History Fridge / Antebellum

** [[spoiler: Also, since the place is run by white supremacists, the entire confederate camp is really styled after an idealized version of the real thing.]]
* Many have noted that the soldiers and slave owners are all very blatantly evil, since they don’t really seem to use [[spoiler: their disposable workers for monetary gain, which was the purpose of slavery. The movie has it be used to display a bunch of racists who use the park ForTheEvulz. However, that’s kind of the point. Slavery is no longer a necessary thing for America to function, at least, not in the manner that slavery was performed in Antebellum America; [[TechnologyMarchesOn Farmers can use tractors to do the same job as slaves but faster and more efficiently, and house-servants could do paid housework.]] Modern white supremacists don't use racism to be [[ANecessaryEvil useful or efficient,]] but as a display of irrational and unnecessary revenge and power. The park is chock full of such sadistic racists who happen to be blindly nostalgic of such a horrifying era because that's precisely whom it caters to!]]

** [[spoiler: In the opening, “Him” shoots a slave in the head with a modern looking pistol, as opposed to the musket he would have used if he was actually in the civil war era. The slave he shoots is also wearing a nose ring.]]

** Eli stands face to face with "Him" in a challenging motion when his wife is brought up. [[spoiler:Pretty much ''any'' slave that challenged his owner was almost immediately met with punishment of some kind (likely whipping). Instead, Eli is sent to clean the ashes of his dead wife, which is a pretty unnecessarily elaborate punishment until you realize that it's to break his morale, since he's not truly a slave.]]

** [[spoiler: Daniel’s friend refers to him as “compadre” at the soldiers’ dinner. This modern Spanish word certainly wouldn’t be said by a random American confederate soldier.]]

** Eli stands face to face with "Him" in a challenging motion when his wife is brought up. [[spoiler:Pretty much ''any'' slave that challenged his owner was almost immediately met with punishment of some kind (likely whipping). Instead, Eli is sent to clean the ashes of his dead wife, which is a pretty unnecessarily elaborate punishment until you realize that it's to break his moral, since he's not truly a slave.]]

* Many have noted that the soldiers and slave owners are all very blatantly evil, since they don’t really seem to use [[spoiler: their disposable workers for monetary gain, which was the purpose of slavery. The movie has it be used to display a bunch of racists who use the park ForTheEvulz. However, that’s kind of the point. Slavery is no longer a necessary thing for America to function, at least, not in the manner that slavery was performed in Antebellum America; [[TechnologyMarchesOn Farmers can use tractors to do the same job as slaves but faster and more efficiently, and house-servants could do paid housework.]] Modern white supremacists don't use racism to be [[ANecessaryEvil useful or efficient,]] but as a display of irrational and unnecessary revenge and power. The park is chock full of such sadistic racists who happen to be blindly nostalgic of such a horrifying era because that's precisely who they cater to!]]

* Many have noted that the soldiers and slave owners are all very blatantly evil, since they don’t really seem to use [[spoiler: their disposable workers for monetary gain, which was the purpose of slavery. The movie has it be used to display a bunch of racists who use the park ForTheEvulz. However, that’s kind of the point. Slavery is no longer a necessary thing for America to function, at least, not in the manner that slavery was performed in Antebellum America; [[TechnologyMarchesOn Farmers can use tractors to do the same job as slaves but faster and more efficiently, and house-servants could do paid housework.]] Modern white supremacists don't use racism to be [[ANeccesaryEvil useful or efficient,]] but as a display of irrational and unnecessary revenge and power. The park is chock full of such sadistic racists who happen to be blindly nostalgic of such a horrifying era because that's precisely who they cater to!]]

** [[spoiler: Eli stands face to face with "Him" in a challenging motion when his wife is brought up. [[spoiler:Pretty much ''any'' slave that challenged his owner was almost immediately met with punishment of some kind (likely whipping). Instead, Eli is sent to clean the ashes of his dead wife, which is a pretty unnecessarily elaborate punishment until you realize that it's to break his moral, since he's not truly a slave.]]

* The beginning demonstrates several hints that the plantation is [[spoiler: set in the modern day as opposed to the past:]]

* Many have noted that the soldiers and slave owners are all rather blatantly evil, since they don’t really seem to get that [[spoiler: to have disposable workers that can produce a high amount of a product is part of why it slavery so lucrative, while the movie has it be used to display a bunch of sadistic racists who use a re-enactment park to [[ForTheEvulz abuse and bully black people.]] However, that’s kind of the point; Most modern white supremacists don’t find slavery (at least, how slavery was performed in Civil War era America) to be [[ANeccesaryEvil useful and even necessary,]] but as a display of revenge and power. The park is chock full of such extreme racists because that exactly the people the park cater to; sadistic racists who merely want to harm and abuse black folk for one way or another, and happen to be blindly nostalgic of such a horrid time period.]]

** [[spoiler: Eli stands face to face with "Him" in a challenging motion when his wife is brought up. [[spoiler:Pretty much any slave that challenged his owner was almost immediately met with punishment of some kind (likely whipping). Instead, Eli is sent to clean the ashes of his dead wife, which is a pretty unnecessarily elaborate punishment until you realize that it's to break his moral.]]
** [[ When she gets fed up, Veronica walks away from the cotton picking. This most definitely would not fly with the white owners doing the whipping, if she were a real slave, but since the cotton picking is just for the sake of aesthetic, they don't really ''need'' her to pick it, just for her to keep quiet and submissive.]]

* Why is there a shot of cotton being burned? [[Since the plantation isn't real, the cotton isn't being used, so burning it is just a way to be rid of it.]]

* Many have noted that the soldiers and slave owners are all rather OneNote and blatantly evil, since they don’t really seem to get that [[spoiler: to have disposable workers that can produce a high amount of a product is part of why it was so lucrative, while the movie has it be used to display a bunch of sadistic racists who use a re-enactment park to [[ForTheEvulz abuse and bully black people.]] However, that’s kind of the point; Most modern white supremacists don’t find slavery (at least, how slavery was performed in Civil War era America) to be [[ANeccesaryEvil useful and even necessary,]] but as a display of revenge and power. The park is chock full of such extreme racists because that exactly the people the park cater to; sadistic racists who merely want to harm black folk.]]

* Many have noted that the [[spoiler: park isn’t fully accurate to the purpose of slavery: to have disposable workers that can produce a high amount of a product is part of why it was so lucrative, while the movie has it be used to display a bunch of sadistic racists who use a re-enactment park to [[ForTheEvulz abuse and bully black people.]] However, that’s kind of the point; Most modern white supremacists don’t find slavery (at least, how slavery was performed in Civil War era America) to be [[ANeccesaryEvil necessarily useful and lucrative,]] but as a display of revenge and power. The park is chock full of such extreme racists because that exactly the people the park cater to; sadistic racists who merely want to harm black folk.]]

* Why is “Him” virtually never referred to by name? Well, the slaves are demeaned by having their names changed, and Eden/[[spoiler:Veronica]] reclaims hers when she escapes. “Him,” being such a scumbag, is not respected enough by the narrative to warrant his name being spoken.