This is such a perfect movie moment. After years of utter neglect and abuse, Celie gets the most beautiful song sung to her and she finally feels like she exists! Wow. Powerful moment
+PoshMillyT truly a shame that Whoopie didnt contiue this level of acting - she was just stunning in every moment of htis film...Speilbergs team truly out did the casting of this
This scene made me tear up. Shoutouts to Shug for putting some respect on Celie’s name. This was the most love Celie has gotten since Nettie left years ago. Shoutouts to Sofia as well. She acknowledges Celie’s presence and she was the admiration Celie needed to get the guts to read Mister for filth.
sang this to my lil sister at her bridal shower.... she helped me when I didn't believe in myself. i wanted her to know she is strong and beautiful like our mother raised us.
My love goes to you. My best friend Carmen Hendrix died in murder suicide in Miami. We had a relationship like Kim porter and ebony. I’m heart broken was never the same! I pray!!! It’s not good a good feeling at all. Hole in my heart. Death after death pray for the darkness to go away!!! Praying you we will get through this!!!
A special woman once sang it to me and I've left it too long to listen to again...I'm sorry you lost your sister and I hope you have a wonderful year this year.x
This scene always gets me! It’s deeper than 400 years of oppression, of systematic genocide, and of hate, of a system always putting us against each other. No matter what period in time, it all comes down to this, you will always be my sister.
Sister, you've been on my mind Sister, we're two of a kind So sister, I'm keepin my eyes on you I betcha think I don't know nothin But singin the blues Oh sister, have I got news for you Im somthing I hope you think that you're somethin too Oh, Scufflin, I been up that lonesome road And I seen a lot of suns goin' down Oh, but trust me No low lifes gonna run me around So let me tell you somethin sister Remember your name No twister, gonna steal your stuff away My sister We sho ain't got a whole lot of time So shake your shimmy, Sister Cause honey the shug is feelin fine🎶🎶
She was was in complete need she combed her hair cared for her well she was down and counted out almost died and She came to her aid and helped her I don't have any sisters but obviously you don't have any good friends because you would know
Theboss 4402 lol you’re a little rude. It’s called Ebonics hunny.. and she explained it, if you need a better elaboration then asking would be better response. To reiterate what was just said... “ailing” she was referring to when she would tend to her. Combing her hair, “leaving scratches”
My favorite part is when everybody turns to look at her in the beginning and she feels so extremely uncomfortable about fainting her chair so the singer turns to the side to look the other way so everybody can look back at her for a little bit. I'm telling you this is the best scene in any movie I've ever seen. The detail that goes into it that most people would miss. And what a sweet thing to do for someone That never felt an ounce of value their entire life
I think it was more of an apology for being so mean to her in the beginning. Shug just didn't realize the true nature of Celie until this point & this was her way to say "I'm sorry & you are worth somebody"...all imo
my grandmother god rest ger soul use to watch this movie all the time with me when this part came on we would sing together now every time I hear this song I sing and cry with a joy makes me think of all the good times
Just watched this film for the first time ever yesterday, and I was so taken aback by how beautiful it was. The women just... glowed. They shined. It made me feel so many things, and it gave me such an empowering perspective on African-American women. So strong. So beautiful. I wish my culture appreciated our women in general, but colorism and sexism still exists in my country. I am trying to just absorb the power African-American women went and continues to go through. You women are so beautiful.
The only nice thing my mother ever did for me was show me The Color Purple when I was 8 years old. I cried so hard when it was over, even hours after we watched it. I really understood it, and it touched my soul
Same here I was 7 and I even knew the meanings and felt them in my soul as a black female. It was the 80’s. We took my grandma to the movies to see it for her birthday. About 10-15 of us. One of the main memories I have of my grandma. coming from the deep south even a child could feel this in their soul especially a black child. That oppressive spirit is passed down unfortunately. The 80’s was a unique period just a few decades since civil rights but a new found freedom. The grandmas and pawpaws were still worn down from the past and we got to see it. We are in our 40’s now. So when they try to tell me anything about get over it. I just 😒and call em a 🤡
It would seem so Daniel. Although 'Out of Africa' was a wonderful movie and did very well at the academy awards that year.... 'The Color Purple' had really tough competition. But I have always maintained the film should have received the recognition it deserved. My only criticism was the watering down of the love affair between Miss Celie and Shug ..its was far more intimate in the book.. Again..Hollywood shying away from something they considered too controversial for the majority of cinema goers back in the 1980s.
