The Color Purple (1985)
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
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Far from reaching the level of excellence of Alice Walker's original novel, the movie is still a good one, with great and heart-warming performances from Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery. When the movie was released in 1985, it was a very unusual thing with an all African-American cast and a story devoted completely to the lives of non-Caucasians in the US. "The Color Purple" is still in many ways a milestone and movie that deserves being watched.
This movie is the epitome of the Southern pre-World War I to post World War II climate and attitudes. While following the plight of a young Black woman,forced to marry at a young age, it addresses issues such as gender biases, racial stigmas, religion and even those matters which some may still consider taboo in today's society. Poignant and dramatic this movie is well worth its weight in gold. I am so fond of this movie that I wrote a 15 page term paper on it and the various topics explored for a sociology course. I have not read the book,although I plan to someday but it's my understanding that the book is as good, if not better, than the film version. Samotta Wiggins
This is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. The editing and score are superb. The acting and directing - simply amazing. Cinematography is out of this world! I think that Whoopi Goldberg is a under rated dramatic actress. They could not picked a better actress to play the role. Cinematography was gorgeous. The editing was spot on. I am not good at reviews. I just know this is my all time favorite movie. I love how the cuts in between her shaving Mister and Suge Avery running all to the beat of the African music. Oprah's role as Ms. Sophia was amazing. She played the role excellently. I would have not cast Glover in the role as Mister, but rather Morgan Freeman. The script, score, acting, directing, editing - all superb
I saw this film in the theater when it first came out and remember thinking it was a powerful and well done film. I found it in a video story the other day and screened it for the first time in 30 years. Now I see why it was so powerful. It is, in my opinion Mr. Spielberg's best work. I've never been a fan of his films - although he is a great director - I never liked how he manages to take a good movie and make a ten year old the star. This film, however was a masterpiece. All the actors in this film deliver stellar performances. And most of the major players went on to great careers. The cinematography , sets, everything is super well done. Great film which I have now added to my library.