KINGDOMS (richest King ever was African) and they traveled (you welcome Italy) they just didn't colonized people😄
This film was produced and written by a white lady……….. so b mad at your people
@@shanceeaton9508 why are you so defensive? fragile much?
So, these were women who were "recruited" or "sort of sold into the kingdom" between the ages of 8 and 14, weren't "beautiful" enough to be "marriage material" had no choice but to fight or face beheading, were trained using physically brutal methods and were denied the right to marry, to have children or even have sex.
Now, apparently this is an "affirmation of purpose", of the importance of being tough.
I can't help but see it affirming something else entirely, now if only I could put my finger on the correct word...
What a powerful statement going back to that six year old girl being called black!! THAT HIT HOME😢. I too have been in that same boat.
I've seen an now own the movie Woman King. As a white woman I absolutely connected with the characters an it reach into the depth of my soul. It deserves Best Picture an Viola an many other of the main women deserve Oscar's. It's totally different, an all that woman power an the core of the movie is real life. It should rise above all else.An best director from training, acting, an dance work is an art. I feel it deserves every honor there is to have! Just need a sequel
Lmao this has to stop 🤣🤣🤣
these tribe raids villages and sold
and sacrifice them. Are we to celebrate this movie?
They really were more hardcore than the Spartans. And these women are beautiful!
Beautiful? Viola Davis?
@@huolalupin6008 Yes. Problem?
@@kimberly8695 Not a problem but very, very far from beautiful
@@huolalupin6008 she's beautiful.
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It's a movie. Clearly described as "based on true events". They were not attempting to create a documentary. Watch it or don't watch it, but understand that it's main purpose is to entertain and in this day and age you can always find out the real truth.
Agreed!!!
Democrats finally have their Birth of a Nation sequel.
it’s a movie that celebrates a kingdom of some of the most prolific enslavers of black Africans of all time. This kingdom Specifically fought to keep capturing and enslaving other black Africans when others were trying to eliminate the practice. And they did it all for money and conquest, as bad or worse than any white empire and living off of doing it to their own.
If you’re cool with celebrating the kingdom who thrived off of fighting for the ability to keep enslaving other black men and women, then by all means enjoy the film.
People celebrate vikings and spartans that enslaved black people
@@audaciousjones you don’t see the irony though in this movie being heralded as an achievement in black cinema when it’s about a specific historical group who were among the biggest villains to black people in history? They kept their own slaves on their own plantations and bragged about it. That’s what makes it so bizarrely appalling. They’re on par with the worst of the southern confederates and people who were paid by the Nazis to capture Jewish people, except they sustained a whole group people off of it and called it the glory of their people.
"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.
The Agojie (women warriors) fought in slave raids along with the male fighters. There are accounts of Dahomey warriors conducting slave raids on villages where they cut the heads off of the elderly and rip the bottom jaw bones off others. During the raids, they'd burn the villages to the ground. Those who they let live, including the children, were taken captive and sold as slaves. The movie strategically downplays this part of Dahomey's history, so as to not complicate the story with the truth.
Each year in Dahomey, roughly 500 slaves and criminals were mass executed in large-scale human sacrifices during the religious ceremonies of a festival known as the Annual Customs of Dahomey. Most were sacrificed by way of decapitation, a method of killing widely used by the Dahomean kings. The 1727 Annual Customs of the Dahomey ceremony reportedly saw as many as 4,000 people sacrificed.
Really strange how a woman whose ancestors were possibly sold into slavery by the Dahomey Kingdom Along with a million others Will go on to play the lead role in a film glorifying them . Never mind that the supposed European villains were actually attempting to stop the slave trade or that the supposed prowess Of these female Warriors amounted to being obliterated by the French army.
'fun fact': the last (illegal) slaves imported into the US in 1860 were captured and sold by the Dahomey.
Whites invented slavery
It is fictional, written by 2 people, but based on real events. How often do you see a movie about African female warriors?? The studios did not want to make this movie. It took 7 years to get it made. Who would want to watch a movie about black female warriors? Well, it is Number one at the box office right now and I am glad that the director and Viola Davis did not give up and still made this movie .
