Singer Tina Turner was offered the role of Shug Avery, but she turned it down because she's didn't want to be in a movie about domestic abuse after her experience with Ike Turner.
Whoopi really deserved an Oscar for her performance in this. Also, the movie was steeped in controversy, with boycotts over its depiction of Black men and criticisms of having Spielberg handle the film instead of a Black filmmaker.
Spielberg was actually reluctant to take the job and thought that the film should be directed by someone of color. But Quincy Jones asked him to do it and swayed him by saying “‘Did you have to be an alien to direct E.T.?’”. E.T is also the movie that convinced the author Alice Walker that Spielberg was a good choice. She was even there everyday on set and he’d look to her for approval.
@@Ariontheladyexactly they wanted HIM to do it because of his talent but it was extra special because of his humble attitude about it. He clearly took a lot of direction when it came to the actual material.
@@JonS0107 my take is the Academy was prejudiced. Spielberg quit it when NONE of the actors (the black actors since you said they were against Spielberg because he is white but why not give them the awards they deserved?)
Actor Danny Glover claimed that he had difficulty with his part at times. Especially the scene where he tears the young sisters Celie and Nettie apart. He's a fine actor.
This was one of the first queer scenes that ever played on TV in my house and didn't result in a swift and vicious expression of disgust (and changed channel) from my parents. They had high regard for Alice Walker and Spielberg (and for their own sense of themselves as the Good Generation of white people), so it got a few grumbles and rationalizations and kept on playing. As a queer kid, it was (and still is) burned in my memory.
A true masterpiece cloaked in controversy during and prior to release, nominated for 10 Oscars and won none. Hollywood was not ready to recognize and honor this masterful direction, acting and portrayal of black trauma and deliverance but time has proven itself. This movie will never get old and the part when Shug and her father reunites always makes me cry, the longing for years Shug and Ciely longed for can do nothing but pull at your heart. A MASTERPIECE
The Color Purple was actually nominated for 11 Oscars, not 10. The Color Purple’s 11 Oscar Nominations were as follows: 01). Best Picture - Steven Spielberg / Quincy Jones (and others), Producers 02). Best Actress - Whoopi Goldberg 03). Best Supporting Actress - Margaret Avery 04). Best Supporting Actress - Oprah Winfrey 05). Best Adapted Screenplay - Menno Meyjes 06). Best Art Direction 07). Best Cinematography 08). Best Costume Design 09). Best Makeup 10). Best Original Score - Quincy Jones / Rod Temperton (and others), Composers 11). Best Original Song - “Miss Celie's Blues" Music by Q.Jones / R.Temperton; Lyrics by Lionel Richie
Fun fact Frank, the curly haired woman that said, "Harpo, who dis woman"? is the same actress that played Louie's mother in Interview with the Vampire 😊
The Color Purple was wriiten in Letter form. The book gave great detail on her, his family dynamic & their community's. The Book is Better then the movie, play & new movie. Gotta read it.
The novel won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1983. Alice Walker was the first black woman to win in that category; Gwendolyn Brooks had won a Pulitzer in 1950 for poetry.
Fantastic movie. And it was amazing how much hell Spielberg caught when the publicity about him as director started. A lot of people were severely angered by a white man telling this story. Then, the movie came out and it's widely regarded as a masterpiece.
Yes, people were nervous about such an important story in the hands of a non-black director. The track record up to that point didn't leave much faith that it would be handled with affection and care. And although this turned out to be a masterpiece "America" still wasn't ready to recognize it as such. So many missed Oscars.... still pretty much the status quo.
@@FrankFreezy_author of the book , Alice Walker, and Quincy Jones wanted Spielberg so he was honored to direct it. I think it’s much better than the musical. Genius all around.
I watched this VERY young with my mom and didn’t grasp the deeper meanings at all and watched it again for the first time as a 27 year old and it is one of the best movies ever made and it makes me feel sadness I’ve never felt. I haven’t watched the remake but honestly I don’t really want to just because of how perfect this adaptation is. An historical work of art.