+Darren--many people don't even realize the relationship between Shug and Miss Celie. Kudos to you and anybody else who actually read the book! Although the movie was beyond excellent, it did shy away from certain subject matter simply because it made mainstream America uncomfortable at that time. The Broadway version currently playing does not shy away from the relationship between the two women. For some who haven't read the book or picked up on clues in the movie it came as a bit of a shock. One woman behind me even gasped and got up and left during the performance I saw last night. SMH at such closed minded people.
Darren Curtis-Small But you also have to keep in mind that many great scenes in many movies end up on the cutting room floor. Not because they don't like the scenes, but because they couldn't fit in in, or felt it was redundant, went on too long, etc.
Lately I've been feeling a bit down because of the way some people have been treating me. Whenever I get too upset, I remember Celie's strength and perseverance. It never fails to make me feel a little bit better.
@@mzmissy9591 sister.what other people think about you should be ignored, they are not aware of your story. And what they think doesn't matter, do the best you can with what you know and when you know more do better, words hurt so prove them wrong Je3es a big Ole hug your okay cause God don't make no junk
I agree Whoopi should have recieved an Oscar for this movie as it shows how broad her range of believability reaches - i cry everytime i see it... I am not much for comedies, but I have watched and enjoyed many of whoopi's movies Would be nice to see her in more serious movies like the colour purple
@@c.a.greene8395 I don't care for the comedies much, just like with Robin Williams, who was an excellent dramatic actor. Drama is where Whoopi shines, as did Robin.
This has to be the best scene in that movie I think. Mature bonding between one very strong woman who wishes she could give some of her strength to this other gentle lady.
This movie is by far my favorite of all time. I love the way Miss Celie and Shug came together. Shut taught her to value herself and dream beyond her situation. Very powerful movie. Amazing actors. Love it!
@@aces985 no they're not. I think when Shug was calling Celie "sister" and serenading to her, she was basically calling Celie her friend and telling her she's worthy of being noticed and being strong. In the book, they actually become lovers. The filmmakers didn't include that part of the story in the movie since they were already "pushing boundaries" as it is. Such a shame, since it adds so much more to the story. After this scene it's implied that something happened between Shug & Celie, as Celie says herself, "Shug like honey, and now I's just like a bee. I's follow her everywhere. Want to go where she go." Shug (besides Nettie) has been the only person to show her kindness and love.
As many times as I’ve watched this when I was younger, I didn’t understand it until I got older. Ms Shug was so sweet to do that for Celie.....imagine how important and loved she felt in that moment! It just warms my heart. And it also shows you how much Mister was fixated on making her miserable and low because the look of disgust on his face in this beautiful moment shows what kind of person he is.
This scene just makes me cry every time - after years of feeling like a nobody, that has nobody, Shug becomes her friend and her ally and sees her for the strong and great person Celie is.
This was the last thing my sister and I watched b4 she passed in 2001. I always come here to reflect. I feel like she speaks toe through this song. Rip TELA bug
My younger sister passed suddenly two years ago, and so many things in the relationships between women in this moving make me think of her. We think of them all the time because we love them so much, and just like Nettie was with Celie in her mind and heart the whole movie, they’re with us too 🫂💜
lol I am pretty sure Color Purple is officially a high school movie. A long with Glory and The Great Gatsby and some of the best american hollywood films
I’m a 41 yr old man and I often cry when I see this movie. How on earth it didn’t win one of the 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for is a criminally negligent cinematic homicide! 🤬
@@devvywevvy222 I haven’t seen the new one. Once I saw the first few tidbits of the new one, I was shocked to see the cast. Shug really makes the movie what it is. Everyone is drawn to her like bees to honey. She’s the life of the party. I’m not a casting director, but the original Shug, Margaret Avery, was perfect for the part. When she was in character, she walked and talked like a woman of the night who sang the blues and drank her heart away. You really have to find the character and stay in character to make the movie work.
So uplifting. That's true sisterhood keeping our eyes on each other and making sure we are each doing alright. Wish I felt more of that in this busy isolated world of comparison, judgement and disconnection. Used to spend ages in the bathrooms of bars and nightclubs drunkenly encouraging, pep talking and complimenting other gals to give them a boost to their esteem. Hilarious, but I always wanted my 'sisters' to feel good and enjoy themselves along with me.