The movie was different and was good from the beginning to the end. It is not a documentary.
At first the Europeans did buy slaves and the Dahomie were involved in the slave trade.
It was in the movie . They did not hide that fact. People are complicated. Situations are complicated and the Dahomie, the Portuguese, the people of the Oho Empire in the movie, they were all just trying to survive the best way they knew how, at that time.
You must realize that the French had greater advantages. They had better weapons and were greater in number, and physically, men are stronger and have a greater reach than women and have longer legs. It makes sense that they lost to the French.
Groups of female warriors often developed when most of the men were killed in war or sold into slavery. Someone has to take their place.
A lot of the Dahomie men were sold to the Oho Empire as slaves and this lead to the existence of these female warriors. That info came from a descendant of the Dahomie in Africa ,living in Benin, which is where the Dahomie lived.
@@patphatkitten Everything you said is irrelevant to the comment I made .I pointed out the ridiculous hypocrisy and irony of a black woman glorifying a nation of slavers .Your comment amounted to a really feeble appeal to emotion fallacy. "How often do you see a movie about African female warriors" Who cares .It makes no difference whether its fictional ,if it's still glorifying and representing a vicious people such as the dahomeys. Same way a fictional film glorifying nazis would be bad. BUT the worst part is after all the vilifying of western culture by the woke leftist mob establishment, people like you excuse this hypocrisy by saying ,"People are complicated. Situations are complicated " .OH so when its a black female warrior film then it's ok ,But US presidents have to be demonized ? It does not work that way .You don't get to pick and choose .If you are going to demonize slave holders then it applies to Africans as well. . AND the dahome outnumbered the French by a large margin. First Franco-Dahomean War Over 8,000 Fon troops VS 709-759 French troops 500 Porto-Novo troops
Casualties and losses
Dahomey 1,000-2,000 killed French 16 killed
83 wounded
Second Franco-Dahomean War
DAHOMEY 8,800 regular1,200 Amazons: French2,164 French soldiers
2,600 Porto-Novo porters
@@patphatkitten so much wrong with your comment. You mean you want to ignore facts and reality because of race and gender reasons. Slave trading cannibals can be glorified if it's to promote black women.
1. The movie is 3rd during the worst September at the box office in 25yrs. The movie looks like it will lose money.
2. It's not complicated. The Dahomey economy was almost entirely dependent on slavery. They fought to continue slaving, against the Europeans
3. They Agojie got annihilated by a French bayonet charge all 600 Agojie killed for only 6 French at the point of bayonets not guns.
We get it, you have no principles or conscience you just want to promote black women.
Total distortion of the actual history. The warrior women supported the slave trade and were finally destroyed by the French who were terminating the slave trade.
Good Morning America cares about drama, not facts.
Watched "Woman King" last night and loved, loved, loved it. Great job Viola and team. Love you girls.❤
Viola and these fools blindly praising this need an immediate reality check. Can’t fix stupid though.
How is it that Good Morning America has over 4 million subscribers but it’s videos barely get over 50k views?
Pleeeease, can we stop being hypocritical about the slave trading??? "Great" Britain did it for centuries! so did united States of America, France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal! Vikings-- the series, was made and no one batted an eyelid. Nearly every european slave trading country did it, pillaged the colonies, made movies about it, sold merch, and had their day in the sun. We all cheered it! America killed native americans, traded (and killed) blacks and STILL makes movies about it as "history". All of these people were humanized and to be understood, not judged. Now, we have a VERY SIMILAR story about a W/A country and a part of it's history and everyone's suddenly has an effin" conscience and historian!!! Tell me, how did they know to trade slaves IF THERE WERE NO PEOPLE TO SELL THEM TO??? You mean to tell me that the British sailed all the way from europe to West Africa JUST TO STOP THE SLAVE TRADE??? REALLY????
