#freedom's path

like we have the "awww look at the BABY" era

and the "did you receive financial compensation for this hair?" era

we've got the 20-something twinky vampire era

and the 2010s YA Fantasy era

we've got the bleeding out in the trenches era

and ofc the sopping wet medical student era

hey! so maybe let’s not ship a civil war soldier (who is inherently/internally racist) with a man who escaped slavery? yes they became brothers and ended the movie with a beautiful familial love for each other. but thats IT. in no way is SHIPPING these characters appropriate.

what kind of brain dead moron sees a MAN WHO WAS RACIST FOR HALF OF THE MOVIE. who only changed his ways bc he was saved from death by black people. and exposed to black culture and BENEFITED from it. and goes hmmm lets ship him with the oppressed man.

in what world is oppressor x oppressed a ship dynamic. im sick to my fucking stomach.

Y'ALL!!! i found new (to the community) whump! after watching the pitt, i was trolling gerran howell (who plays whitaker)'s imdb page & stumbled upon the movie freedom's path. the first THIRTY MINUTES are all whump! in lieu of GIFs, i humbly offer you screenshots.

first, his friend dies in front of him

then, he gets knocked to the ground, ears ringing, by a nearby explosion

but the real whump begins when he stabs himself with a bayonet to escape being killed by the confederates. his hands are shaky, he has to stifle his pain noises... it's DELICIOUS.

from there, his rescuer (RJ cyler, AKA earl from me and earl and the dying girl) alternates dragging and fireman carrying him to safety.

eventually, they reach someone able to stitch him up (while he's feverish & remembering his friend's death, of course) & he has to hobble around with a crutch for awhile. delightful stuff!

all of these are in the first half hour!!! he just whumps so well, y'know? i think it's his giant, sad eyes.

What is Gerran doing...