THE COLOR PURPLE (1985) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

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  • Not only have I never heard of The Color Purple but I in no way was expecting not only an incredible film but an emotional rollercoaster as well; Whoopi Goldberg surprised me!
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  • @c.nadams6899
    @c.nadams6899 2 года назад +920

    I still believe this film should have won an Oscar 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @OctoKrool
      @OctoKrool  2 года назад +157

      100%, the fact that it didn't is just sad.

    • @heyalexiajanee
      @heyalexiajanee 2 года назад +39

      I don’t think they care about oscars anyway. I watched the behind the scenes making if the film and everyone involved really felt like they were a part if something BIG😎🤗🙏🏾

    • @c.nadams6899
      @c.nadams6899 2 года назад +14

      @@heyalexiajanee and they were right❤️❤️

    • @Awkwardly-Weird
      @Awkwardly-Weird 2 года назад +25

      Instead it went to Escape from Africa about two yt people trying to escape Africa! 🤨😑

    • @briantbmoth6472
      @briantbmoth6472 2 года назад +3

      It didn’t! 🤔. I love the color purple.

  • @mekax89
    @mekax89 2 года назад +1738

    I can never get over how beautiful Whoopi Goldberg is in this movie. She has such a captivating smile 🥺 growing up watching this movie with adults who had internalized colorism/texturism a lot of us were made to feel like she was ugly but I never fell for it. She’s GORGEOUS.

    • @poeticjusjove1185
      @poeticjusjove1185 2 года назад +103

      i use to always be like ugly where? fuckin GorJussss!

    • @RebeccaODonnell-1941
      @RebeccaODonnell-1941 2 года назад +93

      Radiant, beautiful woman, inside and out. I think she’s the most beautiful in Jumping Jack Flash, then this one.

    • @poeticjusjove1185
      @poeticjusjove1185 2 года назад +23

      @@RebeccaODonnell-1941 omg yesssss!!!

    • @tiffanimoore4343
      @tiffanimoore4343 2 года назад +100

      I fell for the internalized colorism and disdain for natural hair for a long time. I was so ashamed when I finally opened my eyes to the beauty that is dark skin and healthy, thick, black clouds of hair and braids

    • @shannadavis9675
      @shannadavis9675 2 года назад +45

      Love this..I know exactly what you mean it was unfortunately later in life for me when I determined what a lie that was❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @blueh9
    @blueh9 2 года назад +404

    I honestly believe Danny Glover, Whoopi and Oprah should have all won Oscars for this.

    • @kiandraplummer2095
      @kiandraplummer2095 Год назад +19

      The film was nominated for freaking 11 and won 0

    • @simplyjuannie5128
      @simplyjuannie5128 Год назад +5

      The Image Awards needs to honor them.

    • @Ivy94F
      @Ivy94F Год назад +14

      I have always believed that the oscar whoopi won for Ghost was the academy making up for not giving her an oscar for the color purple.

    • @marlo9380
      @marlo9380 Год назад +1

      Absolutely 💜

    • @mairarodriguez1525
      @mairarodriguez1525 8 месяцев назад +2

      💯💯💯

  • @AlexisLexLexi
    @AlexisLexLexi 2 года назад +2215

    My grandmother hates Danny Glover to this day because of this movie! 😂

    • @opalviking
      @opalviking 2 года назад +347

      Pretty sure he’s still apologizing to everyone for being Mis’tuh till this day 😂

    • @torakincaid5984
      @torakincaid5984 2 года назад +78

      Me too! Never watched him in anything else!

    • @KM-ql4eb
      @KM-ql4eb 2 года назад +115

      My mom hated that man til the day she died LOOOOLLL

    • @joelx3612
      @joelx3612 2 года назад +242

      That's how u know he a good actor😂

    • @LiveANoursishedLife
      @LiveANoursishedLife 2 года назад +82

      Yup, it took me a lo g time to not see Mister when I looked at DG.

  • @gamerbabexo6558
    @gamerbabexo6558 2 года назад +521

    Also Guys, Celie cursed "Mister" when she said "until you do right by me everything you think about gonna fail" he had bad luck until he brought her family to her. so technically he was still thinking of himself in the end 😂😆

    • @m.lynette6648
      @m.lynette6648 2 года назад +57

      That's some Southern Hoodoo for your a$$!! She practiced Hoodoo quite a few times throughout the movie. She did a lot of protection work.

    • @mardycv535
      @mardycv535 2 года назад +23

      This!!!
      Character development or working to get away from her curse...🤷🏿‍♀️🤷🏿‍♀️🤷🏿‍♀️. It's up to the viewer to interpret, but I think he had to, because of the curse.

    • @kaleahcollins4567
      @kaleahcollins4567 2 года назад +2

      Exactly

    • @LilNasXLover
      @LilNasXLover 2 года назад +3

      I thought it was just me who realized that 😆

    • @janayh2817
      @janayh2817 2 года назад +6

      My grandma teases my granddaddy with that line 🤣 he’s not that bad but she she screws with him!

  • @krisv1991
    @krisv1991 2 года назад +137

    As a black man who knows how this movie is a STAPLE in my community, thank you both for watching it and doing a reaction to it. You guys’s emotional responses were heartfelt and beautiful to see.

    • @avislcuriel
      @avislcuriel 6 месяцев назад +1

      Wow I'm subscribed to this channel on multiple of my pages but this is the first time I'm reading this comment❤ and I appreciate you for it thank you✊🏼💯💋 I'm back right now to watch them watch a few movies I enjoy their reactions to🙃 again thank you so much💪🏽💯✊🏼😎

  • @gamerbabexo6558
    @gamerbabexo6558 2 года назад +998

    Being a African American woman born in the early 90's, I know for a fact this movie is a STAPLE in our culture and most if not all my family and friends have seen this movie a dozen times by the time they were 12 lol. so to see other people from different backgrounds discover and enjoy a movie we've kinda coined as ours (not at all saying it was only made for black ppl, it's just known to be a favorite in black pop culture) is a honor and it's exciting for me to experience you guys react to it for the first time. your time and feed back is very much appreciated felllas.

    • @devrenwashington9908
      @devrenwashington9908 2 года назад +74

      It’s ok to say this movie is ours. It’s about us and for us.

    • @jasmineedwards8019
      @jasmineedwards8019 2 года назад +34

      Yes. It’s okay to acknowledge this is our movie. Its also okay that other people can get a glimpse of our culture…🙂

    • @andtheysaid8457
      @andtheysaid8457 2 года назад +27

      These are the kinds of reaction videos that need to be seen.

    • @lala0578
      @lala0578 2 года назад +8

      Girl yeah it was just made for us 😂 they killing me

    • @menamurray4389
      @menamurray4389 2 года назад +27

      I don’t have words for what this movie does to my heart. It has been my favorite from the first time and it still gives me the same feelings after countless times. I feel Celie in my soul. Her quiet endurance and patience leading to her redemption, they all, women especially, had such strength, that is inspiring to me. I believe that it being a true representation of so many lives for so long is why. I don’t have a single memory of childhood that doesn’t involve being scared to death of my father, I can relate to the physical and psychological abuse some have to put up with to survive. But as bad as I had it, it was and still is worse for so many, yet so many don’t give up. That is a beautifully inspiring thing.

  • @chelseat177
    @chelseat177 2 года назад +1265

    Women have faced so much pain like this throughout time. I love that this movie doesn’t shy away from it. My great grandma was 12 here in Texas when she was forced into marriage with a man in his 40’s. So many great grandmothers/grandmothers have stories like this, men following them around at a young age until they agreed to marry them, paying parents for their daughters to marry and so on.

    • @Lannisen
      @Lannisen 2 года назад +102

      On the other side of things, my grandma's sister, the oldest daughter in the family, was never allowed to marry at all because she was to devote her life to caring for the parents. She never married, she never had children, she was deeply religious and I only ever knew her as a bitter old woman, who at her deathbed was terrified of going to hell because she must have sinned at some point in life.

    • @zinamack2902
      @zinamack2902 2 года назад +58

      Omg you took the words out of everyone’s mouth. That is definitely the story of millions of great grandmothers, and grand mothers.it’s so crazy, and sad but yet interesting someday I hope to talk to my grand mother about her experience ❤️🥺💔❤️

    • @ambriaashley3383
      @ambriaashley3383 2 года назад +38

      Oh no! It is a really common story but I am so sorry that happened to her. Child marriage & child trafficking is a huge problem even to this day... we really have to do more as a society to stop it.

    • @marinamartinez6886
      @marinamartinez6886 2 года назад +20

      Yes, many women's stories.

    • @irisshalurhad7901
      @irisshalurhad7901 2 года назад +34

      My great grandfather forced my grandmother to marry a boy when they were 14 just because the boy carried her books and walked her home from school a few times. He was afraid they must have been doing more. This was around 1918.