This is my favorite actress she is gorgeous amazing she is everything I Thank God 🙏🏽 for this woman my 14 year old daughter is in 🥰
This is why Viola is so intelligent and where she's at today........when she addressed the person who said ''I'm tired of seeing black women depicted as masculine warriors'', she was referring to the GAS LIGHTING of seeing ''Strong Black Women'' when they're actually just Tyler Perry type roles written in a CERTAIN PERSPECTIVE and NOW she's portraying an actual Strong Black Woman in ''Woman King''! Like Genius!!!
Oh boy, so many woke led lies. Sigh. I was really excited for this film. But y'all leaving out some very important TRUTHS of this film. Then send Viola to nake rounds insisting its all 100% facts.
Well what do you expect the race grifter to do? Use facts? lol
I can't get over the fact that The Woman King movie looks somewhat similar to the Wakanda Forever movie trailer.
Bet they practiced slavery as well but Marvel is hiding it.
That's what it is. They wanted a piece of that Black Panther market, but picked the worst part of African history to base their story on.
they are both non-fiction
Umm because they are lead by black woman??? So do you think all movies lead by white men and women look similar??? What the hell??? Such an ignorant ass comment. It's clear from.the trailer itself they are completely different stories!
I just finished her book Finding Me… it was amazing and eye opening 😊❤
There, I fixed the movie:
They could have made a movie where the captain of the agojie actually opposed her king's wish to continue slavery, and then sacrificed her life and that of her troops at the hand of the Europeans to cripple the might of the dahomey kingdom and king's slave-lust.
It would have been a bit closer to history and much more epic.
That would have been just as made up as what's in the movie. It would not have been closer to history.
That would have been a lie too.
@@alienlife7754 I don't know of any historical movie for entertainment that hasn't added imaginary elements.
Adding imaginary elements is different from what the story is currently doing now, which is flipping the good vs the bad guys.
@@aratosm ...Uh, it would be called "historical fiction" -- a fictional story with an historical background. (James Michener, James Clavell do this all the time.)
You DO know that not all movies (or written stories for that matter) are not history documentaries or even historical re-enactments, right?
@@MrJm323 You do know you're defending slavers right?
The way I love this woman ❤️❤️❤️❣️
As a dark skin woman who isn’t considered “pretty” but passed over several times for women with “softer” features, it renewed my fighting spirit and I loved it!
But you pretty tho ☺️
@@tijan8948 it’s the dark skin they don’t like here in America.
@@joyhappy3461 haha, I live in Senegal, surrounded by beautiful dark and light skin people 🙏🏾
@@tijan8948 I’m sure!
As a white Aussie i know what an attractive female looks like and make no mistake you are good looking that's for sure
That would make her a queen wouldn’t it?
Exactly. Here's a description of two historic Queens from "Guitar Davis."
ruclips.net/video/SS-mQ42Ftc4/видео.html
Yes, but that’s not good enough for the feminazis of today. A female title isn’t good enough, they NEED the male title of King. They want to have the physical strength & power of men. They want to shun femininity and look masculine.
Basically, they want to BE men and are angry that they are not.
She’s amazing!!! ❤
I like the fact they are glorifying this conquering group. We celebrate Greeks, Romans, Persians, ancient Chinese, Mongolians. They were all conquerers. Original American settlers were explorers and incredible men. I’m ok with this film as long as black people can get over themselves and accept white folks are gunna love their heritage and you can’t guilt everyone in to not doing that.
I agree to an extent, although I dont neccesarily agree that the aformentioned cultures are "celebrated" per se.
@@Joe-pc3hs maybe not celebrated but they aren’t looked at with disdain we see today when people talk about early American settlers or the British empire. This movie, even tho they faked the plot, isnt bad as everyone is making it out to be I don’t think they shouldn’t make the movie cus the group traded slaves. What this group shows is that this type of behavior was normal back in the days. I think a lot of people think that white people are the only people to conquer others. They try to tell brits or Americans to feel bad about their history. I love British and American history and I appreciate all of the history good and the bad. Africans should be able to be proud of their history as well as any other group and shouldn’t be shamed into feeling bad about it.
