The Color Purple
The Color Purple
In 1909 Celie a black American girl is given away in marriage by her abusive father to a local farmer Albert who treats her cruelly. Celie is God fearing and deliverance comes in the form of jazz singer who takes her away to another city far away from her misery. She now gets her long due happiness.
rg9400 reviewedNovember 1, 2024
This was the final movie of 2023 for me, and a great way to close it out. I have not watched the original or the Broadway play, so I cannot compare it to those. I did not know what to expect going in, but I found the beginning and ending of the movie to be suffused with pathos. The middle kind of drags a bit and could have been shorter, and outside of 1-2 songs, I did not care much for the music. But the production and costume designs were lavish, and the acting was heartfelt. The themes are strong, which makes sense for something with so many adaptations already. It’s not necessarily one of the best movies of the year, but it’s in the second batch.