  • @feliciasmith7009
    @feliciasmith7009 2 года назад +796

    When we say, "The struggle is REAL!" Y'all think it's a joke. We mean that from the soul and this movie helps show the struggle of the black woman in America. This sh!t is too real. 🖤

    • @SWANIE-D
      @SWANIE-D 2 года назад +91

      Yes ma'am, abused from birth. First by our own then by the world!

    • @RAYVENUS5
      @RAYVENUS5 2 года назад +62

      Thank you, so many people CAN'T fully grasp "HOW IT FEELS"! That is why there is a lack of empathy from people in general. Even if they have an understanding, NO ONE TRULY KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO BE A BLACK WOMAN!... Unless you are a Black Woman.

    • @michelefrye3321
      @michelefrye3321 2 года назад +10

      Absolutely 💯

    • @virtuousbelle9940
      @virtuousbelle9940 2 года назад +21

      @@RAYVENUS5 especially in the south!
      Ceily: is the story for my great grandmother's mother & many of my ancestors on my mother side.
      Nessa: is kind of like my father's side where they all are from (and in) the USVI and only know the south in passing or when people connect & see it- like how Nessa got to go to Africa & learn who she is, what her roots are like & share her insight with Ceily. *Our black is black regardless of where we are from but not many of us get to connect with out true culture unless some door is opened to our lineage/culture/roots- like for Nessa.*
      My mothers experience vastly different from my father's but similar to Ciely or Sophia as she worked in cotton, tobbacco, & whatever fields WITH my gradmother as a child to adulthood until when factories started to be built in rual NC. But she learned to sew & loved to until she worked sewing in a factory when she got pregnant with me but not married to my dad.
      As far as the colonial turned Jim Crow south:
      All the outside world knew/know was that things were grown through hardships but not comprehending it until they witnessed it, being overwhelmed by how they are farmed in such a large scale with the ancestors blood, sweat, tears, & sacrifice(just like racism, slavery, r@pe, abuse, Jim crow, being poor, being the help ect no one truly understands "what the big deal is" until they see it 1st hand).
      My father grasped the totality of it all once he enlisted & saw tings in the south for himself: fields, farms, cotton & confederation in living color... being treated different wearing the same exact uniform as his counterparts.
      A uniform same as my great uncles, cousins, ect & then working with the prisons.
      He saw & experienced it all despite his sacrifice.
      It was like Shug or Nessa: they left & came back & their vantage point & authenticity of who/what they are and where they came from brought new revelations about their existence: who they TRULY ARE.
      I cant say how grateful I am that I grew up seeing it as well. I give huge appreciation to my mother for walking me down the dirt road to a cotton field to grab a piece of cotton off the stalk. Having it in my hands, feeling how prickly it is & how even the most gentle of handling it- the needle like seeds within can weather the toughest people of all to tears, picking it hours on end in the hot sun only to come home tired to the bone to take care of a dilapidated home where labor was payment for rent of a house falling apart it in the cruel southern heat.
      But grandma almost always had to go back to the "Misses" after supper because she forgot to have grandma rinse or hangout the clothes or something else.
      When she finally get a chance to go back home, its to crying or hungry children, meanwhile making the oldest (mom) responsible for the youngest; depriving the oldest of a true childhood because of their responsibilities & sometimes having to quit school to take care of everyone the best they could. This is the story of most poor families.
      My mom (68)& grandma (88 July) were just talking to me about how they had to go into the fields no matter what; cramping & having cycles so heavy the were dizzy from the pains but could never get a sufficient break or take a day off(but her working that way is what makes her still as fully functional as I am, walking & still cooking/hanging clothes on the clothesline sometimes).
      They talked how they had to use the outhouse & feared the snakes, spiders, possums, & raccoons would get into the outhouse or even crawl up into the house through holes or openings in the floor- they worked but was poor with no help.
      There were only 2 bedrooms for my grandmother, my mother, my 2 surviving aunts (one severely handicapped to non functioning/other 2-3 babies dying at birth or miscarried) my uncle, and how I finally came along as the 1st grandchild/great-grandchild & they figured out how to get a real home, safe, warm & functioning for the winters & cool for the summers after her abusive husband died of cancer. But still only able to afford a 3 bedroom 1 bath because of reclining & racial inequity with home loans & FHA.
      *People don't get that our lives stories ARE LIKE THIS for SOME people, genuinely.* It's not something that we romanticized but there are people who romanticize our lives & the grit of our stories get glossed over.
      *Weve come so far but we've got a long ways to go still. The pain still lives on in the form of generational curses, incest, rape, poverty, & emotional/mental issues which were swept under the rug so that we could merely survive- but not always thrive.*
      *The hurt, joy, triumph, victories, violence, & sorrow still exist. It just takes other forms like alcoholism, abuse, addiction, & ailments, retardation or minimal functioning as an adult is still prevelant & very much part of our story, history, & current lives... especially the generational curses. It's ALL REAL!*

    • @janayh2817
      @janayh2817 2 года назад +22

      @@SWANIE-D crazy, right? And then we’re gaslighted that it’s not that bad 🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @7Danita
    @7Danita 2 года назад +680

    They said that Danny Glover had a very difficult time shooting the scene where he had to tear apart the sisters and they were crying. They said he did that in one take and told them he wouldn’t do it again and had to remove himself from the set to recoup.

    • @Michael_L_Morrison
      @Michael_L_Morrison 2 года назад +22

      I also read that the girls were told to do everything in their power to keep mister from separating them.

    • @user-tm4my4jb6d
      @user-tm4my4jb6d 2 года назад +67

      The book, movie, and musical are all amazing in the same and different way. It is an incredible story.

    • @7Danita
      @7Danita 2 года назад +19

      @@Michael_L_Morrison yes I heard that as well.

    • @KelMarBur79
      @KelMarBur79 2 года назад +6

      @@user-tm4my4jb6d Agreed. I loved them all.

    • @hopefulagnostic336
      @hopefulagnostic336 2 года назад +71

      Yeah, and when Nettie is saying "Why? Why?" outside the gate, that's the actress' real reaction to how rough Danny Glover was.

  • @tiffanimoore4343
    @tiffanimoore4343 2 года назад +408

    The book goes more in-depth about Harpo and Sophia. Harpo actually loved that Sophia was headstrong, and he was proud of her strength. He was just consumed with getting his father's approval, smh. Harpo loved doing the cooking and cleaning, taking care of the children, and Sophia loved being in the field. It worked for them, but it wasn't traditional.

    • @thomiJohnson
      @thomiJohnson 2 года назад

      So you are telling me that Mister even messed that up. This is all Black people hate this dude to this day!

    • @deshiekawilkins4473
      @deshiekawilkins4473 2 года назад +21

      The book is very much worth reading.

  • @remetiatillis5495
    @remetiatillis5495 2 года назад +307

    My great-grandmother Louise Doakes actually grew up during this period of time in America. She could not even watch the movie all the way through. She said it was too real.

    • @erickaj7373
      @erickaj7373 2 года назад +27

      Wow! Watching it felt like the things my grandmother told me about during that time.

    • @Toywins
      @Toywins 2 года назад +32

      Yeah, I think that experience is too common amongst our elders, it's heartbreaking. If they didn't experience it, they knew somebody that did.

    • @jenny_of_oldstones3523
      @jenny_of_oldstones3523 2 года назад +3

      My mom feels the same way about Angela's Ashes.

    • @heather9857
      @heather9857 2 года назад

      @@Toywins

    • @allthingshome6953
      @allthingshome6953 2 года назад +15

      Bless her heart. It was so real for many black women. This movie truly spoke to the experience of black women. My grandmother also had a hard time with this film. Always said it was too real. My grandmother told the story of getting her period for the first time and needing to go to the restroom and going into a white only woman rest room and a white woman slapped her in her face. I'm tearing up typing it. It's alot pain in the black community.

  • @marshalljankins4526
    @marshalljankins4526 2 года назад +187

    When Shug bursts in the church singing and hugs her father always gets me as well..

    • @mzmoey
      @mzmoey 2 года назад +7

      That part gets me every time. 😢

    • @marshalljankins4526
      @marshalljankins4526 2 года назад

      @@mzmoey : For sure.

    • @dawn77710
      @dawn77710 2 года назад +2

      One of the many favorites in this movie

    • @allsmiles1971
      @allsmiles1971 2 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @janetguy2177
      @janetguy2177 2 года назад +2

      That part is definitely a tear jerker.

  • @EOMReacts
    @EOMReacts 2 года назад +790

    This film going O-11 at the Oscars is still one of the biggest tragedies in the history of the Academy Awards.
    Such an absolutely fantastic movie.