The book has a lot more insight in to Celie's relationship with not just Shug, but Harpo as well. The book also goes into Celie's feelings as a lesbian woman of that time, which Steven Spielberg was too nervous or didn't want to go into with the film. You can tell at least with me who has read the book that he kind of skims the surface on that part.
Remember Harpo was a difficult child to Celie.. busted her head open with a brick.. when she told Harpo to beat Sofia I like to believe she knew what she was doing and what would happen, that Sofia would hit him back.. Celie's way of getting a little indirect payback if you will..
It took watching it as an adult to see the generational harm that was passing down between Albert, his dad, and Harpo. Albert's dad was controlling, dictating who Albert could and could not marry. So, Albert married someone else and not Shug Avery, who he loved. I imagine that turned him bitter and abusive. Likely something he learned from his dad. Then we see Albert trying to do the same thing to Harpo. Difference between Harpo and Albert is that Harpo got to marry the woman he love but then he took his dad's advice to beat her. He, eventually, learned that abusing someone he loves isn't right as evidenced by the fact Harpo and Sophia appear to be together at the end. NOTE: Not excusing Albert's behavior but recognizing how that pattern is being passed down.
Makes a person wonder how long it takes for us to learn acceptable human behavior. The book shows how Albert/Mister slowly does indeed learn. Not out of self-preservation, but realization.
I love your reaction. As far as Shug Avery and her father, you have to remember that she was full of scandal back then. The pastor's unmarried daughter with 3 kids out of wedlock that she left with her parents to raise while she traveled, drank, and fornicated while singing secular music. She was a disappointment to him in many ways back during that time.
I'm not sure when you recorded this reaction, but at the 32:34 mark, "Squeak" played by Rae Dawn Chong comes on the scene. Rae Dawn Chong plays Florence de Pointe du Lac (mother of Louis de Pointe du Lac) in AMC's Interview with the Vampire.
Whoopi is radiant, lovely and heartbreaking in this film. The movie had a rep as being a hit job on black men of the Jim Crow era (an argument supported by much evidence onscreen) but Spielberg's humanism and love of faces transcended Alice Walker's stark source material. Those who described Whoopi as ugly back then were as lost as Mister.
One of my all-time favorite movies. I know that when it came out there was criticism that a white man was hired to direct this film but Steven Spielberg and all the actors knocked this out of the park. I think Whoopi was robbed of the Oscar and it’s her debut film! What a way to kick off your movie career! I watched this movie as a small child, like four or five years old. I know at that age I couldn’t possibly have a full understanding of all these heavy topics but I got the gist of it. I don’t know if experts in child psychology would agree with it but I really appreciate that my grandmother didn’t shelter us from movies that reflect the harsh realities of our world. Children are so much smarter than we give them credit for and can handle this kind of information. Of course every child’s different. I recently read the book and there are quite a few differences. I won’t talk too about it but one thing I like in the book that the movie doesn’t fully cover is Albert’s character development. Is that touched on more in the musical?
I made sure to save this reaction as soon as I saw it. I know this is going to be a masterpiece! The crazy thing is, here in Louisiana, this storyline is not so far removed.
Great Reaction, Frank! My all time favorite movie. Life changing for me. My second fave is 'Moonlight' i am a 64 yr old white dude/empath. Glad you appreciated this iconic film. ❤
My dad took me to see this in the theaters when I was about 15. Lots of adult content in there, but it was so meaningful and very informative and educational for a young person to see in that time. When not many movies were made about black experiences with an entirely black cast.
oh my gosh, frank. i saw the title of this and my heart did a flip-flop in my chest. this is one of the rare films i can't watch without crying. every. single. time. the author of the book (the entire series), alice walker is one of my favorite authors and essayists. if you've never read the books, i suggest them but know they're even more wrenching (and beautiful, but they do hurt). the film isn't as explicit with some of the women loving women content as the books, but alice walker was some of my first exposure to queer representation in media and being queer, these works have stayed with me, always. for the film, as others have said, whoopi really deserved an oscar for this, but i also think the whole supporting cast was amazing. even the reprehensible (and so so broken) characters were given incredible performances and i'm glad i'd seen mr. glover in other films first or i might never have been able to sit through anything else with him on screen.