The tables really turned; In the beginning she insulted Celie, called her names and by the end of the movie, Shug had become her Angel and they became so close! Can Never get tired of watching this movie!!!!!!!
I love these two comments for blatantly pointing out their romantic and sexual relationship 💀 I see a lot of people trying to casually not mention that part of the story
+Valarie Greene my brother actually named me...when I was born he was 6 and my parents used to sit down and watch this with my siblings. I'm truly blessed
I wasn't paying attention when they said it in "20 Feet from Stardom", I thought Tata was just singing "God Is Trying to Tell you something" to demonstrate her own voice. I didn't know they were saying she was actually singing voice for Shug Avery. Although for the record, Margaret Avery can sang!!! So I don't know why she wasn't allowed to actually sing in the movie
I watched The Color Purple for the first time last week and was blown away by this song. It had me tear up because of the message. Powerful song!!!! "I'm something, I hope you think that you're something to!" That line gets me every time!!!!! I feel like she singing to me. People keep your head up! We are stronger than our problems!
+H Boogie I know I hadn't either until I had my second daughter this past may and I found myself singing it to the girls at bedtime. It seems sweet, low and blueslike...oh and instead of singing 'low life' I sing 'low light'....and 'shake your shimy' I sing 'shake your pinky'
This scene in this movie which may I say this movie is phenomenal but this scene Shug her singing is just so Soulful and this is to me where she shows Whoopi that she appreciates her and the bond between those two is unbreakable at that point even Danny Glover shut his mouth and quit laughing
This movie - always stirred something in my soul. And this song - the way it is sung, the huge interplay between two seemingly different women - stupendous. Thank you for sharing
I’ve watched this film on and off for 20 years and it never fails to make me laugh and sob. A truly powerful film with some of the greatest actresses of the 20th century.
This is one of my most favorite parts of this movie. Love Love Love this song. And who doesn't love when Celie sticks her tongue out at the women at the end?!
My sister and I watched this movie all the time when we were younger & still living at home. My mom always made sure we saw the classic movies of all time and this one one of them. In fact, my sister just sent me this link to remind me, it made me smile and tear up because we always sang this song when it would randomly pop in one of our heads :) Sigh. I'm so sentimental ♡ I love you Chay! Best sister ever.
I love you soooo much and I want you to always remember you are something and don't let anyone or anything stop you. You mean the world to me! Your little sister forevers I Shwuv to Wuv You wots!
This is one of the best parts of this beautiful movie. The Color Purple has got to be one of the best movies ever. Great actors, great songs and music, and of course, great pictures. Whoopi, Oprah, and Dany Glover: amazing acting!!!
This is such a perfect movie moment. After years of utter neglect and abuse, Celie gets the most beautiful song sung to her and she finally feels like she exists! Wow. Powerful moment
It makes me cry...
.... And I cry every time I see it!
And....sisterhood beats all.
I love this scene!!
limey spicegirl p
When she was done and Celie stuck her tongue out at the heffas😂😂😂
Jakia Huling 😄😝😝😝
These heffaz deserves it and they were the ones messing with Celie.
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The way Celie keeps hiding her smile is one of the most adorable and sweetest things in the movie.
Adorable? She is a grown woman who has been battered.
Whoopi’s acting was so beautiful and innocent from start to finish.
@@jbsu12 Fr, this film always brings tears to my eyes, it truly made me fall in love with Afro-literature.
“I’m something .. i hope you think that you’re something too ”❤️
who???
Luv
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Wish someone would have stood up for me like this at school. But nobody did, they all just joined in or let it happen year after year.
More black women should uplift each other.
i have never heard anyone hum with so much soul
I know!!!
Right!
i was thinking the same thing
Same
Stephanie McNeill its a southern thang! ❤
Whoopi was just beautiful in this scene.
Wait! Is whoopie miss ceile?!?!?
Isabelle Barbee huh? Is that a joke? lol
she was
lol
+PoshMillyT truly a shame that Whoopie didnt contiue this level of acting - she was just stunning in every moment of htis film...Speilbergs team truly out did the casting of this
Whoopie should have won an oscar for the color purple !! this moment of the movie is priceless "!