    • @citypopFM
      @citypopFM 2 года назад +91

      Yeah that is fucking ridiculous but the Oscars are full of so many examples of this.

    • @steelekeepinitreel4909
      @steelekeepinitreel4909 2 года назад +23

      yeah, but won almost all of them for Schindler's List !

    • @Mr.Goodkat
      @Mr.Goodkat 2 года назад +4

      It didn't deserve any of them, it's a garbage movie.

    • @sdkelmaruecan2907
      @sdkelmaruecan2907 2 года назад +14

      It was the year of "Out of Africa" and the Academy making it up for Sidney Pollack who lost to "Gandhi" 3 years before, also it was the year they had to reward Geraldine Page but the biggest travesty is that the Best Supportong Actress went to Anjelica Huston who was good but nothing special in "Prizzi's Honor"

    • @Random_Herox2
      @Random_Herox2 2 года назад +82

      @@Mr.Goodkat Kitchen is kinda slow, but the attention you ordered should be out momentarily.

  • @saundraking7168
    @saundraking7168 2 года назад +183

    Its ok boys you can cry. We always do no matter how many times we watch The Color Purple

  • @sarah.the.clumsy
    @sarah.the.clumsy 2 года назад +221

    I'll never understand why the Hollywood collective has tried to label Whoopi Goldberg as unattractive.

    • @kurtrivero368
      @kurtrivero368 2 года назад +4

      I’m a long-time fan of Goldberg (mostly her early stand-up comedy) but if you can’t understand that then I’d imagine there are a lot of things you do not understand.

    • @sarah.the.clumsy
      @sarah.the.clumsy 2 года назад +1

      @@kurtrivero368 I guess understand was the wrong word. I should have said it's fucked up that's she's been labeled unattractive. But you trolling and itching for a conflict on a reaction video is very off-putting as well. Have the day you deserve sir.

    • @lisah8438
      @lisah8438 2 года назад +15

      @@kurtrivero368 I think she was trying to say why would you label anyone unattractive. But of course you are a man You wouldn't understand.

    • @JamesASharp
      @JamesASharp 2 года назад +1

      I agree.

    • @joelx3612
      @joelx3612 2 года назад +35

      colorism is why

  • @ItsLexy
    @ItsLexy 2 года назад +571

    Oh you poor men y'all were not prepared for the level of emotion in this film going in blind, you guys are amazing for sticking with it as hard as it starts off. This movie was ROBBED at the 58th Academy Awards. Nominated for 11 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actress for Whoopi yet did not win a single one.

    • @WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG
      @WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG 2 года назад +5

      That was Deuteronomy 28 KJV

    • @ItsLexy
      @ItsLexy 2 года назад +2

      @@WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG Try Austin 3:16 it's much better

    • @WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG
      @WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG 2 года назад +1

      @@ItsLexy He weak too.

    • @shortmommy427
      @shortmommy427 2 года назад +2

      Facts.

    • @janetrjones7815
      @janetrjones7815 2 года назад +26

      I always wondered how many awards this film received. Leave it to Hollywood to completely over look it. The first time I saw this movie I was transported into that family and Whoopie was beyond wonderful. My biggest cry was at the end when her family arrived from Africa with all the beautiful colored scarves blowing about and Whoopie realizes who they are. I will never forget that scene as long as I live. What a beautiful movie and everyone in it did the story and themselves proud.

  • @babydeer2024
    @babydeer2024 2 года назад +288

    I’m a black woman..always wondered what other races thought about it. Great review✅

    • @darthvader5532
      @darthvader5532 2 года назад +23

      For this conservative republican, The Color Purple is in my top 10 movies of all time. Whoopie's performance was jaw dropping good and Oprah really shined in her role. Fishburn? What can I say? He's Morphius! 😂😂😂 but seriously, its a fantastic film with a gritty peak into the lives of black women and what life was like for them. I still tear up at the end even after all these years.

    • @stevenreichertart
      @stevenreichertart 2 года назад +21

      As a gay white man, I identify with Celie empowering herself to rise above her abuse and neglect. My favorite movie of all time.

    • @allthingshome6953
      @allthingshome6953 2 года назад +7

      @@stevenreichertart thank you for sharing your thoughts. I always wondered as well what other races thought of the film.

    • @stevenreichertart
      @stevenreichertart 2 года назад +5

      @@allthingshome6953 thanks for your kind response, and I’d like to know what you think as well. I’m particularly interested in how Celie even found forgiveness. She told Mister, “The jail you planned for me is the one you’re going to rot in.” The way I interpret that, she actually found pity for her abuser/oppressor. It’s quite an interesting way for any of us who have been oppressed to move on. What a brilliant perspective from Alice Walker, perhaps even a Buddhist way of thinking.

    • @allthingshome6953
      @allthingshome6953 2 года назад +2

      @@stevenreichertart I think Ceile was rooted in the church and the Lord. Remember in the scene with Sophia she said something a out this life is now but heaven is always? I think she forgave him. Now if my grandmothers forgave Mister is a entire different story, lol....not even just Mister Danny Glover himself, lol interested to know if you've ever watched Danny Glover in the movie with Sally Field Places in the Heart?

  • @takeyatravels
    @takeyatravels 2 года назад +417

    I’m from Louisiana & My grandmother was born in 1915 my mom was born 1957. Color Purple was a true way of life for a lot of people. My grandmother lived a life similar to Celie and married my pawpaw (who was much older) very young. She was his second wife. My pawpaw had 17 children between 2 wives and he was abusive and made my mother and her siblings harvest cotton, they couldn’t go to school during the harvest either. I feel they got this behavior from their past generations as the behavior was learned from plantations… my mom and dad both went through integration. The stories my mom tell me are mind blowing. I’m thankful for our rights as women today.

    • @MaryLou913
      @MaryLou913 2 года назад +19

      Wow! Thank you for the context. People really lived like this at the turn of the century.

    • @rosebellcarter2695
      @rosebellcarter2695 2 года назад +14

      It's amazing how men allowed this abuse yet let the word love rolled off their tongue.

    • @ROYAL_BTS_ARMY-fp1cf
      @ROYAL_BTS_ARMY-fp1cf 2 года назад +7

      @@rosebellcarter2695 this generation is confused and doesn't know what real love is

    • @prioleau2012
      @prioleau2012 2 года назад +1

      😥

    • @theconfidentnovice5789
      @theconfidentnovice5789 2 года назад +11

      @@ROYAL_BTS_ARMY-fp1cf I would disagree. Marriages nowadays are more content, are stronger, and last longer. I could make that same argument about my grandparents generation who didn't even sleep together. My grandmother told me before she died how impressed she was about my husband and my marriage of 20 years now.

  • @kathyastrom1315
    @kathyastrom1315 2 года назад +446

    When Celine screams, “Nettieeeeee!” I just lose it every time and start sobbing.

    • @kathyastrom1315
      @kathyastrom1315 2 года назад +12

      Damn autocorrect-Celie!

    • @HotnDivine1
      @HotnDivine1 2 года назад +16

      You feel all those years that passed in that yell!!!

    • @looneygardener
      @looneygardener 2 года назад +11

      I start balling At the opening and it basically doesn't stop. A masterpiece

    • @MissyFoxx
      @MissyFoxx 2 года назад +3

      Just bawling... ugly crying!!!

    • @lisalemuel6868
      @lisalemuel6868 2 года назад +1

      Me too!!

  • @kimberlyanita1006
    @kimberlyanita1006 2 года назад +173

    No! Mister wasn't doing a kind act for Ciely he was trying to break the curse she put on him at the dinner table where she said," Till You Do Right By Me Everything You Think About Gonna Fail". He was thinking of himself but end up righting a wrong which brought Nettie and the children back to the United States. Mister did it for himself. He stole Ciely's whole life and Now came the time to Pay back some of the wrong he had done. The Universe did that not Mister.

    • @breebree9319
      @breebree9319 2 года назад +18

      In the book of I remember correctly they did form a short of friendship in their older years.

    • @jenny_of_oldstones3523
      @jenny_of_oldstones3523 2 года назад +3

      Yeah.. they were friendly but I don't think they lived as husband & wife again.

    • @jenny_of_oldstones3523
      @jenny_of_oldstones3523 2 года назад

      Though this is head cannon lol!!

    • @kimberlyanita1006
      @kimberlyanita1006 2 года назад +1

      @@breebree9319 Girl everybody knows the book is always different from the movie. We referencing from the movie 🎬

    • @breebree9319
      @breebree9319 2 года назад +5

      @@kimberlyanita1006 there's no movie without the book. It's just extra info girl. Nobody said you wrong.