I echo everything you said, only difference Danny Glover was too good as Mister. It took me 20 + years to rewatch his other movies ...and that really hurt because I loved Lethal Weapon 😊
Can't believe you watched the new one first 😭 The original is beyond everything, I saw so so many times, and also many reactions, it tears me apart every single time 🥲
Yes, as you said the remake used music to take the edge off, the original used perfectly placed humour to do the same. I don't think it would be bearable without it, the intensity of the horror of it, and knowing that it really was like that so many people, you wouldn't think humour was appropriate, but when placed in the hands of the protagonist, it works for everyone. Perfect film. ✌❤
I was 15 years old when I first saw this movie, never read the book or knew the story. it was an emotional rollercoaster for me, and it all came to a head during the end scene. I absolutley cried my eyes out. I've never cried like that at any other movie. Such an amazing performance from all the cast.
Ive seen this film 100 times and still cry every time! I dont know if you'll see this message, but theres an amazing movie that will touch you in the feels that no one has ever reacted to which is surprising because its one of the best. i think you would enjoy it. its on the flix and its called Alpha. its unique wholesome beautiful and underrated film about a boy and a dog, the trailer is on here.
In my top five favorite films. Masterpiece. Perfection. Whoopie is numinous and glorious. The whole cast is too. This production is much more nuanced, darker and musically better than the new film. It’s Quincy Jones, after all! It was made in 1985. Shug and Celie’s relationship was a big feature in the book. The end scene with Celie’s kids returning reduces me to a heap of tears.
What an amazing movie, and so heartbreaking! Excellent performance by the actors! Thank you for reacting. I like how invested you are in talking about and analyzing the story.
Whoopi was given the role as Celie after she gave a stand up show for Spielberg himself. Just him and her in his Office. And he wanted to see more. So she showed him a sketch she made called blee tee. About E.T And how his life on Earth would have been if he had landed in Oklahoma After that Spielberg Said: I Want you to play Celie in the movie And Whoopi was like: really? 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Like she could not believe it 😊
I watched this movie when I was younger. I didn't completely understand why it felt powerful. I didn't understand the dynamics, but still I kept rewatching it. Maybe because I always related to Celie even when I was young. I then read the book and at first I didn't like it because compared to this movie... It's a lot. But overtime, I grew to appreciate the story and I actually understood the undertones and fell in love with the story again with a whole new perspective. I watched the stage musical and I loved it. It was executed well. I would say the movie is toned down from the book and the stage musical is toned down from the movie. But I loved the music and how they did the story. So I was excited for the movie musical. I was waiting for it to release in theaters. And I just ended up disappointed. I know in recent years we don't want black trauma films anymore so I felt like it was being avoidant crossing that line too much. (Even though I don't consider this film to be a black trauma. There's laughter. There's pain. There's joy. Just like life.) And it didn't feel real to me. Despite it being a theatre show, the stage musical still felt rooted in reality. But with the movie musical, it felt like the actors were acting. Everything felt like a set. It didn't feel real for me even though I've seen that cast, I know for a fact they're talented and they can *act*. I don't know. I'm glad you gave this movie a watch though. Although it can be a hard watch, it's a movie that leaves me watching without ever getting distracted. One of the few movies where I don't end up looking at my phone or skipping scenes. It's a must watch recommendation for me.
I interpreted the church scene as Sug hearing the song and realizing no matter her life choices she was still a child of God. She says to her dad .." even sinners have a song ( soul) ." So no they didn't all get saved but that doesn't stop them from believing 😊
I’ve seen this movie probably 20 times and it still “wrecks my shit” 😭 Whoopi, Oprah and Danny Glover were phenomenal in this film. I didn’t see the musical version of this but I will have to check it out.
