This is sad ,no matter how many times I watch it. I still cry. Black women have always gotten it. From black men and white men and women. The moral of the story. # I stand for black women. Blessings 🙌
Good review! Have y'all seen Fried Green Tomatoes? The Color Purple, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Steel Magnolias are like the southern trifecta of strong female movies.
Thank you! We've got Fried Green Tomatoes on the watch list and Steel Magnolias we've both seen but may revisit it down the road since it's been awhile.
Thanks for watching this friends! I think this is one the best dramas of all the, in the 80s it was the first movie that devestated and lifted my soul at the same time.
@@fjeresomereactions another great awesome movie you should check out is FRIED GREEN TOMATOES....storytelling at its finest...you'll experience the same thing with this movie.
This is, hands down, my favorite movie ever. If Celie can overcome, we all can. She was so strong, and she didn't even know it. We all should have her strength.
@@kevinfranklin2953 Celie didn’t hate Harpo. She actually did care for him like a son. He was a bad kid because his mom had just died but when he got older he was way nicer to her. Which is why he was at her house at the end.
This is my favorite movie EVER! It's so sad but the end is great. I'm 39, first time I saw this movie was around 14. I can quote the whole movie 🤣.......I've watched it about 300 times.
This one of my favorite movies. I remember watching it on TV with my mom when I was 12. It was the first movie that ever made me cry. Such a beautiful and powerful story.
This film came out the year I graduated high school. I missed the theatrical release but had heard all the buzz & critical acclaim surrounding its 11 Oscars nominations the following year. I rented the video (VHS tape, not a DVD - LOL) & after the first watch, it became one of my all time favorites. The acting is incredible, each played their role superbly & so convincingly. I had only seen Whoopi Goldberg one other time & that was her comedy special (film of her Broadway show). It was phenomenal to watch her switch characters in her one woman show, but it was still comedy... To watch her in this film just blew me away. Hell, even Oprah killed it! Of course I had to read the book after seeing the film adaptation. What an epic tale & the ending of this movie always makes me ugly-cry every time I've watched it over the past 36 years, even watching these reaction videos makes me misty eyed. I get to experience seeing it for the first time again through others' eyes & watching them become fans themselves. The movie is an emotional roller coaster journey. It sheds light on a dark part of early American history & how difficult times were back then for women in general. But women in the African-American community had it so much worse, from both white men (systemic racism) & those in their own households (domestic violence against them & their children). It also clearly shows the vicious cycle of abuse. Albert treated Celie & his kids horribly because that is how he was raised & taught to be. Notice how he's always chasing after his own father's approval throughout the film...
Celie told harpo to beat Sophia because that's all she knows. She was beat by her father and mister. That's what she knows. She didn't mean any harm to Sophia, she just thinks that how life works.
One thing mama said when Whoopi was looking at the mirror while sewing the sock: “she’s very pretty.” I really loved that comment. Whoopi has been made fun of, over the years, for being “ugly.” Especially by black men. I am so happy that you could see how beautiful she always has been. A damn good actress at that. Wish she had stayed acting and even directed.
That's terrible that ppl called her ugly because she definitely was pretty and still is. I agree 100% wish she would have stayed acting she was great 🙂
@@fjeresomereactions I know. It’s really sad. But I think that you know why things like that occur. Even to this day. :) You two are beautiful, in case you don’t hear it enough.
16:35-16:50, makes me so hurt and angry. If I didn't know better, I would be mad at lawrence fishburne's character for not making any attempt to defend her, when seeing her get smacked and being surrounded and threatened. But I DO understand the context. How powerless black people felt, against white people, in the south. especially. And he could even have been killed or lynched.
@@fjeresomereactions awesome. Napoleon Dynamite is another one I like. I think I'm gonna subscribe to your patreon. I think you have one, if I remember correctly
@@kwadwotuffour5529Thank you. Yes, we do I just haven't got all the tiers set up bc wasn't sure anyone would be interested yet but will get that done in the next 24 hours 😁
Amazing and Timeless this movie,!....and it NEVER won an award even with 13 nominations!!! Anyone remember the movie that won the Academy that year?.....
She told him to beat Sophia because it’s normalized in their culture. People don’t realize how deeply rooted physical, sexual, and emotional abuse is in the black community.
@@fjeresomereactions I was pretending I thought he was a lookalike to have the guts to go up to him. I said he looked like Steven Spielberg and people must tell him all the time. After a bit he said I was the first to tell him that day. So nice, he didn't want to give himself away but didn't want to lie. Whew.
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The woman who played nettie is a real African princess
Yes she is so beautiful & goreous woman
WOW !
She was also married & had a child with producer John singleton
She may be a princess, but we all know she is a queen.