  • @ambriaashley3383
    @ambriaashley3383 2 года назад +361

    As a kid, this movie was about abuse, sexism, racism, & self-love to me. It scared me but uplifted me at the same time. I still need to read the book. 💜

    • @autriajones-hurst9853
      @autriajones-hurst9853 2 года назад +10

      You will love the book. I read it 12 times

    • @autriajones-hurst9853
      @autriajones-hurst9853 2 года назад +3

      @Bigdaddy Longstroke4200 it’s just deeper

    • @jg3865
      @jg3865 2 года назад +2

      The book was great!

    • @betterwithwinebetterwithwi2359
      @betterwithwinebetterwithwi2359 2 года назад +1

      ​@@autriajones-hurst9853 Who is the original author? Like my comment for notification as I do not have notifications for comments (thank you in advance sweets) which is the original front cover, there are five?

    • @autriajones-hurst9853
      @autriajones-hurst9853 2 года назад +4

      @@betterwithwinebetterwithwi2359 Alice Walker and the picture of a little house in the country

  • @Me-wk3ix
    @Me-wk3ix 2 года назад +440

    Still can't believe this movie never won an academy award, it was robbed.

    • @feliciasmith7009
      @feliciasmith7009 2 года назад +10

      True indeed

    • @MsSequence1
      @MsSequence1 2 года назад +33

      It was nominated but a movie about white people in Africa won never to be heard of again but the Color Purple has went on to be a movie staple, a Broadway show for years to come.

    • @reginaldwest4155
      @reginaldwest4155 2 года назад +28

      It made white people uncomfortable.

    • @miltamiranda
      @miltamiranda 2 года назад +1

      So true

    • @bigglypuff0420
      @bigglypuff0420 2 года назад +20

      They should come up with up a category in it's own. For older movies like these. If they can allow a slap, they can open another category. Like " most inspirational past film"....

  • @animefavs100
    @animefavs100 2 года назад +86

    This is the BEST reaction I've ever seen to a movie. I cannot stress enough how important it is for non-Black diaspora people to see movies like this and to take in the content of the Black American experience. This movie has it all and YES like everyone else has said. African Americans watch this movie as a staple if they were raised in the 80's and 90's. We've all seen it hundreds of times. We are a strong people and we should always remember how far we've come and how far we have to go.

    • @janellestevens2316
      @janellestevens2316 Год назад +4

      @animefavs100: PREACH!

    • @Sheena_the_Lite
      @Sheena_the_Lite 9 месяцев назад +1

      I was working as a facilitator for Spanish and had my high school kids watch this.. I had so called Mexicans, Hondurans, Puerto Ricans, DR, basically all Latinos and Negros and they felt all emotions. Asking questions about why, what's gonna happen next, they cried and I told them the truth. In the end, we had a history lesson about my history and why we're not too familiar with each other which actually made us closer. Same struggle, different area but the enemy is the same. I love my people and my distance relatives too. Shalom

  • @maggieshevelew7579
    @maggieshevelew7579 2 года назад +662

    People forget what a great actress Whoopi Goldberg is. She and Danny Glover were just amazing in these roles. And it has one of the most emotional endings of any movie I’ve seen. No matter how many times I’ve seen it, I always cry at that ending.
    Thank you for a terrific reaction. You guys are always fun to watch.

    • @KCohere33
      @KCohere33 2 года назад +10

      Absolutely her best role.I’m not sure but I think it was her first film role too.

    • @woodedlane
      @woodedlane 2 года назад +14

      Whoops should have won that Oscar. At least she still got one. ♥

    • @andirandolph8830
      @andirandolph8830 2 года назад +20

      @@woodedlane I feel like that was the Academy’s way of saying “our bad for screwing you on The Color Purple, here ya go.” She was great in Ghost, but that performance didn’t come close to Celie.

    • @thetannaree
      @thetannaree 2 года назад +2

      Always Always cry!!!

    • @jamesfournier3458
      @jamesfournier3458 2 года назад +2

      Such a tearjerker at the end. Cry every time.

  • @dovegrey1
    @dovegrey1 2 года назад +610

    This movie gets me every time...especially when Shug sings "God Is Trying To Tel You Something" to her father and at the end, oh man, the feels....tears every time, but happy ones. Love this movie so much!

    • @rostand5264
      @rostand5264 2 года назад +18

      I get chills EVERY time.

    • @caseymoe816
      @caseymoe816 2 года назад +26

      Right on! “Even sinners got soul, daddy.” 😩😭😩😭

    • @christinegelabert1651
      @christinegelabert1651 2 года назад +17

      I'm upset that scene was cut out...it would've been great to see their reaction to it. It's such a powerful part of this movie.

    • @dovegrey1
      @dovegrey1 2 года назад +4

      @@christinegelabert1651 same here!

    • @thesweet1982
      @thesweet1982 2 года назад +2

      Immediately in tears

  • @SBritt-mka4evr
    @SBritt-mka4evr 2 года назад +54

    Watching these brothers trying not to cry when Celie and Nettie reunite was almost as good as the reunion.

    • @aprilstanley8708
      @aprilstanley8708 Год назад +4

      I know they wanted to cry. You can't help but cry during that reunion.

  • @QueendomCome621
    @QueendomCome621 2 года назад +145

    Whoopi was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance. She should have won that year...amazing performance from her and all the actors in this movie.

    • @geedawg1946
      @geedawg1946 2 года назад +7

      I loved Margaret Avery as Shug. She was pitch perfect in this movie.

    • @moeholmes7232
      @moeholmes7232 2 года назад +5

      And this was Whoopi Goldbergs first movie role!

    • @YONCE8701
      @YONCE8701 2 года назад

      She didn't win for this?

    • @geedawg1946
      @geedawg1946 2 года назад +4

      @@YONCE8701 no. I believe Geraldine Page won best actress that year. I don't think this amazing movie won a single Oscar.

    • @MrsNicolas
      @MrsNicolas 2 года назад +7

      @@geedawg1946 I looked up that movie to see if it was at least one of the more iconic movies, similar to Titanic fame, and I had never even heard of the movie that Geraldine won her OSCAR for...🙄😒 The Oscars is known for snobbing movies that the rest of the world enjoys more. After finding out who is on the Oscar board committee during the viral "Oscar so white", I wasn't surprised. I stop watching the Oscars Kong before finding this out though. They enjoy the same type of movies to win almost every single year. And it seems like a BW has to damn near be humiliated on the screen in order for her to win.

  • @sealdrup
    @sealdrup 2 года назад +237

    Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film four stars, calling it "the year's best film". He also praised Whoopi Goldberg, calling her role "one of the most amazing debut performances in movie history"

    • @valencia985
      @valencia985 2 года назад +23

      And then the Oscars stiffed them…

    • @skyjacksonA1
      @skyjacksonA1 2 года назад +6

      @@valencia985 well that's why they have such little views they won't survive another 10 years

    • @sylviagreenburg7679
      @sylviagreenburg7679 2 года назад +1

      @@skyjacksonA1 The Oscars is what it is. There are other ways to recognize greatness in cinema. Via support and recognition from the people. T

    • @erickaj7373
      @erickaj7373 2 года назад +5

      I miss Siskel and Ebert. They gave very fair and honest reviews.

    • @MaryLou913
      @MaryLou913 2 года назад

      That made me smile!

  • @heathers432
    @heathers432 2 года назад +353

    As a black woman who grew up on this movie and can quote it like Christains quote the bible….I’m soooo glad my first video of you guys was y’all watching this movie. 5 minutes in and I was lmao at how unprepared you were for this……🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I know you didn’t mean to be funny but…….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    Btw, this was my favorite movie and book growing up and is still in my top 5. A beautiful story by the end of it.

    • @JBoone1091
      @JBoone1091 2 года назад +17

      I randomly seen it as well. Love the genuine reaction to this movie ❤️

    • @colinferguson5451
      @colinferguson5451 2 года назад +22

      I paused the video 3 minutes in and told my fiance they have NO IDEA what they are getting themselves into. I'm glad they genuinely took in the story and allowed themselves to feel the movie. Just like most of you I first saw this movie at a very young age and quickly grew to hate danny glover. That eventually changed but this has been one of my top 5 movies of all time.

    • @JBoone1091
      @JBoone1091 2 года назад +10

      I'm so ready for them to look at Beloved now 😭

    • @khismet
      @khismet 2 года назад +7

      @@JBoone1091 lol at the beloved comment 🤣

    • @shaundapoole2275
      @shaundapoole2275 2 года назад +4

      This is my first
      Time watching them also right before I go to work lol

  • @realSimoneCherie
    @realSimoneCherie 2 года назад +458

    It’s a very hard film to watch, but so important. Women had limited options in the early 1900’s. Women lived at the mercy of the men around them.
    The age of consent in Georgia was 10 years old when the movie starts - 10 YEARS OLD...
    If your husband was abusive, there were no domestic violence hotlines, protection orders, restraining orders, or women’s shelters back then.
    Sophia seems polar opposite to Celie - but remember she had a family who loved her so she didn't need a husband to survive. Her downfall was being black and defiant during Jim Crow in middle Georgia.
    Both women are admirable.