also, Shug is my absolute favorite character. i remember the first time i watched it i was heartbroken when she called her ugly. then she brought so much joy to Celie’s life 😭😭 and brought her friendship and feeling LOVED. her getting her dad to finally embrace her again makes me full body ugly sob. i mean i cry like 92% of the movie anyway might as well 😭😂
ooops one more! Shugs dad didn’t want her to join the church. he shunned her because he didn’t approve of her life choices. but “god was tryin to tell him something” and he finally listened and embraced his child. God is good 🙌
One of my all time favorite movies, so glad you reacted to it. Please consider doing a reaction to The Beasts of Southern Wild. It's a beautiful movie and I think you would really appreciate the beauty of this movie. I love watching your reaction ❤
Hello, friend, and Happy New Year! This movie is such a tough watch, but so good. I will never not be mad about that Oscar BS. When is the last time anyone ever talked about "Out of Africa?" Meanwhile, this movie still gets quoted on the regular in the Black community. Also, technically, the 2023 version isn't a remake of this movie, it's more of an adaptation of the play.
I absolutely love seeing you react and all of your insight. Please react to "For Colored Girls" and "Precious" just be advised to keep some tissues ready.
If this is the earliest work you've seen from Whoopi Goldberg, you should track down a copy of her one-woman stage performance, Spook Show. They had a version of it on HBO as Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway. She was best known for stand-up at the time, but that show solidified her as a dramatic and comedic actress.
Shug came from the church….raised in the church and sung lead in the choir which is why her little sister had to sing lead…she heard her sisters voice and couldn’t compete with God. Shug had become a loose woman which is shamed in the church…she had children out of wedlock with Albert and left them to be some what of a whore…her family and church detached from her…so yes she came back to her foundation to ask for forgiveness
It is always hard for me to see Danny Glover in this part. He's very good at it but I like his good guy roles much better. The Lethal Weapon movies are favorites for Glover.
Hard but beautiful story not just about Celie but about a woman’s limited options in the rural south in the 1930’s. No right to own property, no rape statutes, no statutory rape statues (Georgia, where the film is set, the age of consent was 14 years old until literally 30 years ago…) also no protective orders, no domestic violence hotlines, public homeless shelters... the legal systems accepted wife beating as a valid exercise of a husband's authority over his wife at this time. A few years after this period, women did get the right to divorce but they still weren’t entitled to take their property (even if she inherited it from her father)
Back in the 80’s & 90’s, there wasn’t as much fuss, sensitivity, persecution & shock to anyone different, their wants & desires. It’s sad that it’s all come to the cancel culture it is these days. I am very fortunate to be born in ‘66 & have grown up in a much more free time to be who you were as an individual & be accepted as we were in my teenage years & my 20’s. Whooo weee the 90’s were crazy!!!
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Singer Tina Turner was offered the role of Shug Avery, but she turned it down because she's didn't want to be in a movie about domestic abuse after her experience with Ike Turner.
Whoopi really deserved an Oscar for her performance in this.
Also, the movie was steeped in controversy, with boycotts over its depiction of Black men and criticisms of having Spielberg handle the film instead of a Black filmmaker.
Spielberg was actually reluctant to take the job and thought that the film should be directed by someone of color. But Quincy Jones asked him to do it and swayed him by saying “‘Did you have to be an alien to direct E.T.?’”. E.T is also the movie that convinced the author Alice Walker that Spielberg was a good choice. She was even there everyday on set and he’d look to her for approval.
Danny deserved one too. He played tf out of his role.
@@Ariontheladyexactly they wanted HIM to do it because of his talent but it was extra special because of his humble attitude about it. He clearly took a lot of direction when it came to the actual material.
Monumental. Lovelovelove ❤️❄️✌🏻🙏🏻
@@JonS0107 my take is the Academy was prejudiced. Spielberg quit it when NONE of the actors (the black actors since you said they were against Spielberg because he is white but why not give them the awards they deserved?)
Actor Danny Glover claimed that he had difficulty with his part at times. Especially the scene where he tears the young sisters Celie and Nettie apart. He's a fine actor.
This was one of the first queer scenes that ever played on TV in my house and didn't result in a swift and vicious expression of disgust (and changed channel) from my parents. They had high regard for Alice Walker and Spielberg (and for their own sense of themselves as the Good Generation of white people), so it got a few grumbles and rationalizations and kept on playing. As a queer kid, it was (and still is) burned in my memory.