The periods of history are interesting, but I don't think anyone looks at those empires as melovolant. The truth isn't important. We are force fed woke b.s. all the time. Just tell a story. The Color Purple is one of the best films ever made. Simply a good story. No agenda
OMG - these comments are trippin' me out! First of all - watch the movie before claiming that it is not based on historical facts. Second, almost every movie that depicts history like this has an inserted "Hollywood narrative". Now...consider reading books that don't ignore the influence of Europe on Africa during this time to find out the historical accuracy of the main story minus the Hollywood narrative.
African nations battled amongst each other just like many other nations on different continents. Europeans, with their advance weapons and united front, were able to threaten Africans with the classic and savage "play by the rules - or be destroyed" playbook. Leaving many to feel like they had no choice but to sell their people to the Europeans. In some cases, to protect their own people, they would capture other Africans to sell, causing great divisions among tribes. This was part of the European strategy to divide and conquer. The Dahomey were one of the African regions who were able to muster up enough force to fight the Europeans and win an epic battle. This movie is about that particular victory. The Dahomey eventually lost "the war" because Europe was too powerful, nonetheless it was an incredible feat considering what they were up against. Now keep calm and carry-on folks!
I know Viola Davis didn’t fail to shout out the great Zora Neal Hurston who wrote a book called Baracoon about the Dahomey, and it’s chilling account of the women warriors who raided the story tellers village and sold him into slavery. This book is also part of the body of work.
She said it was one book out there, as if, she has done the research. So she might know more than she willing to say right now.
Who cares. Stop looking for problems.
Remember having to write a book report about the novel Native son by Richard Wright in 12th grade..Another working title was being suggested about a villian Bigger Thomas that murdered his bosses daughter..then working with providence postal service employee Harry Butler that was a film extra in Amistad; total waste of my time
She strategically didn't mention they were slave traders. So she is not gonna mention that.
@@annabrown5712 Should every British and American story mention they were slave traders too?
I'M 56 I AM SO ENCOURAGED BY YOU GIRLS
I really relate with viola on the dark skin and afrocentric hate
I can too.. I understand and it feels soooooooo good to HEAR it out mf loud 💯 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
The guy who said he was tired of seeing strong black women said that because he probably watched that same movie more than ten times 😂
I saw the movie it was awesome!!
Please Hollywood's 🙏 give her the Oscar she deserves.
"You two are praying over people and I'm out there fighting." hahahaha
next up...another DEM film about the struggles of an auschwitz guard who heroically fought against those unruly prisoners.....and the jewish DEMS will applaud and line up to praise it
5:36 What, like the German soldiers who commited atrocities which the world condems them for you mean?
yeah man, the Nazis were just defending their way of life man. Why did the allies attack them? They were just fighting for freedom!
The Confederacy was also just misunderstood. So sad. They were just defending their culture from the disrespect from the north! smh /S
Viola Davis: "If you don't see this movie then you're saying black women can't lead the box office!"
Fans: "So you want us to pay good money in this ongoing recession, so we can watch a bunch of black women telling us just how great of a thing black slavery is and shouldn't have ended?"
Viola Davis: "Exact- wait, what!?"
The Dahomey were so brutal that they actually made the captured children carry the decapitated head of their parents!!!
She’s so beautiful inside and OUT!!! I don’t understand who would call her anything other than stunning!
Have u seen her inside too? Wow.
If u think u know a celebrity by watching an interview, you're so dumb.
Remember Ellen Degenerate Lol
Sadly there are people who are not happy with the movie at all. They are saying it cause division between black men and black women.
Very powerful
This movie aggrandizes the Dahomy Tribe that literally butchered other humans like cattle and enslaved the black African people for themselves and the Atlantic slave trade. Is that very powerful to you? Read the true history, and be enlightened.
Excellant Movie....period.
Beautiful film may you continue to shine black queen.
Viola Davis is incredible. She is so talented !When I see her in a movie,I can't stand UP!
Viola is so beautiful and talented!