    • @user-ty5di3ku6o
      @user-ty5di3ku6o 2 года назад +3

      Ha ... owned property. Women could only own property of they were 1 of only girls and their dad died, or their husband died. Domestic violence? Ha ... it was called "discipline."

    • @isislaz
      @isislaz 2 года назад +3

      @garveydent that and fathers giving their underaged daughters off to grown men.

    • @isislaz
      @isislaz 2 года назад +2

      @garveydent Or in this movie, Celie had a baby by her own father or was r@ped by him.

    • @kfox5301
      @kfox5301 2 года назад +8

      @@isislaz She was r@ped by him, that's how she got her son and daughter. He was her stepfather though but she believed that he was her father because he was there since she was young. He took over her house and biological father's store even though it was left to her. When the step father died it went to her instead of his wife.

    • @isislaz
      @isislaz 2 года назад +4

      @@kfox5301 What happened to her mom? I never read the whole book. Just bits and pieces.

  • @danidushan9150
    @danidushan9150 2 года назад +286

    Danny Glover was superb in this movie. So much so I literally hated him until Lethal Weapon 😂

    • @carolgordon4920
      @carolgordon4920 2 года назад +6

      Me too

    • @jamesemalfoy
      @jamesemalfoy 2 года назад +3

      I JUST told my niece this! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @kimberlyanita1006
      @kimberlyanita1006 2 года назад +3

      Well dam! 😂🤣😅

    • @RennLea
      @RennLea 2 года назад +1

      Yes!

    • @npringle1
      @npringle1 2 года назад +9

      Me too and Laurence Fishburne after what's love got to do with it

  • @LochlannK
    @LochlannK 2 года назад +118

    Y'all had me hollerin over here! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Never in my life would I have been interested enough to watch anyone react to anything, but this here... Got a new sub guys.

    • @OctoKrool
      @OctoKrool  2 года назад +20

      Lol, thank you for subbing and giving us fools a shot, comments like this mean a lot! :)

    • @TipTipsy100
      @TipTipsy100 2 года назад +7

      Exactly what I was going to say

  • @gwenie77able
    @gwenie77able 2 года назад +277

    The genius of the Author Alice Walker and Steven Spielberg for bringing this story to life. So true the acting was amazing!

    • @liberpolo5540
      @liberpolo5540 Год назад

      There isn’t enough kudos given to the Author!

  • @Rmlohner
    @Rmlohner 2 года назад +151

    The Oscars refused to nominate Spielberg for this film despite it getting eleven other nominations, and then had it lose them all, as basically an open act of spite.

    • @jacqueplett1800
      @jacqueplett1800 2 года назад +5

      The movie that directed itself.

    • @JamesASharp
      @JamesASharp 2 года назад +23

      Yep! Two reasons: 1) Hollywood still wasn't fond of popular black films back in the 80s (though the director is Jewish), and 2) Hollywood hated Steven Spielberg because he's too successful as a director. Think of Tom Brady; people hate him because he's too successful in the NFL. That's how Spielberg was treated in Hollywood, and is still treated to this very day. That's why he owns his own studio to avoid the crap that directors go through from the studios. He's the most successful director in the history of Hollywood. (His films have grossed over $10 billion, and he's still going strong.) The average director wishes that they could director both serious and blockbuster films. 🎥

    • @cinemeleon2808
      @cinemeleon2808 2 года назад +9

      @@JamesASharp Spielberg is a focking directoral genius.The scene transitions and montages alone are brilliant and Quincy Jones knocked the score and soundtrack out of the park.

    • @JamesASharp
      @JamesASharp 2 года назад +1

      Agreed.

    • @mello1309
      @mello1309 2 года назад +7

      They didn't get any Oscars because blk ppl protested and dared the academy to award any of the nominations. The academy backed off and was afraid of protest and boycotts. Whoopi was pissed. The NAACP and blk male activists went bat shit crazy. It was awful. The academy fully intended to vote for this movie. They were scared to do it after the stink.
      The ppl protesting were too stupid to see the movie was a future classic that would have catapulted many to fame and drew white Americans into stories about black Americans with compassion and respect. Nope! Now ppl get bent out of shape without knowing what happened back then.. Whoopi has spoken publicly about it for decades.

  • @MylaniJames
    @MylaniJames 2 года назад +129

    I love your reaction to this movie. Abuse is deeply rooted in many black communities and even in my own life growing up, then for a decade with my kids father. I love when you said it’s never too late. I’m in the beginning of my journey of leaving my abuser and it was kind of refreshing to see this review. I’ve seen the color purple many times but your commentary was everything that I needed to hear today. Thank you

    • @MaryLou913
      @MaryLou913 2 года назад +9

      I’m wishing you the best of luck Mylani. Please be safe but please leave. You deserve to be happy. 🌸🌺🌻

    • @christinerichardson6596
      @christinerichardson6596 2 года назад +6

      This happened to me also, with my adoptive parents. Had a baby at almost 14, he thought it was his. When he found out it wasn't he did everything to kill it. So yeah, I couldn't watch this when it first came out!

    • @Zumzizeroo17
      @Zumzizeroo17 2 года назад +2

      I hope you’re okay! ❤️ Thinking of you

    • @Goodkarma36_
      @Goodkarma36_ Год назад +3

      I can relate to the verbal abuse, not sexual abuse, although I know It does happen in the black community. My family, during my childhood, teens, my 20's have attacked my looks. I was called me ugly, dark, burnt, roach. You name it. My self esteem was in the gutter because of all of them. So I can totally relate to Celie in that way.

  • @edartis4615
    @edartis4615 2 года назад +112

    As a black man I love y'all two Brothers.
    I reacted the same way y'all did, LMFAO,
    We need more people like your brothers to show what unity is all about.
    May your days be blessed as it goes on,
    A brother from another mother,

    • @OctoKrool
      @OctoKrool  2 года назад +28

      Thank you my brother from another mother, we appreciate that love :)

  • @brian52763
    @brian52763 2 года назад +63

    Celie's curse worked, she cursed him at the table before she left, "TILL YOU DO RIGHT BY ME, EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH, GONNA FAIL"

    • @tinarobinson6902
      @tinarobinson6902 2 года назад

      Everything you even think about gone fail!!!

  • @thekyngsqueen
    @thekyngsqueen 2 года назад +10

    Whoopi.....killed it
    Danny.... killed it
    Oprah... killed it
    This movie will forever be in my top 5. It still takes me through every emotion known to man. Even through laughing at you guys I still cried throughout the reaction.
    Thanks for being open minded and watching this classic.

  • @joshuayeager3686
    @joshuayeager3686 2 года назад +192

    This still goes down as one of my favorite films. Alice Walker created a masterpiece and Spielberg did an excellent job of turning it into a be film. Plus, Whoopie was robbed at the Oscars

    • @jacquelinecallejas1390
      @jacquelinecallejas1390 2 года назад +5

      I agree. At least she still got to EGOT because she got an Oscar for Ghost.
      Nice to see guys who are in touch with their emotions. I'm very happy that White guys living in Canada who let's be frank, could get away with being pretty racist or sexist (as in they aren't outnumbered by Black people who would make their lives miserable if they called them names) aren't racist or sexist. Your parents did a good job.

    • @jamessnow8447
      @jamessnow8447 2 года назад +1

      There doing a remake soon I read about it in 2020 I think it's near the end of 2023 I know a few of the actors but you can Google it to see all of the characters like Celie- Fantasia Barrino, Suge- Taraji Henson,Sofia- Danielle Brooks,Squeak- H.E.R. I hope it's good,we seen the live on Broadway in NYC back in 2016 different actors but it was excellent.

    • @mjenkinsify
      @mjenkinsify 2 года назад +3

      I don’t think they’re remaking the movie. I believe they are making a live action of the musical version. Atleast that’s how I understood it.

    • @aGwEENapple
      @aGwEENapple 2 года назад

      @@mjenkinsify that's what one of the cast members said

    • @Tyreeleslie
      @Tyreeleslie 2 года назад

      You guys should have read the book

  • @ShugAveri
    @ShugAveri 2 года назад +264

    This is my introduction to ya'll and I'll be honest in the beginning I thought ya'll were gonna make fun of this movie. I have watched The Color Purple a million times. It was my grandmother's favorite and mine too. I'm so glad you enjoyed and appreciated the beauty of this. Very underrated! xo

  • @cessieabe2
    @cessieabe2 2 года назад +21

    This movie is a precious staple in the Black community because it's a real representation of what life was like in the South for us. But, most had it alot worse, faced way more brutal racism and violence and poverty. It was so beautiful to see you guys appreciate it. We need more people of non African decent to explore these types of cultural movies....it creates empathy and understanding. Great job! 👍

  • @ALittleMoreOfLisa
    @ALittleMoreOfLisa 2 года назад +98

    Oprah was so underrated on this movie. Everyone aged their parts superbly 🙌👏

  • @QueerlyBeloved386
    @QueerlyBeloved386 2 года назад +285

    Ya'll are real ones for watching this CLASSIC film. We all cry at the same parts. Subscribed.

