Genre:
Drama
Directed
by: Tate Taylor
Starring:
Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer
Running
time: 146 minutes
This
remarkable period drama tells the story of black maids in the Jackson,
Mississippi of the 60’s through the eyes of Abileen Clark (Davis), a woman who
became a maid after the death of her only son. Like so many others, she would
go on cleaning houses, cooking and raising white kids who would one day become
their boss and not treat them any better than the generation before. Abileen’s
life would change when she crossed the path Skeeter (Stone), a young white
woman who is a rebel at heart and who wants to have a career as a writer.
Skeeter wants her first book to tell the story from the maids’ point of view.
Mere
words are difficult to find when it comes to properly describing this film. It
is a powerful look at the issue of racism and the treatment of black people. It
is hard to believe such situations really happened down south; unfortunately,
racism is a very true thing. It came off even worse to me when it came from
those hypocrites who would try to portray themselves as not being racists
because of their supposed good deeds. People like that are still out there
today, treating people they consider inferior (be it because of color or any
other reason) like crap.
I
highly recommend watching this one. The acting is solid on everyone’s part. This
is the kind of movie that needs to be seen at least once in a lifetime, if not
more. It will stick with you for a while.
Rating:
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