Yes Whoopi, Oprah, this people gal singing
This scene made me tear up. Shoutouts to Shug for putting some respect on Celie’s name. This was the most love Celie has gotten since Nettie left years ago. Shoutouts to Sofia as well. She acknowledges Celie’s presence and she was the admiration Celie needed to get the guts to read Mister for filth.
Yes and I love how seeing Celie finally stand up for herself brought Sophia back to life omg that scene was amazinf
Tear up for what? You weird. 😂
@@armand-bk2vb you better get from under my thread EGG HEAD! That head looks weird. 🥚😂
sang this to my lil sister at her bridal shower.... she helped me when I didn't believe in myself. i wanted her to know she is strong and beautiful like our mother raised us.
Cherpy LaTina
I'm singing this for my cousin on her b-day. She's like my sister.
+Misanthropic Kitty prepare to cry.. my sis cried. Everyone cried... hopefully cuz it was emotional not due to my bad singing. lol
I have stage fright though
Cherpy LaTina that's so beautiful. I'm over here crying at the thought of that
Cherpy LaTina that's so awesome how she'd like it?
one of the greatest moments in film. never gets old.
+coffeescup - I totally agree. I love singing this song but could NEVER do it as well as this! Do today's younger singers feel anything???
I agree!
+oj shilinski Absolutely. I love this part of the movie. One of my favourite scenes if not my favourite.
Your comment to me took me back again to my all-time favorite scene and song rendition -- Thank you!
Nope. They have a complete and total lack of "SOUL".
My sweet twin passed away 10 months ago. She sang this song to someone we both love who was dealing with domestic abuse. I can’t stop crying.
My love goes to you. My best friend Carmen Hendrix died in murder suicide in Miami. We had a relationship like Kim porter and ebony. I’m heart broken was never the same! I pray!!! It’s not good a good feeling at all. Hole in my heart. Death after death pray for the darkness to go away!!! Praying you we will get through this!!!
@@jasminerogers5756 am lifting you up in my prayers
A special woman once sang it to me and I've left it too long to listen to again...I'm sorry you lost your sister and I hope you have a wonderful year this year.x
Bless you ❤️
Sorry for your loss 💕🙏🏾🙏🏾
This scene always gets me! It’s deeper than 400 years of oppression, of systematic genocide, and of hate, of a system always putting us against each other. No matter what period in time, it all comes down to this, you will always be my sister.
yep!
Absolutely beautifully written and expressed ... Thank You
Smh SU
there was no genocide. Sorry but nope
Also, the men. You skipped right over the abusive men and went to talking about the system.
Sister,
you've been on my mind
Sister, we're two of a kind
So sister,
I'm keepin my eyes on you
I betcha think
I don't know nothin
But singin the blues
Oh sister, have I got news for you
Im somthing
I hope you think
that you're somethin too
Oh, Scufflin,
I been up that lonesome road
And I seen a lot of suns goin' down
Oh, but trust me
No low lifes gonna run me around
So let me tell you somethin sister
Remember your name
No twister,
gonna steal your stuff away
My sister
We sho ain't got a whole lot of time
So shake your shimmy,
Sister
Cause honey the shug
is feelin fine🎶🎶
rin len love you toots
Is it a love song?
LOVE IT❤❤❤❤
I love how feminist this song is, it is affirmation that men shouldn't validate our existence.
@Master of Music ur welcome
"Cuz she scratches out my head when I was ailing" Thats a sista for ya!
Maria Music Maria what does mean?
She was was in complete need she combed her hair cared for her well she was down and counted out almost died and She came to her aid and helped her I don't have any sisters but obviously you don't have any good friends because you would know
Lol I have amazing friends I’m not from the south idk what it meant no need to be rude funky ass
Nicole Martin I still don’t understand tbh. Was that even English cause you need to work on your grammar ?
Theboss 4402 lol you’re a little rude. It’s called Ebonics hunny.. and she explained it, if you need a better elaboration then asking would be better response. To reiterate what was just said... “ailing” she was referring to when she would tend to her. Combing her hair, “leaving scratches”
That look on Mister's face when he realizes that Shug is showing love to Celie? PRICELESS !!!!!
The beauty of this whole scene is Mister in the background SEETHING that Shug is fond of Celie and the song is about her!
Ikr 😂
And also that Celie says so much without saying a single word.
When your wife and side chick both leave you for each other
Haha., Mister was feeling very salty...
Very nigga kicked her out after that
I live for Celie's smile in this
the smile in her eyes too!