This is sad ,no matter how many times I watch it. I still cry. Black women have always gotten it. From black men and white men and women. The moral of the story. # I stand for black women. Blessings 🙌
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Mister’s mailbox is almost a character in itself ... it’s like a portal to nettie
So true. Lol
That's what Stephen Spielberg said. It was the 8th main character.
That's true
One of the things I remember most about this movie was Whoopi Goldberg 's smile. She looked so innocent and joyful.
Completely agree!
Good review! Have y'all seen Fried Green Tomatoes? The Color Purple, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Steel Magnolias are like the southern trifecta of strong female movies.
Thank you! We've got Fried Green Tomatoes on the watch list and Steel Magnolias we've both seen but may revisit it down the road since it's been awhile.
Yes, the GAL combo(Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana).
Gotta put Beaches on the list!
@@doobernow Oh for sure we have it on the list ☺️
Those are great movies I have steel magnolias & fried green tomatoes on DVD love them classics
Thanks for watching this friends! I think this is one the best dramas of all the, in the 80s it was the first movie that devestated and lifted my soul at the same time.
You're so welcome! The feelings you describe puts it perfectly as how I felt too. -Dawn
@@fjeresomereactions another great awesome movie you should check out is FRIED GREEN TOMATOES....storytelling at its finest...you'll experience the same thing with this movie.
@@dudefromkc6182 Got it on the schedule for the week of 8/29. We're excited to see this one since a few people have suggested it😁
@@fjeresomereactions the week is is here lol...can't wait
@@dudefromkc6182 We can't wait for you guys to see our reaction🙂
This is, hands down, my favorite movie ever. If Celie can overcome, we all can. She was so strong, and she didn't even know it. We all should have her strength.
Couldn't agree more 😊
When she said "beat her"i think shes been brain washed by her husband and everyone else into thinking its how it supposed to be
I think you're right. Sadly, she had been brainwashed for so long
Celie wanted Harpo to get beat down. She despised Harpo .
That’s all she knew...And God was going to bring her a better day.
@@kevinfranklin2953 Celie didn’t hate Harpo. She actually did care for him like a son. He was a bad kid because his mom had just died but when he got older he was way nicer to her. Which is why he was at her house at the end.
“Squeak” is played by Rae Dawn Chong (daughter of Tommy Chong)
Wow I didn't know this
Tearjerker. Cannot watch it without bawling. Whoopi and Oprah acted their behinds off.
One of my favorites. A masterpiece
This is my favorite movie EVER! It's so sad but the end is great. I'm 39, first time I saw this movie was around 14. I can quote the whole movie 🤣.......I've watched it about 300 times.
This is one that could be watched over and over and it never gets old :)
This one of my favorite movies. I remember watching it on TV with my mom when I was 12. It was the first movie that ever made me cry. Such a beautiful and powerful story.
You ladies are hilarious I died laughing at
" you sure is ugly"
" you sure is a bit*h"
They don't show it in the movie. But Celie and Albert actually form a friendship overtime. He apologized on how he treated her and all.
Glad he apologized to her 😊
This film came out the year I graduated high school. I missed the theatrical release but had heard all the buzz & critical acclaim surrounding its 11 Oscars nominations the following year. I rented the video (VHS tape, not a DVD - LOL) & after the first watch, it became one of my all time favorites. The acting is incredible, each played their role superbly & so convincingly. I had only seen Whoopi Goldberg one other time & that was her comedy special (film of her Broadway show). It was phenomenal to watch her switch characters in her one woman show, but it was still comedy... To watch her in this film just blew me away. Hell, even Oprah killed it! Of course I had to read the book after seeing the film adaptation. What an epic tale & the ending of this movie always makes me ugly-cry every time I've watched it over the past 36 years, even watching these reaction videos makes me misty eyed. I get to experience seeing it for the first time again through others' eyes & watching them become fans themselves. The movie is an emotional roller coaster journey. It sheds light on a dark part of early American history & how difficult times were back then for women in general. But women in the African-American community had it so much worse, from both white men (systemic racism) & those in their own households (domestic violence against them & their children). It also clearly shows the vicious cycle of abuse. Albert treated Celie & his kids horribly because that is how he was raised & taught to be. Notice how he's always chasing after his own father's approval throughout the film...
Fun fact @23:03 the little girl sitting next to Oprah is Whoopi Goldberg’s daughter in real life
That is so cool that she got to include her daughter.
She is in sister act 2 also
@@ccrdcd38 Really? That is so awesome!
Celie told harpo to beat Sophia because that's all she knows. She was beat by her father and mister. That's what she knows. She didn't mean any harm to Sophia, she just thinks that how life works.
Sad but true!
I like letters far better than any email BS... it’s more personal.
Me too. More time and thought is put into a letter. Email feels so generic. -Dawn
Ms. Milli, one of the original Karen’s. “I hate this bitch.” Lmaooo black folks sentiments exactly.
