‘The Color Purple’ Movie Review: Alice Walker’s Novel becomes a Spiritual Uplift for the next generation

Director Blitz Bazawule’s embraces and builds upon it, collaborating with Spielberg, Quincy Jones and Oprah Winfrey — and Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1985 film.

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Now, nearly four decades later, a rousing new version of the "Color Purple Movie" arrives from director Blitz Bazawule.

Instead of rejecting what came before, the Ghanian filmmaker embraces and builds upon it, collaborating with Spielberg, Quincy Jones and Oprah Winfrey to update the material for the next generation (all three serve as producers). The new version of the movie comes with a Broadway musical aspect. Dance and gospel, Jazz, and Blues music have always been in the African American Heritage.

The Color Purple was birthed out of the culture of newly freed Africans slave who had to adapt to the American life of rural Georgia, early in the 20th century, In those days women were not protected especially African American women.

(Fantasia Barrino) plays Celie a young girl that was told she was worthless due to not being attractive or beautiful. Who is impregnated twice by Alfonso (Deon Cole), the man she knows as her father, and forced to give up both babies as soon as she gives birth; is then married away to another abusive man, Mister; and for years is torn apart from her best friend and sister Nettie (a vibrant Halle Bailey plays her younger self), because Nettie fights back when Mister tries to rape her and then kicks her off his farm.

As they say there is always light at the end of the tunnel Celiy's harsh life takes a positive turn around when she stops living like the elephant that feels that he has an imaginary rope that is tied to it so he won't leave the circus. Celiy finally mustered the courage to stand up to Mister (Colman Domingo), the abusive older man she was forced to marry as a teenager. at Thanksgiving dinner in front of their entire inner circle that was invited to Thanksgiving dinner, which included Mister's once mistress Shug (Taraji P. Henson), his son Harpo (Corey Hawkins), and Harpo's ex Sofia (Danielle Brooks)

Celiy is united with her sister and two children that were taken away from her at birth when she finds out they are safe and together in Africa. She now gains her dignity and self-worth. At the end of the movie the entire circle comes together for a family dinner to unify.

Who is Film Director Blitz Bazawule

Samuel Bazawule (born 19 April 1982), known professionally as Blitz Bazawule and Blitz the Ambassador, is a Ghanaian filmmaker, author, visual artist, rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He started his career in the late 2000s, publishing four studio albums and being awarded the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Contemporary Music. Blitz made his debut as a film director debut with The Burial of Kojo (2018), and co-directed the musical film Black Is King (2020) alongside Beyoncé, receiving his first Grammy Award nomination. see original article at Blitz the Ambassador - Wikipedia