  • @kimberlybrown2664
    @kimberlybrown2664 2 года назад +75

    The Color Purple is such an intense movie. You're gonna run the gamut of emotions watching it: sadness, fear, excitement, and joy. My favorite thing about it is that change and redemption is always possible! Such a great ending.

  • @rostand5264
    @rostand5264 2 года назад +186

    No one's mentioned yet but I breathed a big relief sigh finding out Celie's father, and father of the children was NOT her bio father! Whew! Still awful but they wouldn't have to live with THAT. Good pick, Guys. I love that you both have good hearts that show on YT. Keep it real! 💯

    • @rainsrapidly
      @rainsrapidly 2 года назад +3

      Yessss

    • @ygltazanya
      @ygltazanya 2 года назад +2

      seriously

    • @CK-yo7ub
      @CK-yo7ub 2 года назад +3

      I really appreciate the great compassion they showed - it came through in their reactions & facial expressions💖

    • @bellezanegra0206
      @bellezanegra0206 2 года назад +8

      But he was in the book, so you can go back to holding your breath

    • @tremekiac2798
      @tremekiac2798 2 года назад

      Unfortunately, so many in real life weren't so lucky. Pedophilia is still an everyday occurrence. This has always been my favorite movie with The Wiz as a close second.

  • @citypopFM
    @citypopFM 2 года назад +406

    This is one of Spielberg's most overlooked gems and a generally overlooked but absolutely brilliant film. I'm glad you guys gave it a chance!

    • @WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG
      @WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG 2 года назад +5

      No , they read our book. God put it in their movies. That's your ancestors handy work. We gotta remember it so do you.

    • @mahneekaha.nightmare5220
      @mahneekaha.nightmare5220 2 года назад +5

      This movie was never overlooked. It had 11 Oscar Nominations and was very popular.

    • @looneygardener
      @looneygardener 2 года назад

      My favourite film. Genius. Met Spielberg randomly at the market in Ontario Canada where I sell tie dye I make.

    • @Nikki-kh8tt
      @Nikki-kh8tt 2 года назад +6

      @@mahneekaha.nightmare5220 Ok!!!An absolute classic..Especially in the black community.

    • @mahneekaha.nightmare5220
      @mahneekaha.nightmare5220 2 года назад

      @@Nikki-kh8tt - Yes!

  • @justsaying...1040
    @justsaying...1040 2 года назад +93

    Oprah was an amazing actress before she became a show host. Her portrayal of Sofia really hit home how things were. Loved your reaction to a movie that never got the credit it should have.

    • @huntingtonparkway
      @huntingtonparkway 2 года назад +9

      She was a show hist first

    • @hotchocolategirl1der
      @hotchocolategirl1der 2 года назад +9

      She had her show before she became an actress.

    • @joey.thanes
      @joey.thanes Год назад

      she was in Greenleaf (2018)

    • @carladavis1473
      @carladavis1473 10 месяцев назад

      ​@huntingtonparkway I was going to say the same thing but instead I'll elaborate. She basically got the role because quincy Jones saw he on her show and thought she would be right for the role of Sophia. So if not for her having her show she may have never been in this movie.

  • @rxtsec1
    @rxtsec1 2 года назад +293

    Still cant believe the Oscar's snubbed this movie. No one even talks about the other movie that won

    • @mishuhhh
      @mishuhhh 2 года назад +5

      Which movies won? If you don’t mind answering 🤔

    • @rxtsec1
      @rxtsec1 2 года назад +24

      @@mishuhhh had to look it up. Some movie called Out of Africa. Have no idea what the hell that is

    • @mishuhhh
      @mishuhhh 2 года назад +16

      @@rxtsec1 most definitely got snubbed 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @ccrdcd38
      @ccrdcd38 2 года назад +1

      I can

    • @rxtsec1
      @rxtsec1 2 года назад +1

      @@ccrdcd38 no one usually means a minority which your obviously in

  • @oldsouljs8042
    @oldsouljs8042 2 года назад +66

    I used to watch this movie everyday when I was a child. I'm 41 now and it's still one of my favorite movies. I know it word for word. Me and my cousins would watch this movie together and the scene when Celie was cooking the pancake breakfast for Shug Avery is sentimental for us. Everytime we watched this movie together we would go in the kitchen and make our own pancake breakfast after watching that scene.

    • @OctoKrool
      @OctoKrool  2 года назад +18

      That breakfast Celie was cooking up looked amazing, reminded me exactly like my grandmother would cook lol.

    • @tarajamchenry171
      @tarajamchenry171 2 года назад +2

      One day at church the entire congregation was reenacting this movie scene for scene, the pastor and his wife included.

  • @carolisakallas3054
    @carolisakallas3054 2 года назад +62

    You guys are such empaths. It's a beautiful scene to witness in this otherwise heartless world. Your reactions are so genuine and your eyebrows speak volumes. ❤

    • @thismomof5
      @thismomof5 2 года назад +7

      Glad someone else noticed! Their eyebrows did more talking than they did 😆

  • @daniellevaughn4598
    @daniellevaughn4598 2 года назад +72

    After seeing this movie countless times, I cried several times watching these guys reacting to it. 😭😭😭

  • @Dennis_K09
    @Dennis_K09 2 года назад +205

    You guys like Laurence Fishburne... so please react to What's Love Got to Do with It. It's his best role and he plays a different type of character, but the movie's great.

    • @Ncnnn29
      @Ncnnn29 2 года назад +14

      And hoodlum

    • @DeeDiamond2981
      @DeeDiamond2981 2 года назад +1

      Oh another good movie..

    • @xxxentbrandonredhoodrobins7606
      @xxxentbrandonredhoodrobins7606 2 года назад +1

      And 13 Percent alongside the guy from training day

    • @tonyamd9800
      @tonyamd9800 2 года назад +2

      Exactly, an excellent movie.

    • @Epic4Evr1990
      @Epic4Evr1990 2 года назад +12

      Lol Laurence Fishburne was Ike Turner for me for years. People still see Laurence and think Ike.

  • @remetiatillis5495
    @remetiatillis5495 2 года назад +51

    I grew up watching The Color Purple. I love that movie. I laugh, I cry, I sing along on all the music parts. I loved watching y'all watch this movie. Watching y'all's reactions was priceless. The connection y'all made to the characters. Y'all have restored my faith in humanity. True compassion.

  • @mgonzo1770
    @mgonzo1770 2 года назад +62

    During the intro where you guys were trying to guess what the movie was about, I was like, "oooooo laugh while you can, cause you gonna be ugly crying by the end". 😆💜

  • @timh8324
    @timh8324 2 года назад +186

    Whoopis best movie. - the shaving scene with the music is just incredibly shot - have not seen the movie in over 20 years and I can still feel the rhythm just thinking about it.

    • @ccrdcd38
      @ccrdcd38 2 года назад +2

      It's her 1st movie

    • @rainsrapidly
      @rainsrapidly 2 года назад

      Ever since i saw that scene as a child i been stabbing niggas to defend myself😅☕...
      Its worked amazingly well so far

    • @lindaanderson-west4979
      @lindaanderson-west4979 2 года назад +2

      "Where's Ceile?" "Home...fixing to shave Mister!"

    • @robinm1664
      @robinm1664 2 года назад +1

      That scene really gets your heart pumpn

  • @Spring_Flowerrrrs
    @Spring_Flowerrrrs 2 года назад +16

    Not me crying as I watch y’all’s reaction. This is and will always be my favorite movie. It’s a cultural staple, a testament to the strength of Black Women

  • @amberm4624
    @amberm4624 2 года назад +28

    This is a legendary movie. Whoopi is stunning. The pics they took of her back then showed how beautiful she is. They will always try to make us hate various skin tones that aren't deemed acceptable. I still cry watching this movie. They definitely deserved and Oscar but we know how that goes.
    Watch Imitation of Life the 1959 version. That is such a beautiful heartbreaking movie. This was my mom's favorite and is now mine. ❤️

  • @LYBism
    @LYBism 2 года назад +139

    It was so amazing seeing the rollercoaster ride this movie took the two of you on. I appreciate both of you for seeing pass the color of the cast and just taking in the STORY. Mad respect, you guys!!

