LOL

I'm not familiar with Sapphire. I will resist the urge to Google search and assume you made that up.

i haven't read it, but am really interested in seeing the movie. holla back if we're having a DC GC movie shindig.

The movie has been renamed Precious:

http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/200...amed-precious/

They didn't say why, but I think it's because there is currently a movie out now call Push.

I think that's why. I know that I was confused by the name.

Precious? I guess that's an okay name.

Thanks for the info. I would ended up in the wrong movie! LOL

ETA: Hold up...did someone say that it's reported that Mariah Carey did a good job in this movie? Now I've GOT to see this. I still get the shakes when I think about her performance in Glitter. :(

Yeah, the protagonist's name is Precious. I kinda like the title as that. Life is precious. Precious is well...precious, despite the terrible things that have happened in her life. And so on.

But something about the title PUSH is just so powerful and active, that I would have preferred to keep the original name. Too bad there's already another movie out with the same title...

They could've tried "Push AGAIN."

:) Kidding.

Naming the movie after the protagonist is just so...obvious and takes away from the visibility of the movie as far as I'm concerned.

I liked Push better as a title. Precious just doesnt do it for me. I feel like Precious doesn't do justice to the film.

Agree. Whenever I hear "precious" , I think of Lord of the Rings.:D

Too bad there is another movie out called Push. :(

And whenever I read this I think of Lil Wayne. lol.

^^^^^

me too! i was doing the voice in my head as i was reading this thread.

Yes I read this book a few years back, and all I can say it's so very deep, and MoNique is playing the part of the mom....and all I can say is read the book before you see the movie...because it's so very, very deep....and painful...and.....just read the book

^^^I didn't really want to read the book first (can't explain why, just a feeling). But if it's that deep, then I'll try.

I was up in the air about it after seeing the preview at T-Perry's movie but, after reading this thread, I think I'll go. I think it might be really hard for me to watch, though. I have a teenaged cousin named Precious whose life is not too much unlike this girl's. I have a feeling I'll be thinking of her the entire time.

i found the book on eBay, paid about 8 dollars for it brand new with free shipping! :D

i usually never read the book before the movie if im not familiar with the story, i wait until after i watch the movie but think this might be a different situation...

While searching for the trailer (which I can't seem to find online) I found this clip from the movie.
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/video/download/00006652/