"Miss Celie Blues" true classic! Who's still listening in 2020?!
Been listening since I was a kid in the early 90s, have the song on my phone and still listen in 2021.
2022
2022. 😍😁
2022!
2022!
My favorite part is when everybody turns to look at her in the beginning and she feels so extremely uncomfortable about fainting her chair so the singer turns to the side to look the other way so everybody can look back at her for a little bit. I'm telling you this is the best scene in any movie I've ever seen. The detail that goes into it that most people would miss. And what a sweet thing to do for someone That never felt an ounce of value their entire life
The beauty of this is... she said "thank you" in front of everyone. Shining the spotlight on the REAL star.
THIS
Exactly!!!!
I think it was more of an apology for being so mean to her in the beginning. Shug just didn't realize the true nature of Celie until this point & this was her way to say "I'm sorry & you are worth somebody"...all imo
my grandmother god rest ger soul use to watch this movie all the time with me when this part came on we would sing together now every time I hear this song I sing and cry with a joy makes me think of all the good times
Gabbriel The Doll Sams aw thats such a beautiful comment. you got me crying at 3 am right now thinking about my own grandma who recently passed
that is very nice!! sweet memories
Gabbriel The Doll Sams me and my mum love to watch this it's our second favourite movie and I love this bit in the movie ... love soul ❤️.
Might be my favorite RUclips comment of all time.
Awwwww...so weird that comment made me cry...I don't even know you but the vision of that just got to me.
Just watched this film for the first time ever yesterday, and I was so taken aback by how beautiful it was. The women just... glowed. They shined. It made me feel so many things, and it gave me such an empowering perspective on African-American women. So strong. So beautiful. I wish my culture appreciated our women in general, but colorism and sexism still exists in my country. I am trying to just absorb the power African-American women went and continues to go through. You women are so beautiful.
If none of the other women told ,well I want to say thank you for feeling that way 💘
I could kiss you for this comment. You have such a beautiful aura about you.
I am watching clips trying to prepare for the new cp release. I still think this should not be reproduced but.....we'll see.
This is one of the most sympathetic, smarter comments I've ever read. I so much agree with everything said.
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The only nice thing my mother ever did for me was show me The Color Purple when I was 8 years old. I cried so hard when it was over, even hours after we watched it. I really understood it, and it touched my soul
Same here I was 7 and I even knew the meanings and felt them in my soul as a black female. It was the 80’s. We took my grandma to the movies to see it for her birthday. About 10-15 of us. One of the main memories I have of my grandma. coming from the deep south even a child could feel this in their soul especially a black child. That oppressive spirit is passed down unfortunately. The 80’s was a unique period just a few decades since civil rights but a new found freedom. The grandmas and pawpaws were still worn down from the past and we got to see it. We are in our 40’s now. So when they try to tell me anything about get over it. I just 😒and call em a 🤡
@@datruestory968 That generational trauma was communicated very clearly by this film. You’re absolutely right, it’s imprinted on our souls.
Whoppi wasn't sure she could do it she was a theater actress she didn't know if she could do a movie I'm glad she did it perfect performance
Same. Except I discovered myself. My mother evil too.
Same. My mother was a lot like Mister and Mister's father, tbh, but I'm glad she introduced me to this movie.
Margaret Avery was incredible in this movie....not one Academy award was won ! ? shocking.
Darren Curtis-Small the academy was extremely biased when this film came out. Dare I say racist against films that werent white?
It would seem so Daniel.
Although 'Out of Africa' was a wonderful movie and did very well at the academy awards that year.... 'The Color Purple' had really tough competition.
But I have always maintained the film should have received the recognition it deserved.
My only criticism was the watering down of the love affair between Miss Celie and Shug ..its was far more intimate in the book..
Again..Hollywood shying away from something they considered too controversial for the majority of cinema goers back in the 1980s.
+Darren--many people don't even realize the relationship between Shug and Miss Celie. Kudos to you and anybody else who actually read the book! Although the movie was beyond excellent, it did shy away from certain subject matter simply because it made mainstream America uncomfortable at that time. The Broadway version currently playing does not shy away from the relationship between the two women. For some who haven't read the book or picked up on clues in the movie it came as a bit of a shock. One woman behind me even gasped and got up and left during the performance I saw last night. SMH at such closed minded people.