If you say so
She definitely is I agree 100%
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.
To disease.
@@aratosm european immune systems couldn’t handle African tropical diseases
It’s cause they didn’t even aim their outdated muskets when they shot. A lot easier to attack innocent villagers than it is to defeat a trained military unit.
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Thats not what happened...
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Wow. You're a racist...
I Will Always Follow A Movie When Viola Davis Is Involved.
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as an African i find this movie to be very disrespectful, Hollywood need to tell truth and not make their own history in the name of black empowerment.
Viola you are beautiful and I love you! Get it girl!
She says these woman were sort of sold into the kingdom to be warriors and that they were not allowed to have children, have sex or get married, that they had to train all the time and if they walked away, alot of the times they were beheaded. So they themselves were basically slaves. Sad.
....And had their clitorises sliced off (FGM)!
Modern-day feminist heroes, according to our neo-Marxist masters!
(But, I'm upset that they didn't hire male "transwomen" to play the leading roles! ....What trans-exclusionary bigots!!)
She is amazing actress i love her so much 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇨🇦
Anybody gonna ask her how it feels to make a hero out of a slave trader? I'd love to hear the answer to that.
I would like to watch a movie about an African culture with relatable virtues. The ones in this movie and black panther were all slaver af
Yes, like the battle of ADWA would be great.
I just took the test and apparently I’m the General:
General Nanisca
Oooops! Looks like you didn't quite follow the plan. Does it matter? You are the leader after all, and your decision to run around the lake rather than swim was definitely a unique one. You use your past to help win victories by any means necessary. You're fearless, wise, and you're always fighting for a better future.
Slay.
I just love her so much
Her involvement in this movie is an endorsement of the enslavement of Africans for the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Dahomey was organized for war, not only to expand its boundaries but also to take captives as slaves. Slaves were either sold to the Europeans in exchange for weapons or kept to work the royal plantations that supplied food for the army and court.
The Dahomey Kingdom became known to European traders at this time as a major source of slaves in the slave trade at Allada and Whydah.
In 1851-1852, the British imposed a naval blockade on the ports of Dahomey in order to force them to end the slave trade. In January 1852, Ghezo accepted a treaty with the British ending the export of slaves from Dahomey.
The Kingdom of Dahomey was an important regional power that had an organized domestic economy built on conquest and slave labor, significant international trade and diplomatic relations with Europeans, a centralized administration, taxation systems, and an organized military.
There were two Franco-Dahomean wars, which ended in 1894 with France taking over. The Kingdom of Dahomey eventually became French Dahomey, a colony, ten years later.
This movie is supposed to be based on a true story… But the depiction is not true! Hollywood is crazy! All they care about is ‘female empowerment’. How pathetic. This movie is a sham!
Nonsense.
❤I’m so proud to say this movie is the best I have seen in the last 20 years I have seen it twice Viola Davis and the rest of the cast deserve every award!!!!!!
Twice here as well I'm trying to buy it right NOW
Be proud to say that you watched a movie that celebrated those who enslaved your ancestors. BRAVO!
Let's just put the chains back on.
@@jong7513 slavery is apart of history that we cannot deny…. I am entitled to say what I want just like you and I don’t need your permission or approval
@@blondieb2015 And when you're celebrating it, people get to call you out on that. If you cannot deny the history of slavery, then just admit the Agojie you're celebrating were brutal slavers, it's not that complicated.
Y'all are weird, like someone who enjoys watching a pro-nazi movie like "this is the best movie ever!". Sick shit.
This movie was awesome!! I really enjoyed watching it, it thought me a lot about history...Viola did a wonderful job!! Wonderful cast thank you❤❤
My god viola ,I've followed your career this whole time ,your oscar win for a real black struggle and the acting you perceived in that film was absolutely stunning ,this isn't the hill to die on ,it's made black people and white people in your country ,not mine,come together on a common cause ,this is not what you should represent if you want a great black story ,its a hollywood version of horrific events .
There's litterally so many stories about black women hollywood they could of chosen and it was ....this jesus.