A true masterpiece cloaked in controversy during and prior to release, nominated for 10 Oscars and won none. Hollywood was not ready to recognize and honor this masterful direction, acting and portrayal of black trauma and deliverance but time has proven itself. This movie will never get old and the part when Shug and her father reunites always makes me cry, the longing for years Shug and Ciely longed for can do nothing but pull at your heart. A MASTERPIECE
The Color Purple was actually nominated for 11 Oscars, not 10.
The Color Purple’s 11 Oscar Nominations were as follows:
01). Best Picture - Steven Spielberg / Quincy Jones (and others), Producers
02). Best Actress - Whoopi Goldberg
03). Best Supporting Actress - Margaret Avery
04). Best Supporting Actress - Oprah Winfrey
05). Best Adapted Screenplay - Menno Meyjes
06). Best Art Direction
07). Best Cinematography
08). Best Costume Design
09). Best Makeup
10). Best Original Score - Quincy Jones / Rod Temperton (and others), Composers
11). Best Original Song - “Miss Celie's Blues"
Music by Q.Jones / R.Temperton; Lyrics by Lionel Richie
The woman who played Nettie is a Princess! 👑
Fun fact Frank, the curly haired woman that said, "Harpo, who dis woman"? is the same actress that played Louie's mother in Interview with the Vampire 😊
Rae Dawn Chong?
That is freaking amazing. Thanks for letting me know
@@Melly3112-ox3ey yes!
@FrankFreezy_ Anytime! Rae Dawn Chong is her name and she was really young in the Color Purple!
@@FrankFreezy_ she's also Tommy Chong's (from Cheech and Chong)daughter.
The Color Purple was wriiten in Letter form. The book gave great detail on her, his family dynamic & their community's. The Book is Better then the movie, play & new movie. Gotta read it.
@@dsmrn5759 yes it is better
The novel won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1983. Alice Walker was the first black woman to win in that category; Gwendolyn Brooks had won a Pulitzer in 1950 for poetry.
My favorite movie! Thanks for watching!! Happy New Year!🎉
Thank you. Happy New Year
Celie's kids were speaking Lingala from the DR Congo/Rep. Congo and her daughter in law was speaking Swahili
Fantastic movie. And it was amazing how much hell Spielberg caught when the publicity about him as director started. A lot of people were severely angered by a white man telling this story. Then, the movie came out and it's widely regarded as a masterpiece.
Wow I didn't know that. I'm glad he did such a great job
Yes, people were nervous about such an important story in the hands of a non-black director. The track record up to that point didn't leave much faith that it would be handled with affection and care. And although this turned out to be a masterpiece "America" still wasn't ready to recognize it as such. So many missed Oscars.... still pretty much the status quo.
@@FrankFreezy_author of the book , Alice Walker, and Quincy Jones wanted Spielberg so he was honored to direct it. I think it’s much better than the musical. Genius all around.
I watched this VERY young with my mom and didn’t grasp the deeper meanings at all and watched it again for the first time as a 27 year old and it is one of the best movies ever made and it makes me feel sadness I’ve never felt. I haven’t watched the remake but honestly I don’t really want to just because of how perfect this adaptation is. An historical work of art.
@Sageddegas it should have never been remade. But I guess it will make some revisit the original, so that's a good thing
Omg a classic thx for watching this one
You're welcome. Enjoy
The book has a lot more insight in to Celie's relationship with not just Shug, but Harpo as well. The book also goes into Celie's feelings as a lesbian woman of that time, which Steven Spielberg was too nervous or didn't want to go into with the film. You can tell at least with me who has read the book that he kind of skims the surface on that part.
Remember Harpo was a difficult child to Celie.. busted her head open with a brick.. when she told Harpo to beat Sofia I like to believe she knew what she was doing and what would happen, that Sofia would hit him back.. Celie's way of getting a little indirect payback if you will..
It took watching it as an adult to see the generational harm that was passing down between Albert, his dad, and Harpo. Albert's dad was controlling, dictating who Albert could and could not marry. So, Albert married someone else and not Shug Avery, who he loved. I imagine that turned him bitter and abusive. Likely something he learned from his dad. Then we see Albert trying to do the same thing to Harpo. Difference between Harpo and Albert is that Harpo got to marry the woman he love but then he took his dad's advice to beat her. He, eventually, learned that abusing someone he loves isn't right as evidenced by the fact Harpo and Sophia appear to be together at the end.
