When: during the time period of 1900's
Where:
- watched at the First Baptist Gym
- taken place in the south of the US
The Color Purple was taken place in the 1900's in the south of the United States. Its about the life of Celie Harris, a african american woman who at a young age had been sexually abused by her father and had two kids which her father took of them away from her by the time she was 14. Celie was then forced the marry a wealthy man. Celies husband as she refears to as "Mister" abuses her to intimidate her so she wont control him. Celies sister later comes and visits but then later was kicked out. When Nettie was kicked out she promised Celie that she would always write her. Celie through time never recieved the letters and was depressed for a long time. Later on Shug Avery a Jazz Singer, who Albert or as known as Mister from Celie was overlly obsessed with her. She came and stayied with Celie and her family. Shug was sick and demented, and when she first arrived the first thing she said to Celie "Your Ugly!" Celie and Shug later became great friends and actually had an affair. Alberts son Harpo then married Sofia who also had an abusive family but it was her own and not Harpo. Sofia was a strong young woman andd refused to tolerate any abuse from men. Sofia's loud mouth later gets her in trouble for talking back and hitting the mayor (who is caucasian). Later on Shugs came back to Celie and Ablert but she brought back her husband too. This put both of them in shock. Celie and Shugs then found the old letters that Celie's sister sent her but Albert kept it a secret from her. Celie began to read the letters to find her sister had went to Africa to be a missionary. While finding all this information about Nettie, Celie and a group were at dinner and Shug and her new husband were bout to leave when Celie stood up for her self and left Albert. The last thing she said to him was "You kept Nettie away from me because she was the only one that loved me... and until you do the right thing everything you do will go wrong." Celie was then on her own setting up her own new life. She then began to sell "one size fits all" pants. She opened up a shop after the death of her step-father and also inherited a shop and house from her biological father. Albert after Celie left became an Achoholic and could barely take care of himself. Albert finally decided to do something good for once and brought back Celie sister, son, and daughter. Celie was over joyed when she saw them and when Nettie introduced her son and daughter. At the end Albert is looking from a far with a smile upon his face while Shug smiles. As the sun setted Nettie and Celie played their child hood clapping game.
My overall experience from watching the movie was that I learned more about what some African American women had to face while in the 1900's but also with in their own families. It showed me that it wasnt a nice place in the world to live in. Although through out the movie it made me wonder how did some of these African americans have all this money to have alot of land, big houses, and expensive things. For the reason it was after slavery and still some slavery was occuring. My rating of the movie would be a seven because it something that everyone should watch to get the feel at what some African American women had to go through to get where they are today, but not as extreme.
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