Today I’m reviewing “The Color Purple,” the NEW musical coming-of-age period drama film directed by Blitz Bazawule from a screenplay by Marcus Gardley, based on the stage musical and the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It stars Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and Fantasia Barrino.
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Synopsis:
Torn apart from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in life, including an abusive husband. With support from a sultry singer named Shug Avery, as well as her stand-her-ground stepdaughter, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood.
Directed by
Blitz Bazawule
Screenplay by
Marcus Gardley
Based on
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Color Purple by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Starring
Taraji P. Henson
Danielle Brooks
Colman Domingo
Corey Hawkins
H.E.R.
Halle Bailey
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Fantasia Barrino
Cinematography
Dan Laustsen
Music by
Kris Bowers
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
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The 1985 version always was never something I wanted to see if I had a choice, Same reason I never wanted to see "For colored girls…" but it sounds like they really did their thing. Passion is a word that has been following these reviews I've notticed
For the Algorithm, I'll be back after I've seen the movie. Keep up the good work my good Sir 🤗
Your reviews are always so poignant
Great review! Can't wait to see his!
Bro what a excellent review fam. I argee with Taraji character. Over all i did enjoy this film. Oh yeah that Cira was off.
I have not seen the musical but I get the feeling that 4 out of 5 star is a stretch bro…This is going to be watered down version of the original…But I will check it out anyway…Even though I have issues with the 1985 version, it was still good…Margaret Avery bodied the role of Shug Avery…She should have never lost the supporting actress award to Angelica Huston…The God Is Trying To Tell You Something scene is one of the most teary eyed moments capture on screen.
Love your review! I'm excited to see it on the 26th with a collective of women
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The color purple is my favorite movie I love my favorite color the color purple and this is my Christmas present I can't wait to go see it on Christmas day on next Monday
You gotta to the see the musical as well. It had a slightly different ending. Not so sad.
You did not spoil anything. Ciara everybody (if you did not know) she plays the older Nettie everyone 😅. In my, opinion, I think you will grasped this movie a little bit more if you watched the musical as well. Even, though I haven't watched this version yet. Good Review overall.
Can’t wait to see this never seen the original now gonna wait to go back watch the og until after I see this
this is tough for me, i vaguely remember watching the 85' version in the 90s but, i still remember the traumatic scenes, i know this version being a musical is not going to be as sad as the original and the cast is stacked (love me some Halle and HER) but i don't think i can watch it maybe streaming but i doubt that
Great Review
I own that same shirt. I bought it from Urban Outfitters years ago. I usually get compliments when I wear it.
Bought me and the family tickets on Christmas Day 🙌🏽 can’t wait for this
It's been too long since I've been on this page. I love this review. I think I will see it now.
I did a production of the show as a member of the orchestra! I absolutely adored playing it. Fantasia's stage version of "I'm Here" is the best ever, I cant wait to hear it on screen!
I feel that it’s hard to NOT compare to the 1980’s version. I mean how could you not ?
Read the book, saw the 1985 movie directed by Steven Spielberg AND I saw the the ORIGINAL Broadway musical staring La Chanze. The musical is an important story and a triumphant vehicle for Black, singing actresses, and projects like that don't come around very often. As proof of how juicey the lead role is, both La Chanze in the original Broadway production and about a decade later, Cynthia Eriva as the first Celie in the revival, won Tonys as Best Actress in a musical.
I also remember the considerable controvery about the1985 film. People complained that a white, Jewish, man shouldn't be directing the film version of a great work of fiction by an esteemed black writer and it didn't matter to them that Alice Walker was more than happy with Spielberg as director.
I disagreed with this argument for two reasons. If a superstar director like Spielberg hadn't expressed interest in the project, it's unlikely that the film would have been made. Studios weren't exactly lining up to make movie versions of great black novels 30 years ago. And even if it had been made without Spielberg's clout, the production values would certainly have been much, much lower. Also, in order to make a good, respectful and even deeply-felt film about people from a race, religion or ethic group that you aren't member of, isn't impossible. In other words, empathy across the lines of race, class and religion is not impossible.
Director Bill Duke – who is black – once said that he thought he could make a very good film about "The Holocaust," even though he's not Jewish. But he also said that he would start off with a disadvantage than that of a Jewish director who'd grown up hearing sories about that earth-shattering tragedy from grandparents who could could tell him about family members who perished during that genocide. In other works, it would take more work to understand it and feel the monumental tragedy of the occurance, but it's NOT impossible. The same is true about Spielberg understanding the degredation felt by black people living with the legacy of slavery and then under the yoke of Jim Crow oppression in the deep South 120-80 years ago.
Also, there was a huge backlash against the film AND the novel's portrayal of black men. Loads of people were furious that some of the black men in the story were abusive. Mind you, not ALL the black men in the story were "bad men" and even some of those that were, had redemptive story arcs. Yet some people were angry that ANY work of fiction would show foolish and/or brutish Black men. The thought never crossed their minds that Alice Walker was showing the psychological complexity of these characters. Hurt people hurt others. These men who had been so degraded by society, were taking out their frustrations on those closest to them. That happened to be the women in their lives.
But this kind of backlash happens EVERY time a major black story is brought to the screen. People even called Spike Lee an Uncle Tom because he didn't make the exact movie they had in their heads when he directed Malcolm X. Spike Lee!
There are so few "prestige" black films made that people want EVERY so-called important black film to be a corrective to all the negative, stereotypical, portrayals of Black men from the past. But NO film can do that. Nobody wants to see perfect men OR women doing perfect things all the time. You wouldn't have a story. Life is messy and so are people. The answer to unfair portrayals of black men from the past, is to make many, many, many, more black films with all kinds of black people doing all kinds of things, just like there is in real life.
I haven’t seen the stage play, but the movie was very PG vs the book. The reviews of the play seemed to be closer to the book.
It was so hard for me to find a black film critics who had early access to this movie. I almost gave up. I am glad that I found you. I read the book and the movie is a huge part of my child and adulthood. My dad and I can have an entire conversation quoting the color purple. I am trying to get him and his wife to watch it with me and my husband. He refuses. He says this and “Forrest Gump” are two movies you cannot touch. Lol!!!! I am going to send him your review. Maybe he will change his mind. Lol!!!! Great job, Elliot. I’ll come back after I watch it. 💛💛💛💛
Great movie review! I’m really looking forward to seeing this film. I’m a huge fan of the 1985 version
One of my faves❤ I don't think it should be remade buuut I love so many of the actors I am hoping to like it lol….I read the book
I read the original book in 1982 or 1983. I was 12-13 years old. I might even still have my original copy. I eventually saw the movie, but I don't remember if I saw it in the theaters or later on VHS. I really liked the story but I'll have to watch it again to see it through adult eyes.
I am not looking forward to this movie. With the original directed by Spielberg, IMHO, it feels like trying to remake Jaws or Ghost (speaking of Whoopi) I hope the movie does well and I understand why it was an amazing Broadway musical.
The musical film is based off the Broadway production