NOTE: Not excusing Albert's behavior but recognizing how that pattern is being passed down.
Makes a person wonder how long it takes for us to learn acceptable human behavior. The book shows how Albert/Mister slowly does indeed learn. Not out of self-preservation, but realization.
Such a powerful story 💜
Yes indeed
Dang it! The scene when Celie gets reunited with Nettie always breaks me. 😭😭😭😭
So beautiful
That and the church scene always gets me too
I love your reaction. As far as Shug Avery and her father, you have to remember that she was full of scandal back then. The pastor's unmarried daughter with 3 kids out of wedlock that she left with her parents to raise while she traveled, drank, and fornicated while singing secular music. She was a disappointment to him in many ways back during that time.
I'm not sure when you recorded this reaction, but at the 32:34 mark, "Squeak" played by Rae Dawn Chong comes on the scene. Rae Dawn Chong plays Florence de Pointe du Lac (mother of Louis de Pointe du Lac) in AMC's Interview with the Vampire.
Whoopi is radiant, lovely and heartbreaking in this film. The movie had a rep as being a hit job on black men of the Jim Crow era (an argument supported by much evidence onscreen) but Spielberg's humanism and love of faces transcended Alice Walker's stark source material. Those who described Whoopi as ugly back then were as lost as Mister.
One of my favorite movies growing up ❤
One of my all-time favorite movies. I know that when it came out there was criticism that a white man was hired to direct this film but Steven Spielberg and all the actors knocked this out of the park. I think Whoopi was robbed of the Oscar and it’s her debut film! What a way to kick off your movie career!
I watched this movie as a small child, like four or five years old. I know at that age I couldn’t possibly have a full understanding of all these heavy topics but I got the gist of it. I don’t know if experts in child psychology would agree with it but I really appreciate that my grandmother didn’t shelter us from movies that reflect the harsh realities of our world. Children are so much smarter than we give them credit for and can handle this kind of information. Of course every child’s different.
I recently read the book and there are quite a few differences. I won’t talk too about it but one thing I like in the book that the movie doesn’t fully cover is Albert’s character development. Is that touched on more in the musical?
Gonna be hard for you watch this, Frank. It’s a tough movie. It’s very raw. Very raw. Phenomenal performances by everyone. 😊
Totally understand
Such a strong story of perseverance, the ending always makes me emotional.
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Ahhhhhh! I gotta come back and watch but here's my like and a comment for the algorithm! Happy New Year Frank!!!!
Much love. Happy New Year
Reminding me just how important community is 💜
Very important indeed
I made sure to save this reaction as soon as I saw it. I know this is going to be a masterpiece! The crazy thing is, here in Louisiana, this storyline is not so far removed.
Great Reaction, Frank! My all time favorite movie. Life changing for me. My second fave is 'Moonlight' i am a 64 yr old white dude/empath. Glad you appreciated this iconic film. ❤
My dad took me to see this in the theaters when I was about 15. Lots of adult content in there, but it was so meaningful and very informative and educational for a young person to see in that time. When not many movies were made about black experiences with an entirely black cast.
oh my gosh, frank. i saw the title of this and my heart did a flip-flop in my chest. this is one of the rare films i can't watch without crying. every. single. time. the author of the book (the entire series), alice walker is one of my favorite authors and essayists. if you've never read the books, i suggest them but know they're even more wrenching (and beautiful, but they do hurt). the film isn't as explicit with some of the women loving women content as the books, but alice walker was some of my first exposure to queer representation in media and being queer, these works have stayed with me, always.
for the film, as others have said, whoopi really deserved an oscar for this, but i also think the whole supporting cast was amazing. even the reprehensible (and so so broken) characters were given incredible performances and i'm glad i'd seen mr. glover in other films first or i might never have been able to sit through anything else with him on screen.