    • @sharlenec6455
      @sharlenec6455 2 года назад +4

      Yes.

    • @hawkeyemadi
      @hawkeyemadi 2 года назад

      We watch white people in movies all day everyday. They don't tell us thank you for looking pass the all white cast. Why are you? This movie wasn't made for white people.

    • @rozbell8993
      @rozbell8993 2 года назад +8

      I was also amazed at the emotions they showed throughout the movie...just shows thT feelings don't have a color!!

    • @fmm2339
      @fmm2339 2 года назад +1

      Agree

    • @LYBism
      @LYBism 2 года назад

      @@hawkeyemadi, sooooo, only Black people can watch the movie? A White man directed it and other Whites had parts in the movie (and I'm quite sure other Whites were involved with the behind-the-scenes portions of this creation), but God forbid they watch it, is that what you're saying? That's pretty sad.
      If I have to explain to you WHY I thanked them, then YOU are part of the problem and you don't care about solutions. Your way of thinking is no better than the racist Whites' way of thinking and this is one of the reasons why we will never progress TOGETHER. Take your negativity elsewhere, seriously.

  • @onyxmadeababylp1192
    @onyxmadeababylp1192 2 года назад +9

    If you don’t sit and shed tears at the end on this movie it’s because you have no soul. This has been my absolute favorite movie of all time. Nothing has topped it. Beautiful and beautifully done.

  • @DCKINGVDAGOAT
    @DCKINGVDAGOAT 2 года назад +59

    I legit HATED Danny Glover for YEARS because of this movie. I didnt get past my hate for him until I saw "Lethal Weapon". And I didnt see that until 4-5 years after it came out........I saw on a "Color Purple" special where actors said that Danny Glover was crying in between certain scenes, because of how evil the character was that he was playing.

  • @angelagraves865
    @angelagraves865 2 года назад +255

    I think about movies like this whenever I hear someone romanticizing the past and "the good ol' days".
    Glad you're healing, Curtis. I feel ya. My wisdom tooth removal didn't go as planned and ended up being a somewhat gruesome experience. Feel better soon. ✌🏽

    • @jainthorne4136
      @jainthorne4136 2 года назад +7

      Not sure wisdom teeth ever go as planned. I had all 4 removed at the same time and still remember in the middle of it the dentist saying "Oh no!". Not a good feeling...haha. Took about two weeks to heal so hope Curtis feels better soon. Also, I agree about the so-called good ol' days.

    • @toxicginger9936
      @toxicginger9936 2 года назад +20

      My mom romanticizes the past all the time, to which I remind her "The past was the Worst."

    • @LA_HA
      @LA_HA 2 года назад +1

      @@toxicginger9936 Question: How would you know about the past as your mother experienced it? She was there. You weren't. How can you tell her what Her experience was or is? Every family or person wasn't as dysfunctional and unhappy as those in this movie. There are horrible, toxic men And women now, just like then, and will be tomorrow.
      I never understood why people do this stuff to others.
      "I miss the 80s. It was so great."
      "How can you say that? The 80s were The Worst." = "I wasn't there. I wasn't even thought of, but let Me tell You how it was because you obviously don't understand how bad it was back then."
      It's so strange

    • @SnappingTurtle801
      @SnappingTurtle801 2 года назад

      @@jainthorne4136 Me too, but it went well. I do remember the doc telling me to open wider. Another time I felt him tugging on one, but felt no pain. Only pain was during the healing process, but lovely drugs given.....lol.

    • @toxicginger9936
      @toxicginger9936 2 года назад +8

      @@LA_HA You're making a lot of assumptions and inferences about my very oversimplified statement.
      I never said anything about my mom's past specifically.

  • @lashannond
    @lashannond 2 года назад +20

    Man…to see you both watch this with fresh eyes…I’m a little jealous. Lol. I had my much older Caucasian coworker watch this for the first time on a slow shift as she had never seen this before either. She was so into it! She laughed, she hummed alone, she cried. She thanked me for introducing this to her. Thank y’all for giving this movie a chance. 💜

  • @drewrayg
    @drewrayg 2 года назад +48

    I will never not cry at this movie. It’s beautiful, heartbreaking, emotional - it’s a journey of the heart and soul.

  • @fifimsp
    @fifimsp 2 года назад +63

    The Color Purple is actually my favorite book. I read it in like a day. I remember my husband at one point was like, whoa, you're almost through that book. I was like, "it's really good." Same thing, the pacing is so good and the writing is phenomenal.

    • @adorkability
      @adorkability 2 года назад +1

      One of my favorite books!

    • @notaytguru8214
      @notaytguru8214 2 года назад +1

      That’s how I feel about disappearing acts. I can read I’d every other month, I read the color purple a few years ago. The book is always more detailed than the movie, I’m so glad I did

  • @laurenbri690
    @laurenbri690 10 месяцев назад +6

    Really love this movie review, a lot of people don’t see all the messages and story in The Color Purple. You both showed a lot of empathy and understanding

  • @shortmommy427
    @shortmommy427 2 года назад +67

    Guys. I was laughing so hard when y’all started because I already knew what was coming. I truly enjoyed watching this reaction

    • @lashannond
      @lashannond 2 года назад +1

      I totally was smiling because I knew they had no idea the ride they were about to start! 🤣

  • @corimyers4985
    @corimyers4985 2 года назад +62

    I enjoyed your commentary on this. Being a woman of color, I have some strong feelings about this and my grandmother having grown up in this type environment, I definitely feel connected to this. This movie illustrates the abuse black women have endured and still do..and why we have had to be so strong. Almost no one has our backs, ever. But so enjoyed your commentary…you got the message for the most part.

  • @lifelikelisa
    @lifelikelisa Год назад +8

    This is one of my favorite movies. I’ve watched it my entire life and I’m glad my grandmother exposed me to such real, adult themes at such a young age. It’s a perfect movie!

  • @magalitringle6213
    @magalitringle6213 2 года назад +112

    To my opinion a real Masterpiece. I cried with you guys and i watch that movie like 32 times lolll Seriously thank you from Quebec xx

    • @OctoKrool
      @OctoKrool  2 года назад +20

      It truly is, it really got me close to tears with how Celie got a happy ending after all of her suffering; we are actually from Quebec lol.

    • @michellehendking1742
      @michellehendking1742 2 года назад +3

      I have lost count how many times I've watched it. A True Masterpiece!

  • @alexbarajas9882
    @alexbarajas9882 2 года назад +82

    Royalty and purple have long been associated. My favorite tidbit (if I remember correctly, it’s been years since I watched it last) the sisters are both wearing purple when they reunite. Nettie has thrived and has the bold purple sash. Celie has suffered so much, loss after loss… but she is still in purple at the end. Faded, extremely light but still able to enjoy the color made to just enjoy. Great job, guys.

    • @anita-24-7
      @anita-24-7 2 года назад +6

      OMG, I love your analysis

    • @ultimatesportsmedicine4395
      @ultimatesportsmedicine4395 2 года назад +6

      You just blew my mind! This my favorite movie and I never even got that deep

    • @chandarobinsonbanks4162
      @chandarobinsonbanks4162 2 года назад +1

      Womanism is to feminism as the color purple is to lavender. Womanism could be described as a precursor to intersectional feminism.

    • @avionterria7855
      @avionterria7855 2 года назад

      The only beauty they knew growing up was the color purple in the fields around them. Hope

    • @notaytguru8214
      @notaytguru8214 2 года назад

      Suge spoke about purple in the movie too, she said it angers God if people walk past the color purple and don’t notice it, it was the same thing with celie, she went unnoticed but she was so beautiful.

  • @ziigiiziig
    @ziigiiziig 2 года назад +24

    This film is essential watching. It's part of history and it needs all the recognition it deserves. It's rare for a film to make me cry so hard, no matter how many times I've watched it. The only other films that made me feel that way were Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and 12 Years A Slave.

    • @aprilstanley8708
      @aprilstanley8708 Год назад +2

      12 years a slave is an awesome movie. They should watch that next. I bought the movie after I saw it in the theater but I can't make myself watch it again. It is too intense.

  • @lonnieevans9200
    @lonnieevans9200 2 года назад +92

    I'm seeing comments mention this is what women faced in history and that's fair but there are clear indications in this movie that this story reflects not just women but BLACK women and their stories/struggles in history. Despite the intentions, it's best to not 'all women matter' and story that is clearly meant for, by, and of black women. I get that y'all relate, but still.

    • @serenityindivestment2606
      @serenityindivestment2606 2 года назад +29

      @@distantnative2478 It is an accurate portrayal! We Bw have finally started speaking up. This I why we have the divestment movement. It is the same to this day in blackistan.

