The Help

[rhoyaltempest]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I don't consider this movie to be just entertainment. There is too much meaning behind it to be merely entertaining.



The commercials are making the movie seem more feel good (smartass Black helpers are funny enough for a commercial or two).. That's how they are able to get people to be excited about this movie. They take bits and pieces of the movie even if they misrepresent the movie. Meaning, white people (who will be the main supporters of this film) would not see this movie if they didn't make it seem funny and lighthearted.

Yeah, that's crazy to me that anyone could consider such stories as pure entertainment (especially when it's a reflection of a true story - Stockett's family).

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

Yeah, that's crazy to me that anyone could consider such stories as pure entertainment (especially when it's a reflection of a true story - Stockett's family).

It really goes back to what you said about it being sad.

A movie can be a good movie without it being only entertainment. "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Carmen Jones," "Imitation of Life," "The Color Purple" are among the movies that I absolutely love and have watched over and over again all of my life. But, they aren't just entertaining. They reinforced some of what I was always taught (even when the schools didn't teach it) and what I always saw.