I echo everything you said, only difference Danny Glover was too good as Mister. It took me 20 + years to rewatch his other movies ...and that really hurt because I loved Lethal Weapon 😊
This movie is amazing, but I can’t watch it again, even with you. It hurts too much 😢 ❤.
Can't believe you watched the new one first 😭
The original is beyond everything, I saw so so many times, and also many reactions, it tears me apart every single time 🥲
Yes, as you said the remake used music to take the edge off, the original used perfectly placed humour to do the same. I don't think it would be bearable without it, the intensity of the horror of it, and knowing that it really was like that so many people, you wouldn't think humour was appropriate, but when placed in the hands of the protagonist, it works for everyone. Perfect film. ✌❤
I was 15 years old when I first saw this movie, never read the book or knew the story. it was an emotional rollercoaster for me, and it all came to a head during the end scene. I absolutley cried my eyes out. I've never cried like that at any other movie. Such an amazing performance from all the cast.
My favorite movie of all time. It got me through a lot!❤
Happy to hear that😊😊
Fun fact: The woman who plays squeak (the lady Oprah punched) also plays Louis’ mother in interview with the vampire.
Ive seen this film 100 times and still cry every time! I dont know if you'll see this message, but theres an amazing movie that will touch you in the feels that no one has ever reacted to which is surprising because its one of the best. i think you would enjoy it. its on the flix and its called Alpha. its unique wholesome beautiful and underrated film about a boy and a dog, the trailer is on here.
This was my first time watching this movie. The ending brought me to tears. Now i think I'll go read the book too. Thanks for sharing this one 😊
Brought tears to my eyes ❤
In my top five favorite films. Masterpiece. Perfection. Whoopie is numinous and glorious. The whole cast is too.
This production is much more nuanced, darker and musically better than the new film. It’s Quincy Jones, after all! It was made in 1985. Shug and Celie’s relationship was a big feature in the book.
The end scene with Celie’s kids returning reduces me to a heap of tears.
What an amazing movie, and so heartbreaking! Excellent performance by the actors! Thank you for reacting. I like how invested you are in talking about and analyzing the story.
Whoopi was given the role as Celie after she gave a stand up show for Spielberg himself.
Just him and her in his Office.
And he wanted to see more. So she showed him a sketch she made called blee tee. About E.T
And how his life on Earth would have been if he had landed in Oklahoma
After that Spielberg Said: I Want you to play Celie in the movie
And Whoopi was like: really? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Like she could not believe it 😊
Will forever be my favorite movie. I cry every time!❤😢
I watched this movie when I was younger. I didn't completely understand why it felt powerful. I didn't understand the dynamics, but still I kept rewatching it. Maybe because I always related to Celie even when I was young. I then read the book and at first I didn't like it because compared to this movie... It's a lot. But overtime, I grew to appreciate the story and I actually understood the undertones and fell in love with the story again with a whole new perspective.
I watched the stage musical and I loved it. It was executed well. I would say the movie is toned down from the book and the stage musical is toned down from the movie. But I loved the music and how they did the story. So I was excited for the movie musical. I was waiting for it to release in theaters. And I just ended up disappointed.
I know in recent years we don't want black trauma films anymore so I felt like it was being avoidant crossing that line too much. (Even though I don't consider this film to be a black trauma. There's laughter. There's pain. There's joy. Just like life.) And it didn't feel real to me. Despite it being a theatre show, the stage musical still felt rooted in reality. But with the movie musical, it felt like the actors were acting. Everything felt like a set. It didn't feel real for me even though I've seen that cast, I know for a fact they're talented and they can *act*. I don't know. I'm glad you gave this movie a watch though. Although it can be a hard watch, it's a movie that leaves me watching without ever getting distracted. One of the few movies where I don't end up looking at my phone or skipping scenes. It's a must watch recommendation for me.
I interpreted the church scene as Sug hearing the song and realizing no matter her life choices she was still a child of God. She says to her dad .." even sinners have a song ( soul) ." So no they didn't all get saved but that doesn't stop them from believing 😊
Celie was jealous of Sophia's strength. That was explained in the musical. That's the reason she told Hapo to beat her.