    • @87moonstar
      @87moonstar 2 года назад +3

      This

    • @87moonstar
      @87moonstar 2 года назад +17

      @@distantnative2478 an what be have you asked because my grandma is from money Mississippi and it’s accurate asf

    • @swannyriver75
      @swannyriver75 2 года назад +10

      @@87moonstar My great grandmother was from Belzoni MS married at 14 !! so I totally agree

    • @Hourglass9477
      @Hourglass9477 2 года назад +15

      THANK YOU!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼cause these nonblack folk ain't getting it. Idk why they have such a hard time talking about black women specifically for more than 2 seconds.

  • @isislaz
    @isislaz 2 года назад +125

    Since yall love Lawrence Fishburne, yall should check out him playing Ike Turner in What's Love Got To Do With It, based on Tina Turner who is played by Angela Bassett.

  • @cherrellbovain9138
    @cherrellbovain9138 2 года назад +88

    I enjoyed y'all's reactions and commentary, so pure and honest. I hate I didn't see y'all's reaction to the iconic church scene with Shug and her father. Overall, just thank you.

    • @thismomof5
      @thismomof5 2 года назад +13

      That’s one part that will always make me cry. The whole thing, from playing in the juke joint, to being embraced by her father, gives me chills. Her voice is incredible and always makes you feel something, but definitely made that scene what it was.

    • @missladygray
      @missladygray 2 года назад +16

      "See daddy, sinners have soul too." I can never make it through that seen without crying.

    • @MitchieNichole
      @MitchieNichole 2 года назад +4

      I'm about to cry just thinking about that scene

    • @reirei7851
      @reirei7851 2 года назад +2

      Yes! That part is so captivating. There are no words to describe that scene.

  • @cindyspangler3982
    @cindyspangler3982 2 года назад +46

    I could list a dozen fav scenes in this, one of my fav all times movies..but..I'll mention just one: When Shug, her band and the people walk to the church singing "God is trying to tell you something", and she marches right in, to finally get that hug, and love from her father, that she so deperately needed all her life. Probably watched this movie 20+ times and I cry every time...and when "Mister" gets the kids home from Africa...God this movie has so much meaning in it. And the acting by every single actor just breaks me!

  • @DCKINGVDAGOAT
    @DCKINGVDAGOAT 2 года назад +53

    This movie is the "Gone With The Wind" or "Casablanca" of the black community. LEGENDARY movie..........

  • @monibenton76
    @monibenton76 2 года назад +33

    What's interesting about your reaction is how positive they felt the movie was. As an African descendant I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders shackles and n my ankles and still smile. This movie really reflects how horrible the times were and how resilient we are. Side note Harpo....is Oprah backwards.#whynotanoscar

  • @chelsq1636
    @chelsq1636 2 года назад +93

    I've always loved this movie. The ending is so good, I cry everytime, happy tears. I'm glad you guys did this one.

  • @laurenwoods5105
    @laurenwoods5105 2 года назад +39

    I've seen this movie a million and 1 times and the ending ALWAYS gets me. ALWAYS

  • @diamondzonmywrist
    @diamondzonmywrist 2 года назад +38

    Idk how this ended up in my feed but I’m soo glad I watched it. I enjoyed watching you guys enjoy this movie. I just appreciate that you took the time to watch & acknowledge it. It’s a classic in our community, it feels good to know it crosses color lines bc it’s a heartfelt story & anyone with a heart can appreciate it ❤️💕 thank you both for watching 🙏🏽

  • @Michael_L_Morrison
    @Michael_L_Morrison 2 года назад +55

    I’ve seen this movie at least 50 times in my life, and I still tear up at the ending when her kids and sister reunite. Even in your reaction.

  • @tinishamccroskey7752
    @tinishamccroskey7752 2 года назад +35

    This movie is a rough watch. But essential viewing for black families in the early 90s. I really appreciate the review and listening to your pov. Definitely cried at that last scene no matter how many times I watch it.

  • @topaazmoons1
    @topaazmoons1 2 года назад +84

    I just came across your channel this morning. I love the movie "The Color Purple". I remember the outrage it sparked when it came out. This is by far Whoopi's best acting performance ever imo. You talked alot about the physical abuse in this movie but you didn't mention that Celie's children where her father's. That character only knew abuse at the hands of men for the vast majority of her life. That's why the moments she has of happiness is so beautiful and endearing.

    • @MeltingOnYourMind
      @MeltingOnYourMind 2 года назад +19

      the wasn't her actual father she found that out when he died

    • @topaazmoons1
      @topaazmoons1 2 года назад +18

      @@MeltingOnYourMind True but he raised her.

    • @sarahadams5512
      @sarahadams5512 2 года назад

      Wasnt her father. He didnt raise her. He just abused her.

  • @jaerob2711
    @jaerob2711 2 года назад +40

    The color purple is both beautiful and heartbreaking. A masterpiece. You guys make me want to go back and re-watch it. It's been some years since I've seen it.

  • @psychicsocial
    @psychicsocial 2 года назад +49

    This movie and The Green Mile still make me sob like a baby, everytime.

  • @deecatley7990
    @deecatley7990 2 года назад +25

    It's ok to cry, guys, especially over a movie like this one.

  • @tammyminor8873
    @tammyminor8873 2 года назад +48

    I came across your page by mistake and I was impressed that you two watched one of THE best movies of all times.
    Good for you guys.
    Tear jerking isn't it??😭

    • @khismet
      @khismet 2 года назад +1

      Same💜

  • @larhondah.2793
    @larhondah.2793 2 года назад +27

    I watched this 100 times as a child on VHS. As an adult I love every second

  • @cyberwolf_1013
    @cyberwolf_1013 2 года назад +21

    This movie was severely overlooked upon release but has since become a classic and a recognized staple of Black Film History. Very good reaction to it.

  • @sherryb6351
    @sherryb6351 2 года назад +28

    I've never watched you guys before but this is my favorite movie of all time and seeing you tear up at the reunion, which kills me every time, was SO lovely!

  • @cococity76
    @cococity76 2 года назад +16

    Thank you both for watching this movie. Black women at that time were at the bottom of the pile and you both understood and sympathetic to the struggle. The generational curse and the cycle of life at that time.
    Your reactions were so genuine! I am I New Fan!! Purple Rain is your next purple movie...LOL

  • @ashalily5
    @ashalily5 2 года назад +21

    Their reactions after Cielie cleans the house and Mr. puts his boot on the table LMAO!!

    • @Standingfirmly1
      @Standingfirmly1 2 года назад

      Had me diein

    • @MeltingOnYourMind
      @MeltingOnYourMind 2 года назад

      that's what I always thought, the disrespect😡

    • @thismomof5
      @thismomof5 2 года назад

      😂 same. I was always PISSED when he did that. I still react the same way no matter how many times I watch it.

  • @dubbleplusgood
    @dubbleplusgood 2 года назад +122

    Very good movie, but hard as hell to watch because of the story's emotional weight. Glad you went to the end and definitely understood and felt it. I'll admit I can't even rewatch it but do remember it should have won awards it was nominated but didn't won.
    Also, now you know why Oprah Winfrey's company was called Harpo Inc. Oprah spelled backwards.

    • @smartkookie
      @smartkookie 2 года назад +1

      Too bad its not just a movie. This a true story for most black people in America.

  • @Lovesthetruth
    @Lovesthetruth 2 года назад +14

    I sooooo loved seeing you all looking at this. As a black woman to see you 2 white guys react the way that you did. Was priceless. The color purple Is a classic!! 1st time I saw my father cry when watching this movie when I was little. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and sincere feelings. Totally enjoyed this! 💯

  • @mikeal-lateef_5138
    @mikeal-lateef_5138 2 года назад +131

    "The Last Dragon" please guys, an 80s classic you'll love the message in it.

  • @katec8796
    @katec8796 2 года назад +27

    Whoopi has always been in my top 10 favorite actresses of all time :) She manages to display such warmth and humanity in all her roles you can't help but love her.

  • @claire4378
    @claire4378 2 года назад +7

    My favourite film since I was a child, me and my sister would watch it sobbing hugging each other. I love your reactions to it and yes I am crying again😭😭🖤🖤

  • @nikytann
    @nikytann 2 года назад +79

    "Where’s the alien feel good movie??" Curtis kills me🤣 you guys were not ready at all! Love your videos, keep staying true to yourselves 💕⭐️

    • @MidnightOracle8
      @MidnightOracle8 2 года назад +6

      I screamed 😂

    • @XoBebeMore
      @XoBebeMore 2 года назад +4

      I was hollering when I heard that. Especially since this is one of my favorite films. 😂😂😂😂

    • @ladye.j.j5739
      @ladye.j.j5739 2 года назад +5

      They wasn't ready...lol...

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 2 года назад +39

    My favorite movie! Masterpiece by Steven Spielberg and the brilliant cast. Still cry hard every time I see it.