I sob all the way through. Number one fave movie
13:42
This is one of my momma's favorite songs 💕
It's a beautiful song🎵
This movie is one of my favorites. If you haven't seen Girl, Interrupted and are in the mood for raw and intense, you should check that one out.
Haven't seen it. Will add to the list😊
At the dinner scene at the climax of the movie, the entire cast was SEVERELY hung over from partying the night before. LOL
😅🤣
Great review. Glad you enjoying movies with your daughter.
Thank you ☺️
Lovely reaction. Thanks for watching
I’m glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching ☺️
One thing mama said when Whoopi was looking at the mirror while sewing the sock: “she’s very pretty.” I really loved that comment. Whoopi has been made fun of, over the years, for being “ugly.” Especially by black men. I am so happy that you could see how beautiful she always has been. A damn good actress at that. Wish she had stayed acting and even directed.
That's terrible that ppl called her ugly because she definitely was pretty and still is. I agree 100% wish she would have stayed acting she was great 🙂
@@fjeresomereactions I know. It’s really sad. But I think that you know why things like that occur. Even to this day. :) You two are beautiful, in case you don’t hear it enough.
Thank you, you're too kind ☺
Oprah and woopie killed it!!!
They sure did. They casting was perfect😊
16:35-16:50, makes me so hurt and angry.
If I didn't know better, I would be mad at lawrence fishburne's character for not making any attempt to defend her, when seeing her get smacked and being surrounded and threatened.
But I DO understand the context. How powerless black people felt, against white people, in the south.
especially.
And he could even have been killed or lynched.
Oh me too. I too was thinking why is he just standing there, but like you said he could of been killed.
@@fjeresomereactions yes. Thanks for your reply.
What movies do you guys have in line to react to?
@@kwadwotuffour5529 You're welcome🙂 This week is Fried Green Tomatoes and Napoleon Dynamite. We are trying to do all genres of movies.
@@fjeresomereactions awesome. Napoleon Dynamite is another one I like. I think I'm gonna subscribe to your patreon. I think you have one, if I remember correctly
@@kwadwotuffour5529Thank you. Yes, we do I just haven't got all the tiers set up bc wasn't sure anyone would be interested yet but will get that done in the next 24 hours 😁
Amazing and Timeless this movie,!....and it NEVER won an award even with 13 nominations!!! Anyone remember the movie that won the Academy that year?.....
Great movie review...Bcz my kids are biracial, I've had them watch the color version of Imitation of Life. Get your tissues ready for the end.
Adding to the list, thank you. We'll have the tissues ready 😊
You should really read the book, it’s incredible. Shug and Celie fall in love with each other.
We definitely will. Thanks for suggesting it 😊
This is one of the greatest works of art of all time! Everything about it is well done!
I highly appreciate your edit!! I must say...... A work only a women can do.
🤣🤣👏🏿👏🏿 when shug part came in laying down in the carriage she said "is somebody dead"?🤣👏🏿 im done ❤ it!👏🏿
“Swain” is played by Laurence Fishburne
Love your reactions ladies
Thank you😊
@@fjeresomereactions you're very welcome sweetheart
Can you all please do another review ! I loved this one 🥰
It was fun watching this with you. I've seen it so many times....
NOW EVERYBODY ON YOU TUBE REACTING TOO THE DAM COLOE PURPLE
We did this one quite a while ago!
Great reaction 👍
Thank you so much ☺️
❤️
y'all had no idea? y'all didn't her say I think of her when he on top of me
Nope didn't hear that part
The genius Steven Spielberg
She told him to beat Sophia because it’s normalized in their culture. People don’t realize how deeply rooted physical, sexual, and emotional abuse is in the black community.
That's so sad 😒
U guys should watch beloved. Danny in it too.
We'll add it 😊
That one is SO underrated!
Loved your review
Thank you 😊
Any Spielberg is amazing
Completely agree
@@fjeresomereactions met him 7 years ago randomly in my hometown in Canada. He was touristing with his wife in the market where I sell tie dye.
@@looneygardener Lucky you! Was he nice in person?
@@fjeresomereactions I was pretending I thought he was a lookalike to have the guts to go up to him. I said he looked like Steven Spielberg and people must tell him all the time. After a bit he said I was the first to tell him that day. So nice, he didn't want to give himself away but didn't want to lie. Whew.
@@looneygardenerTruly a great guy
NICE video!!!
I'm if Sophia and Harpo got back why was the girl friend still hanging around??🤔
New sub here! Love the react to this movie...no one does this one. Can't wait for more from you guys!
Watch Cry Freedom and the Chosen without preview
all those men were thirsty for her but her true love was sitting right in front of her 😍🥰
In the book celie is a lesbian and in love with shug
Makes sense!
Masterpiece film...wanna see another? Watch Before women Had WIngs
Millie is the worst kind of racist.
She sure is!
Watch Cry Freedom and the Chosen without preview
Thank you, we'll add them 😊