I’ve seen this movie probably 20 times and it still “wrecks my shit” 😭 Whoopi, Oprah and Danny Glover were phenomenal in this film. I didn’t see the musical version of this but I will have to check it out.
my sister and i watch this every year and sob 😭❤️ it’s a staple movie in my home.
also, Shug is my absolute favorite character. i remember the first time i watched it i was heartbroken when she called her ugly. then she brought so much joy to Celie’s life 😭😭 and brought her friendship and feeling LOVED. her getting her dad to finally embrace her again makes me full body ugly sob. i mean i cry like 92% of the movie anyway might as well 😭😂
ooops one more! Shugs dad didn’t want her to join the church. he shunned her because he didn’t approve of her life choices. but “god was tryin to tell him something” and he finally listened and embraced his child. God is good 🙌
Oh Wow!!! What a wonderful surprise. I could watch this over & over Whoopi is unbelievable in this! Happy New Year my Friend
Great reaction! I enjoyed watching it, and you had some great thoughts!
I love this movie. Its one of my many favorites
One of my all time favorite movies, so glad you reacted to it. Please consider doing a reaction to The Beasts of Southern Wild. It's a beautiful movie and I think you would really appreciate the beauty of this movie. I love watching your reaction ❤
I can't believe I read this book for the first time in 5th grade... heavy stuff.
Man this movie tears me apart 😢
Such a good movie but so so sad. Its awful the pain that people cause each other. Its too much too bear sometimes
i've watched this movie so many times.
Great reaction! 🙂
Thank you!! 😁
Hello, friend, and Happy New Year! This movie is such a tough watch, but so good. I will never not be mad about that Oscar BS. When is the last time anyone ever talked about "Out of Africa?" Meanwhile, this movie still gets quoted on the regular in the Black community. Also, technically, the 2023 version isn't a remake of this movie, it's more of an adaptation of the play.
Something about my forgiveness is kinda messed up. I would have forgave mister 30%, the other 70 would have been resentment
I absolutely love seeing you react and all of your insight. Please react to "For Colored Girls" and "Precious" just be advised to keep some tissues ready.
Precious was a one and done for me. I will never watch that movie again. It bothered me for DAYS.
If this is the earliest work you've seen from Whoopi Goldberg, you should track down a copy of her one-woman stage performance, Spook Show. They had a version of it on HBO as Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway. She was best known for stand-up at the time, but that show solidified her as a dramatic and comedic actress.
Shug came from the church….raised in the church and sung lead in the choir which is why her little sister had to sing lead…she heard her sisters voice and couldn’t compete with God. Shug had become a loose woman which is shamed in the church…she had children out of wedlock with Albert and left them to be some what of a whore…her family and church detached from her…so yes she came back to her foundation to ask for forgiveness
This movie always makes me cry, and I'm a grown man, but this is cruel
People forget the boycott the NAACP called on this movie.
It is always hard for me to see Danny Glover in this part. He's very good at it but I like his good guy roles much better.
The Lethal Weapon movies are favorites for Glover.
Hard but beautiful story not just about Celie but about a woman’s limited options in the rural south in the 1930’s.
No right to own property, no rape statutes, no statutory rape statues (Georgia, where the film is set, the age of consent was 14 years old until literally 30 years ago…) also no protective orders, no domestic violence hotlines, public homeless shelters... the legal systems accepted wife beating as a valid exercise of a husband's authority over his wife at this time. A few years after this period, women did get the right to divorce but they still weren’t entitled to take their property (even if she inherited it from her father)
I ABSOLUTELY hated Danny Glover as an actor after his role of “Mister” in The Color Purple 😂
Bruh you gotta keep your camera in the corner
Back in the 80’s & 90’s, there wasn’t as much fuss, sensitivity, persecution & shock to anyone different, their wants & desires. It’s sad that it’s all come to the cancel culture it is these days. I am very fortunate to be born in ‘66 & have grown up in a much more free time to be who you were as an individual & be accepted as we were in my teenage years & my 20’s. Whooo weee the 90’s were crazy!!!
36:37 my mom said it was controversial when the book came out but they didn’t care and still bought it 😂