The Colour Purple – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Oscar Nomination – D (Danielle Brooks)
Director: Blitz Bazawule
Writer: Marcus Gardley (Screenplay)
Cast
- Fantasia Barrino
- Taraji P Henson (Hidden Figures)
- Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black)
- Colman Domingo (Rustin)
- Corey Hawkins (The Last Voyage of the Demeter)
Plot: A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Runtime: 2 Hours 21 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Colour Purple starts when Celie (Mpasi) is forced to marry Mister (Domingo). She struggles to adapt to her new married life with no escape. Over the years, Celie (Barrino) has her babies taken from her and learns about life from Shug Avery (Henson).
However, the new life opens up her eyes to another life. Celie learns more about sisterhood and the importance of friends and family. It leads to her enjoying the smaller moments in life and escaping her abusive husband.
Verdict on The Colour Purple
The Colour Purple is a musical adaptation of the novel that follows a woman who is facing and fighting hardships. It takes us to the era where the black community are considered free, but still not seen as free and one woman deals with abuse from the man who is meant to love her.
This movie brings to life the novel in a new way to give the characters a different voice. It tells the same story and shows the hardship of a generation and how they fought to overcome it. We get a great series of performances to mix with the important story being told. It is nice seeing a different vision for the story, one that paints a lot more positive to come from the reward for fighting back and standing up for themselves.
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Final Thoughts –The Colour Purple is a great reimagining of the classic novel.
