Set during the Civil War, Free State of Jones tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance. and Jack's Powder Keg Company participated in the production with their cannon and black powder.[14]. Free State of Jones (2016) Starring Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw | based on the books 'The Free State of Jones' by Victoria E. Bynum and 'The State of Jones' by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer We Stood firm to the union when secession swept as an avalanche over the state. The film was pushed back from its original release date of March 11, 2016, to May 13 and finally June 24, 2016. From the Studio: Set during the Civil War, Free State of Jones tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Nothing wrong with that man's story. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. The ex-Confederates, runaway slaves, and farmers of Jones County start a revolt against the Confederacy. Cap’n Newt had … [17] On May 25, 2015, some filming took place at Chicot State Park near Ville Platte, Louisiana. 2016 139 min NR (Not Rated) Military/War, Drama, Biography, History, Action/Adventure Feature Film. #FreeStateOfJones - now available on Digital HD, Blu-Ray and DVD. Katha Pollitt needs the white trash to stay trash. [8][9] Angelo Piazza III, Marksville, La. [2], The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 24, 2016, alongside Independence Day: Resurgence and The Shallows and was projected to gross around $10 million in its opening weekend from 2,815 theaters. Take a look ahead at all the major movie releases coming to theaters and streaming this season. He was initially drawn to make the movie out of a desire to examine the Reconstruction era south, an era that, according to him, is poorly represented in film, quoting Gone with the Wind and The Birth of a Nation as examples of "the last movies that did it". Despite overwhelming odds, Knight banded together with other small farmers and local slaves and launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to … Free State of Jones is a rarer thing: a film that tries to strike sparks of political insight from a well-worn genre template. When the band captures a Confederate prisoner, tensions mount and the true meaning of ... See full summary ». Fight for freedom. 22.5 — “Letter from Mississippi,” Mobile Daily Advertiser and Register , May 6, 1864. It is a swampy, rural area, dotted with churches and blue-collar establishments. Free State of Jones is reasonably accurate historical fiction telling an important story in American history. Matthew McConaughey tries finding out the difference between front and back seat of Lincoln Continental's in this car commercial. Robert Gould Shaw, the hero of GLORY, was a real life officer in the Union army. All her self-esteem depends on the belief that poor whites were and are and will be trash, now and forever.This movie proves that isn't true -- and that's why leftist critics had to bury it. This FAQ is empty. By seeing his own interests clearly and considering the economic and social structure of his locale and his nation insightfully, he's able to transcend heritage and history and to forge a community, both during and after the war, that will be fair, inclusive, and—yes—post-racial. A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Banding together with other small farmers and … Newton continues to fight racial inequality after the war. Details below. Less than a decade after Mississippi became the country's 20th state, settlers organized this area of 700 sq mi (1,800 km ) of pine forests and swamps for a new county in 1826. Gary Ross ’ “Free State of Jones” is based on one of the most fascinating true stories of the Civil War. He's not Harvard. Newton Knight is just a lovable guy from the word go (we first see him hugging a scared boy on the battlefield, then holding him while he dies) and he has no personal demons (or prejudices) to overcome. He is sentenced to five years in prison, but his conviction is thrown out by the Mississippi Supreme Court in 1949, rather than risk the law being declared unconstitutional in light of the emerging civil rights movement. 3 / 5 stars 63% 46%. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War. It was released in the United States by STXfilms on June 24, 2016. [3][4][5][6][7] The film is credited as being "based on the books The Free State of Jones by Victoria E. Bynum and The State of Jones by Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer."[4]. Rated R for brutal battle scenes and disturbing graphic images, Netflix Added 74 New Movies And 31 New TV Shows This Week, Netflix Added 45 New Movies/TV Shows Today, Netflix in October: Here’s Everything Coming and Going (Video), Amazon’s Black Employee Network Recommended Watching, Everything Coming to Netflix in October 2020, Most Anticipated Film: Summer 2016 Edition. After the Siege of Vicksburg, more rebel soldiers desert. Free State of Jones has the noblest of intentions, but they aren't enough to make up for its stilted treatment of a fascinating real-life story. For this cause alone we have been treated as savages instead of freeman by the rebel authorities. So it's a fundamental article of faith with them that all poor whites are beyond redemption -- a basket of deplorables, as it were.If you don't believe me, look up a piece Katha Pollitt published in THE NATION in November 2018. [28] The Atlantic's Vann R. Newkirk II said, "To say that McConaughey's portrayal of Newton Knight is a white savior perhaps undersells the trope... A better film would have muddled the clean white-savior narrative with an actual exploration of what the racial politics of a mixed-race insurgency in the South might have been like. Most flee into the swamps, and Newton is elected as a captain to organize them against efforts to force them back into service. The county was known as the Free State of Jones, and some say it actually seceded from the Confederacy. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War. Written and directed by Gary Ross, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, and Keri Russell. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-free-state-jones-180958111 [23], On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, the film has an approval rating of 46% based on 184 reviews and an average rating of 5.5/10. Calling themselves the Knight Company after their captain, Newton Knight, they set up headquarters in the swamps of the Leaf River, where, legend has it, they declared the Free State of Jones. Free State of Jones Free State of Jones (2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. [16] In May 2015 shooting was scheduled for Clinton, with East Feliciana Parish as a filming set. They raid Confederate convoys for food and supplies and capture a piece of southeast Mississippi, organizing it as the "Free State of Jones." Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love. After surviving the 1862 Battle of Corinth and being told of the Twenty Negro Law that allows wealthy men to avoid being conscripted into military service, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Jones County serving as a battlefield nurse in the Confederate army, deserts and returns home to his wife Serena after seeing his nephew Daniel get shot and killed. He claims to have researched his subject extensively and consulted with multiple historians, many of whom appear in the article. Free State of Jones. Newton's disenchantment with the Confederacy grows after finding out that Confederate troops have been confiscating crops and livestock from his fellow farmers as "taxes" to support the war effort. Though it was once the site of the most revolutionary Civil War rebellion, its residents now favor a more conservative approach. The setting is … Reviewer A. O. Scott called it "a neglected and fascinating chapter in American history" and said it used "the tools of Hollywood spectacle to restore a measure of clarity to our understanding of the war and its aftermath. Fight for freedom. Several Jones … He's not Boston. 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Despite overwhelming odds, Knight banded together with other small farmers and local slaves and launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free … Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey stars in this epic, untold true story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy during the Civil War. In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory. Hornaday said the film could have avoided the trope by focusing more on Knight's alliance with a former slave or his relationships with his wife and an enslaved house servant. He's not driven by personal anger or passion, just by an abstract love of justice.Related to that problem is the fact that Newton Knight doesn't square off with one single baddie who's tough enough to make it a real fight. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. But did you notice the words "Harvard" and "Boston" and "distinguished family?" Use the HTML below. A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. He was a Harvard graduate from a very genteel, distinguished Boston family who volunteered to command black troops and died leading them in a desperate charge against hopeless odds. (2016). We Stood firm to the union when secession Swept as an avalanche over the state. Movies With the Funniest/Weirdest Looking Posters? 25 talking about this. They named it Jones County after John Paul Jones, the early American Naval hero who rose from humble Scottish origin to military success during the American Revolution. "[30] Scott also said, "...while Mr. Ross's story makes Newton unambiguously heroic, this is not yet another film about a white savior sacrificing himself on behalf of the darker-skinned oppressed. This is a movie that got a lot of attention when it came out a few years ago, yet somehow it never connected with audiences. "[31], The New Yorker film critic Richard Brody gave it a positive review, saying, "It's tempting to shunt Free State of Jones into the familiar genre of the white-savior tale, but Newton Knight appears as something else—not so much as a savior but as an avatar of a new South. I was especially struck by Ross’s investment in establishing the film’s historical bona fides. Watch the full movie online. [25] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. "[29], The New York Times selected it as a "critic's pick". Read Less. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $25 million against its $50 million production budget. Written by Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on a journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? [15] On March 9 Adam Fogelson, Chairman of STX Entertainment announced the start of the production in and around New Orleans, with the release of a first look photo. But none of the critics ever attacked GLORY or patronized the personal story of Robert Gould Shaw the way they patronized the story of Newton Knight.And there's a reason why. Afterwards he still had trouble getting the movie made, which he attributes to the fact that "we're in a different kind of a popcorn universe now". A lawyer defending a wealthy man begins to believe his client is guilty of more than just one crime. Free State of Jones is a 2016 American historical war film inspired by the life of Newton Knight and his armed revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, throughout the American Civil War. "[24] [21] The film grossed $365,000 from its Thursday previews and $2.7 million on its first day. But the real point of the article is that changing their minds is a waste of time. The website's critical consensus reads, "Free State of Jones has the noblest of intentions, but they aren't enough to make up for its stilted treatment of a fascinating real-life story. #FreeStateOfJones - now available on Digital HD, Blu-Ray and DVD. Today, the Free State of Jones is back to being known as Jones County. Written and directed by Gary Ross, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, and Keri Russell. Free State of Jones (4,359) IMDb 6.9 2 h 20 min 2016 X-Ray R A defiant southern farmer, Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey), leads an extraordinary rebellion with farmers and slaves to secede from the Confederacy during the civil war. It's too long, it covers too much ground, and while Matthew McConaughey gives the role of ex-Confederate freedom fighter Newton Knight everything he's got, the character just doesn't jump off the screen like Charlton Heston in BEN HUR or Mel Gibson in BRAVEHEART. Add the first question. He eventually has a son with Rachel named Jason. In the new film "Free State of Jones," Matthew McConaughey plays Confederate soldier Newton Knight, and depending on whom you ask, Knight was either a hero or a traitor. Since he is possibly of one-eighth black descent, the law considers him to be black, and he therefore cannot legally marry his long-time white sweetheart. Free State of Jones 2016 | R | 2h 19m | Action & Adventure A Mississippi farmer turns outlaw as he leads a ragtag band of fellow Civil War deserters and escaped slaves in a rebellion against the Confederacy. (After shooting in Louisiana and Mississippi, the film is expected to release March 11, 2016.) [18][19] The first trailer was released on January 9, 2016. Learn about Newton Knight and the Free State of Jones, tour the Knight Family Cemetery, see Newt Knight's grave and buy official t-shirts and merchandise! THAT'S the kind of white savior a left-wing film critic can love.Someone just like them!The thing about Newton Knight that turned off a lot of big name critics, (like Richard Brody of the New Yorker) is that he's not Robert Gould Shaw. It provides students with lasting visual and story-based memories that … Upon returning home, he befriends Rachel, an enslaved woman who has secretly learned to read. After Moses is lynched while registering freedmen to vote, Newton is seen participating in a march of voters to the polls while they sing "John Brown's Body". He's not even a West Point man like Grant or Sherman. Free State of Jones is a 2016 American historical war film inspired by the life of Newton Knight and his armed revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, throughout the American Civil War. 27 talking about this. 12 of 12 people found this review helpful. His great-grandfather had been Cap’n Newt Knight, who deserted the Confederate Army and set up “The Free State of Jones” in Jones County. [13] In preparation, Ross did a "tremendous amount of research", studying not only the Civil War but also the historiography of the war, the latter because he wanted "to debunk a lot of the myths" surrounding the events. William Wallace goes up against Longshanks, Edward I of England, who is so terrifying he almost jumps off the screen. Without poor whites to blame for racism, privileged white liberals have no way to justify their privilege. Those kind of people are trash -- and they're supposed to ACT like it!The idea that a poor redneck farmer would make common cause with a bunch of runaway slaves (without government supervision or a liberal college degree) is just as frightening, just as terrifying, to a New York film critic as it would be to a Mississippi planter. “Free State of Jones” begins on the battlefield, with a flurry of the kind of immersive combat action that has long been a staple of American movies. Despite getting little help from the Union, Newton's firm leadership and the rebels' use of the terrain and various deceptions enable them to hold out until 1865, when the Confederacy is dissolved. None of them have any personal grudge against him and no personal magnetism of their own.So the bottom line is that the general audience was bored to death.Now with critics I think the story is a lot more sinister. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 53 out of 100 based on reviews from 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". 37, 73, 109. Link your DIRECTV account to Movies Anywhere to enjoy your digital collection in one place. