Director Quentin Tarantino says he ` ` wanted to explore slavery '' in his film . Jesse Williams says Tarantino 's version of slavery is wildly unreal . He says few films have dealt with slavery , making it important to the subject with respect . It 's why my dad forced me to study and value history from an absurdly young age -- to build a foundation solid enough to withstand cultural omissions from the curriculum and distortions from the media . However : ' '' ' '' subordinates black people , fails to illuminate slavery .
Director Quentin Tarantino says he ` ` wanted to explore slavery '' in his film . Jesse Williams says Tarantino 's version of slavery is wildly unreal . He says few films have dealt with slavery , making it important to the subject with respect . However : ' '' ' '' subordinates black people , fails to illuminate slavery .