By: Samantha Streahle
We've just viewed the film "The Help." This film focuses on both perspectives of racial discrimination and civil rights. It follows multiple maids throughout their lives showing the struggles they encounter every day that not everybody gets to see. It deals with the physical and emotional struggles that people during this time had to endure.
After returning from college Skeeter is determined to follow her dreams of becoming a writer. Unlike her friends Skeeter is more kind-hearted. Being raised by her maid Constantine has given her insight into the lives these people live and she has way more appreciation for them. Her friends see them just as a piece of property and show little respect to them. Not everyone felt this way but they were too afraid to speak up so nothing was done. These maids spend their lives caring for and raising white children while their own are home being looked after by someone else. After getting a new job as a writer Skeeter turns to one of the maids, Aibileen, for help. She wants to write from the perspective of "the help." They both know it will be very dangerous but they decide in the end it will be worth. Through a lot of time and hard work they get dozens of stories from dozens of maids are able to publish a book. They know it won't end discrimination right away but it is a step closer in the right direction.
I felt all of the actor/actresses in this film did a great job. They all got so into character. If the character can make you hate them you know they're doing a good job. Some of the actresses really got on my nerves because they were so mean but they did a great job. The emotion put into some of the scenes was very intense.
One of the lessons that could be taken from this movie is that sometimes all it takes is one person and some courage. By banding together and pulling out their inner-strength they were able to accomplish something that no one would even dare to do.
Out of all of the films we've viewed so far this was by far my favorite. My attention was kept the entire time. It was so well done and the story line was great. It was sad to know that the things that were put into this movie really occurred. A lot of the scenes were very accurate. You would see signs that had arrows pointing in the direction for "colored." People were treated with such little respect just because of their skin color. The film did a great job of showing what a day in these people's lives were like. They raised children that weren't even their own and you would think they would get some sort of appreciation for that.
I would recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. I think everybody could appreciate and get enjoyment out of this film. It was absolutely amazing in my eyes and I would watch it over 100 times. The rating of the movie is PG-13.
5 out of 5 stars
100 times?
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