![]() ![]() It also received four Golden Globe Award nominations, with Goldberg winning Best Actress in a Drama. ![]() Nonetheless, the film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Goldberg, Best Supporting Actress for both Avery and Winfrey, and Best Adapted Screenplay, but did not achieve a single win, and Spielberg did not receive a nomination for Best Director it holds the record for the film receiving the most nominations without a win at the Academy Awards with the film The Turning Point (1977). However, it was also criticized by some for being "over-sentimental" and "stereotypical", and was boycotted by some chapters of the NAACP for its depiction of rape. The film received acclaim from critics, with particular praise going to its acting (especially Goldberg's performance), direction, screenplay, musical score, and production values. The film was a box office success, grossing $98.4 million against a budget of $15 million. įilmed in Anson and Union counties in North Carolina, the film tells the story of a young African-American girl named Celie Harris and shows the problems African-American women experienced during the early 20th century, including domestic violence, incest, pedophilia, poverty, racism, and sexism. The cast stars Whoopi Goldberg in her breakthrough role, with Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey in her film debut, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Willard Pugh, and Adolph Caesar. It was also the first feature film directed by Spielberg for which John Williams did not compose the music, instead featuring a score by Quincy Jones, who also produced. It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, and marked a turning point in his career, as it was a departure from the summer blockbusters for which he had become known. I highly recommend this film.The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes, based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. If it is very very odd for you, then perhaps you'll learn something watching it. since 1982 and I found it to be very interesting on many levels. Open your minds, not everything is Ellen and Seinfeld. This should not be a drawback, but rather a very realistic telling of what happened. To the point that many like to mention about the vulgarity: it was real life depiction! movies about 1600 England have a certain dialect. southern accents, but that doesn't mean those flicks are not great. One need not have knowledge of the hip hop culture/industry, any more than one needs to know about southern America to watch and appreciate steel magnolias or fried green tomatoes (ok, I'm dating myself here). I was prepared for a typical bio (especially music bios) where the story is way ahead of the acting. Oshea Jackson was the weak link in my opinion but paul giamatti, and the guy who portrayed easy-e were amazing. I was shocked at how good the acting was. To say one needs to know ebonics and ridiculous things such as that.is racist. opinions will always vary on quality of movies, but I am shocked at many of the comments/reviews I've seen for soc (straight outta Compton). First of all, I am a white man, 58 years old. ![]()
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