Viola looks stunning ❤I seen the movie twice
I’m going back to see it again
There is a great book by Zora Neal Hurston that describes one of the last Africans brought to the Americans who said he was captured by female Dahomey warriors who were beheading people who resisted. Not snowflakes and quite disturbing.
BRINGS TEARS OF JOY ❤️😘😂
I love her character. She just acted with her hrt
None of this movie is true at all they were slavers that got defeated by the French who joined the English to abolish slavery in Africa
Guilty of enslaving black people for 400 years?
The French who are still robbing West Africa and formenting coups today in Burkina Faso were moral paragons?
ABC should be ashamed that they do not speak to the historical context and inaccuracies of this film. There are wonderful stories from the African continent that the world would enjoy seeing without being guilted into seeing and that are not flagrant lies. You can all do better than this. I and many others are rooting for you to rise to your potential.
This aged well.
In reality, the main conflict with white Europeans during King Ghezo's reign came through the efforts of the British to bring an end to the Atlantic slave trade, in which the Kingdom of Dahomey was a major player. The British had to blockade the ports of Dahomey in order to put a stop to the Atlantic slave trade. Even after promising to end the slave trade in 1852, the year after the British imposed the blockade, King Ghezo resumed trading slaves in 1857. To this end, King Ghezo and the Kingdom of Dahomey are the villains of the true story.
I really appreciate and enjoy this conversation!
HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD: THIS IS AN AWESOME FILM THAT SHOWS THE REALITY OF OUR HISTORY AND CULTURE. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THOSE OUTSIDE OF OUR HISTORY AND CULTURE WHO COMMITTED THE HORRIFIC ACTS AND ATROCITIES AGAINST US ARE SUDDENLY NOT GUILTY OR REMOVED FROM RESPONSIBILITY TO FORMALLY APOLOGIZE AND PAY REPARATIONS VIOLA DAVIS SHOULD WIN AN OSCAR AND EVERY OTHER AWARD FOR HER PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER ACTORS/ACTRESSES IN THIS FILM. OUR PEOPLE MUST EMBRACE REALITY AND LIVE FREE FOR REAL. IT'S STILL A FILM. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CREATE DRAMATIC SCENES THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY, HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. MOVIES ARE MAKE-BELIEVE AND THEY ALWAYS SHOW WHAT COULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AS WELL. LET US LOOK WITHIN AND DECIDE TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, STOP BETRAYING ONE ANOTHER AND STICK TOGETHER FOR A BETTER FUTURE. #REPARATIONSNOW! THANK YOU, VIOLA DAVIS, AND ALL INVOLVED, FOR THIS MOVIE. #PRAYERS & #BLESSINGS! HALLELUJAH! AMEN!
You are insane, my friend. This movie rewrites history massively by self-inserting leftist modern day woke agenda into The Woman King, which is massively fictionalised, including Viola's made up main character, to glorify evil slavers in Dahomey, who fought tooth and nail against 'the evil colonisers', Britain and France, to continue enslaving their own, even returning to attempting to capture their own race despite having dabbed in palm oil trade. She left her soul behind forever by making that criminal propaganda piece. You should pay reparations for the crimes your ancestors in Dahomey committed on their own. Please apologise to them as well for the horrific acts and atrocities.
The story was beautiful. What Hollywood movie is true unless it's a documentary? It had Powerful imagery and I loved it. The African Slave Trade is not an easy story to digest. I know the history, but this was not claimed to be actual events. Braveheart was not accurate, but I loved it. Many hands have blood on it, but the film is not a documentary and uplifts those whose ancestors were taken and I receive that!! Wonderful Job!! Go see it!
She looks young for 56 years old.
This speech by Viola about her as a 6 year old girl made me emotional and I'm not even black! What woman!
yep, that's t plan work ur emotions, movie fine but don't for a minute want to b like this., look how far they went to brian wash u, some 1000 yrs ago., nobody want to copy a life like this...
I wish that,the lady from Black Panther was in it too.The bold headed actress.