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. [2], The story is based on the history of Jones County, Mississippi, during the Civil War and the period immediately after it. [22] In its opening weekend the film grossed $7.6 million, finishing 6th at the box office behind Finding Dory ($73 million), Independence Day: Resurgence ($41 million), Central Intelligence ($18.2 million), The Shallows ($16.8 million) and The Conjuring 2 ($7.7 million). Principal photography began on February 23, and was scheduled to end on May 28. Nor for that matter is it the story of a white sinner redeemed by the superhuman selflessness of black people. View production, box office, & company info. In the Civil War South, a group of Confederate deserters fight to defend their freedom at any cost. The problem with that argument is that it would apply equally well to a movie like GLORY which covers similar events in the exact same time period. And critics didn't seem to want to go to bat for it either.It's easy to see why the mass audience didn't like this movie. [13] Speaking to Slash Film about the research for the film, Ross remarked, "I don’t think I did anything but read for a couple of years" [13], Ross finished writing the film prior to working on The Hunger Games, although he struggled to find much in way of financing: he felt that working on The Hunger Games would help him, and thus declined to work on the sequels. ", Search for "Free State of Jones" on Amazon.com, Title: News About "Free State of Jones" More About the Movie: Learn more about the real Newton Knight and the rebellion he lead in Jones County, Mississippi. Upcoming movie “ The Free State of Jones,” starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Keri Russell, tells the true story of Newton Knight and a Mississippi county’s open defiance of secession and the War. In the movie we see slaves join his rebellion, but was Knight a supporter of abolition? The film was a passion project for Ross, who spent ten years developing it. FREE STATE OF JONES takes place in 1862, in Jones City, Mississippi, where a Confederate soldier named Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey) finds himself demoralized after witnessing a teen boy's death on a blood-soaked battlefield. The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil War (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2001) pp. Free State of Jones is only a week away and the New York Times ran a fascinating interview Wednesday with its director, Gary Ross. Was this review helpful to you? But Newton Knight just fights a bunch of no-name dastardly Confederate officers, most of whom are portrayed as cowardly or incompetent. MCU fans, here are some streaming picks to watch while you wait for the next episode of "The Falcon and the Winter Solider. STX Entertainment. Judah Ben Hur goes up against Massala in the chariot race, and they have a whole lot of personal history. Free State of Jones, written and directed by Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), tells the story of the curious settlement of Jones County, Mississippi. Since they are unable to legally marry, Newton arranges for her to be deeded a parcel of his land for farming. He helps free Moses' son from an "apprenticeship" to Rachel's former master. Between late 1863 and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Mississippi. The overall story follows the history of Jones County, and some of the events portrayed are true. The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison. The vocalization of Jones County's history and interviews with residents and descended family members remembrances of Newton Knight and the formation of the Knight Company. [26][27], Film critic Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post said, "[Director] Ross has insisted that he didn't want 'Free State of Jones' to become another white savior movie, but that's precisely what it is, especially during scenes when the murderous injustice of slavery is refracted through Knight’s frustrated tears." It's called "Conservative White Women Won't Change Their Minds," and it's basically a hate-filled rant against all the white women who voted for Trump. A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the tower's disillusioned guardian to stop an evil warlock known as the Man in Black who plans to use the boy to destroy the tower and open the gates of Hell. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War. [20], Free State of Jones grossed $20.8 million in North America and $4.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $25 million, against a production budget of $50 million. In the spring of 1864, the Knight Company overthrew the Confederate authorities in Jones County and raised the United States flag over the county courthouse in Ellisville. In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease. With the help of abolitionist-oriented Aunt Sally and sympathetic slaves, he escapes to a swamp where a camp of escaped slaves led by Moses Washington tend to his wounds. There are a few problems with the accuracy of the Free State of Jones, but they’re mostly forgivable. The film ends with Newton's great-grandson, Davis Knight, being arrested under Mississippi's anti-miscegenation laws in 1948. Fuji and the two search for a way out. A lot of left wing critics tried to put this movie down as a "white savior" movie in which a perfect white guy has all the answers and saves everyone. [13], Matthew McConaughey's casting was announced in November 2014 [5] with other casting announcements made in early 2015. Midnight Screenings: Independence Day: Resurgence/Free State of Jones. Written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross (THE HUNGER GAMES, SEABISCUIT, PLEASANTVILLE), and starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey. Newton Knight isn't a white savior, he's poor white trash. Set during the Civil War, Free State of Jones tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. After helping one family resist such a raid, he is pursued by a Confederate slave patrol and gets bitten by an attack dog. Controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War “ Letter from Mississippi, ” Mobile Daily Advertiser and,... 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