Film Review First of all, it is worth to mention that the “Colour Purple” movie is a very good one, including from excellent actors and actresses to outstanding scenarios, not only because it transmits the reality of that time, but also because it reflects many violated rights such as: the right to education, marriage and freedom. The opportunity to have an education is one of the rights violated in this movie because Celie always wanted to be educated, to know how to read and write but she was always denied to do that. Just when her sister came to visit her, did she start to learn how to pronounce and write words making her, in this way, happier with her life and more worth it. Other of the violated rights transmitted in the film was the right to marriage with someone we want because Celie did not want to marry with the man that her stepfather chose for her and, even beeing conscious of that, her stepfather did not give up the idea of making Celie´s life miserable and with no true love. The right to freedom was also violated in three ways: through slavery which is portrayed by the white woman towards Sophie, through rape reflected in the relationship between Celie and her stepfather and finally, the domestic violence portrayed by men in general. All these situations throughout the film reflect the position of the woman in relation to the man, women felt inferior to them, they though that situation was natural not having conscious of their rights, the right to property, freedom, education, work and equality. In conclusion, the main message of the film is that when a person, either a woman or a man finds himself/herself in a situation like that, should talk to someone, should report the situation because the earlier they tell, the earlier they can set themselves free and be happy. Besides, it also transmits the human weakness once sometimes we are afraid of imposing our ideas, discussing our opinions, saying it is not what we want to do with someone we consider superior to us and have power on us. This movie represents the coming through of these barriers and letting our voices be heard.
Ester Pires Vanessa Veloso
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