Maybe she didn't sell her soul I don't think. that is why she didn't win anything?
Darren Curtis-Small
But you also have to keep in mind that many great scenes in many movies end up on the cutting room floor. Not because they don't like the scenes, but because they couldn't fit in in, or felt it was redundant, went on too long, etc.
Lately I've been feeling a bit down because of the way some people have been treating me. Whenever I get too upset, I remember Celie's strength and perseverance. It never fails to make me feel a little bit better.
Know that trails and tribulations build character ..b strong u will great
Hope I spelled everything rgt... Hugs
AWESOME!!!
@@mzmissy9591 sister.what other people think about you should be ignored, they are not aware of your story. And what they think doesn't matter, do the best you can with what you know and when you know more do better, words hurt so prove them wrong Je3es a big Ole hug your okay cause God don't make no junk
Here after watching the 2023 remake of The Color Purple 💜💟
I didn't know they tried to remake this classic. Tragic. Leave greatness alone!
My sister and I performed this song when we were kids and we still sing it to each other 30+ years later. This will always be our song.
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I love this scene because it's showing someone's finally caring about her.
This was so wonderful-Celie was honoured as you can see-she always had low self-esteem -shug was so sweet for this wonderful just wonderful
Who else listens to this song after having your heart broken?
Cheers to all us ladies..... we're something too...
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I don't care how many times I've watched this, I always get choked up on this scene.
"So, shake your shimmy sister." Word!
Because this Shug is feeling fine. Feel in love with this womam after watching the film.
Im native american and i shake my shimmy to this great song ❤❤❤❤👌👌👌😁
I've seen this movie dozens and dozens of times. Whoopi really showed her talent in this!
Do you mean Shug ?
I agree
Whoopi should have recieved an Oscar for this movie as it shows how broad her range of believability reaches - i cry everytime i see it...
I am not much for comedies, but I have watched and enjoyed many of whoopi's movies
Would be nice to see her in more serious movies like the colour purple
@@c.a.greene8395 I don't care for the comedies much, just like with Robin Williams, who was an excellent dramatic actor. Drama is where Whoopi shines, as did Robin.
@@girly.mimi00 No, Whoopi, who played Celie.
She finally gets some love and she finds out she isn't the only one who's gone through what she has!
This has to be the best scene in that movie I think. Mature bonding between one very strong woman who wishes she could give some of her strength to this other gentle lady.
Every scene was the best scene IMO. Greatest movie of all time.
Lesbo song.
bonding??/ Lesibianism....
71 people didn't shake their Shimmies lol
Lynnon'ce Matthews 😂😂😂😂😂❤️
Cus they don’t know how to. Shame on them
More like “don’t know how to shake their shimmy”
Lynn Matthews their*
Hahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
This movie is by far my favorite of all time. I love the way Miss Celie and Shug came together. Shut taught her to value herself and dream beyond her situation. Very powerful movie. Amazing actors. Love it!
They were totally in love and you can’t convince me otherwise
If you read the books they become partners but it was just too much at the time they were pushing enough boundaries
Wait they’re not actually sisters??
@@aces985 no they're not. I think when Shug was calling Celie "sister" and serenading to her, she was basically calling Celie her friend and telling her she's worthy of being noticed and being strong. In the book, they actually become lovers. The filmmakers didn't include that part of the story in the movie since they were already "pushing boundaries" as it is. Such a shame, since it adds so much more to the story. After this scene it's implied that something happened between Shug & Celie, as Celie says herself, "Shug like honey, and now I's just like a bee. I's follow her everywhere. Want to go where she go." Shug (besides Nettie) has been the only person to show her kindness and love.
@@xiopaovid1215 also in the next scene they intimately kissed
They’re gay in the book
I A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y loved this scene. Whoopi is simply STUNNING.
As many times as I’ve watched this when I was younger, I didn’t understand it until I got older. Ms Shug was so sweet to do that for Celie.....imagine how important and loved she felt in that moment! It just warms my heart.
And it also shows you how much Mister was fixated on making her miserable and low because the look of disgust on his face in this beautiful moment shows what kind of person he is.
This scene just makes me cry every time - after years of feeling like a nobody, that has nobody, Shug becomes her friend and her ally and sees her for the strong and great person Celie is.
The way Celie lights up with her eyes :-) beautiful, vulnerable acting, one-of-a-kind singing, and really, one of the world's greatest movies.
This was the last thing my sister and I watched b4 she passed in 2001. I always come here to reflect. I feel like she speaks toe through this song. Rip TELA bug
My younger sister passed suddenly two years ago, and so many things in the relationships between women in this moving make me think of her. We think of them all the time because we love them so much, and just like Nettie was with Celie in her mind and heart the whole movie, they’re with us too 🫂💜
This movie should be required viewing
lol I am pretty sure Color Purple is officially a high school movie. A long with Glory and The Great Gatsby and some of the best american hollywood films
I’m a 41 yr old man and I often cry when I see this movie. How on earth it didn’t win one of the 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for is a criminally negligent cinematic homicide! 🤬
I completely agree with you. This move deserved so many awards, and they did a terrible job with the new ‘color purple.’
@@devvywevvy222 I haven’t seen the new one. Once I saw the first few tidbits of the new one, I was shocked to see the cast. Shug really makes the movie what it is. Everyone is drawn to her like bees to honey. She’s the life of the party. I’m not a casting director, but the original Shug, Margaret Avery, was perfect for the part. When she was in character, she walked and talked like a woman of the night who sang the blues and drank her heart away.
You really have to find the character and stay in character to make the movie work.
One of the best scenes in LIFE. THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE. THE GIFT OF PAYING IT FORWARD. THE GIFT OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. THE GIFT OF WOMAN EMPOWERMENT
So uplifting. That's true sisterhood keeping our eyes on each other and making sure we are each doing alright. Wish I felt more of that in this busy isolated world of comparison, judgement and disconnection. Used to spend ages in the bathrooms of bars and nightclubs drunkenly encouraging, pep talking and complimenting other gals to give them a boost to their esteem. Hilarious, but I always wanted my 'sisters' to feel good and enjoy themselves along with me.
They had a romantic relationship. That is not sisterhood.
@@Michelle-pn9xtyour probably to young to understand that scene it's so much deeper than that it wasn't romantic at all
The song of my life. Can't listen without crying
No one is gonna take "YOUR STUFF" away!
The tables really turned; In the beginning she insulted Celie, called her names and by the end of the movie, Shug had become her Angel and they became so close! Can Never get tired of watching this movie!!!!!!!
yea they was tipping and dipping with each other....lol
Oh they got close alright
I love these two comments for blatantly pointing out their romantic and sexual relationship 💀 I see a lot of people trying to casually not mention that part of the story
She has always been my FAVORITE❤️❤️❤️ Ms. Avery!!!
Named after this movie. Thanks Oprah Winfrey. Favorite movie ever and scene
I know lol. She played Sophia
+Valarie Greene my brother actually named me...when I was born he was 6 and my parents used to sit down and watch this with my siblings. I'm truly blessed
How adorable!!!
Sophia Sophia Sophia
It surprises me that after all these years some people still don't know that the real singer behind this song is the one and only Ms. Tata Vega.
+Android she didn't actually write the script. she was just Sophia
+alexanderdiaz1 - I'm one of those people who didn't know it was her. Makes me love this even more. Thank you.
Margaret Avery was the life of the music in that film.
I wasn't paying attention when they said it in "20 Feet from Stardom", I thought Tata was just singing "God Is Trying to Tell you something" to demonstrate her own voice. I didn't know they were saying she was actually singing voice for Shug Avery. Although for the record, Margaret Avery can sang!!! So I don't know why she wasn't allowed to actually sing in the movie
Sweet Cheekz she did sing the song that's her actually singing she just didn't write the song Ms. Tata Vega wrote the song and originally sang it
Tears never fail to burst forth at this moment...what soul...
I watched The Color Purple for the first time last week and was blown away by this song. It had me tear up because of the message. Powerful song!!!! "I'm something, I hope you think that you're something to!" That line gets me every time!!!!! I feel like she singing to me. People keep your head up! We are stronger than our problems!
if that woman sung like that to me I'd have the same reaction as celie lol
I had to look this up because I'm singing this song to my daughter's as a lullaby right now. I think it's now in the night song rotation #iloveit
omg I was just singing these to my baby too lol
+Desiree Wall I know it's so perfect for a night time song and it has one of those old time messages, that will really make sense when they are grown.
+B-Sharp Diallo you are definitely right about that!
Wow that is so interesting, I never thought of it as a lullaby, but I guess it can be used for that purpose.
+H Boogie I know I hadn't either until I had my second daughter this past may and I found myself singing it to the girls at bedtime. It seems sweet, low and blueslike...oh and instead of singing 'low life' I sing 'low light'....and 'shake your shimy' I sing 'shake your pinky'
Sweet, lovely Celie was loved more than she knew.
2023 and I still love this song!
This scene in this movie which may I say this movie is phenomenal but this scene Shug her singing is just so Soulful and this is to me where she shows Whoopi that she appreciates her and the bond between those two is unbreakable at that point even Danny Glover shut his mouth and quit laughing
This movie has me balling all the way thru... so beautifully done.
This is an incredible song and performance. 😊❤
People sleep on how powerful these lyrics are 🙌🏾
This the one movie I will sit down and watch and I don't like no one to fool with me by far one of my favorite movies of all time
This movie - always stirred something in my soul. And this song - the way it is sung, the huge interplay between two seemingly different women - stupendous. Thank you for sharing
I’ve watched this film on and off for 20 years and it never fails to make me laugh and sob. A truly powerful film with some of the greatest actresses of the 20th century.
Beautiful movie adaptation of a great story.
Deserved an Oscar! Incredible performances all around.
Praise God, this is my favorite part of the movie, let's always make others feel good about themselves, kisses and be blessed.
This gets my soul every time. ❤
This is my favorite song in the entire movie. ❤❤❤
This is one of my most favorite parts of this movie. Love Love Love this song.
And who doesn't love when Celie sticks her tongue out at the women at the end?!
I still randomly sing this song to myself till this day for whatever reason lol
This is one of my favorite songs of all time ❤️🙏
This moment still gives me goosebumps and tears me up till this day. What a beautiful, powerful scene!
My sister and I watched this movie all the time when we were younger & still living at home. My mom always made sure we saw the classic movies of all time and this one one of them. In fact, my sister just sent me this link to remind me, it made me smile and tear up because we always sang this song when it would randomly pop in one of our heads :) Sigh. I'm so sentimental ♡ I love you Chay! Best sister ever.
I love you soooo much and I want you to always remember you are something and don't let anyone or anything stop you. You mean the world to me! Your little sister forevers I Shwuv to Wuv You wots!
I love the book and the film. Stunning and beautiful.
One of my very favorite movies ever ❤❤❤
Nothing will ever be better than this version of the movie and song!!! ❤❤❤
This is one of the best parts of this beautiful movie. The Color Purple has got to be one of the best movies ever. Great actors, great songs and music, and of course, great pictures. Whoopi, Oprah, and Dany Glover: amazing acting!!!
I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG 💩
Me too girl!
Yeah is so cutie music
That's a latina singin and i love it
THATS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE!! I KNOW EVERY WORD AND EVERY MOVEMENT!! A CLASSIC!!
One of my most favorite movies and scenes of all time!
Still one of my favorite movie scenes of all time
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Beautiful song 🎵
a cup of coffee beside me, listening this song ....awesome...💃🕺💃🕺💃
My brother showed me this movie 🍿 I cry most way through great movie ❤❤
love this movie with all my heart, especially this scene and when Ceely finally, and gets her little sister and family back.
Love this singer. I always remember all her songs at this movie. She has a most extraordinary way of singing that makes her unforgettable.
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~I was 15 when this movie came out, I loved it then & love it even more today....Because Sistas we are ALL beautiful!~
Quincy Jones brought me here. I almost forgot how beautiful this song is👌🏾🇿🇦❤️
Always makes me tear up ffs 😰
Co-written by Rod Temperton, the same guy who wrote "Thriller" "Boogie Nights" "The Grooveline" etc.
Wow, I never knew that. Rod Temperton is one of my favorite song writers of all time.
The Star of a Story. Didn't know that either. Thanks!
I might Be white but I knew SOUL when I hear GOD!! ❤️🙏🌷
I love 💘 her and this song 🎵 too!!...;)
One of my fav scenes.
To ALL MY SISTAs u don't let NO MAN still yo stuff away
Okkkk soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooshake yo shimmy cause Sugaaaaaa is feeling fineeeeeeeeeeee
Super Film, sehr Traurig, 😢Weine immer wenn ich ihn sehe und die Musik trifft immer mein Herz ❤Super Simme ,die Sängerin ist Weltkasse🎉❤
One of the best movies!!!