The film is based on the 1988 Joseph "Joe" Pulitzer award-winning novel by Tony Morrison. Written in an experimental stream of consciousness , the original reflects the painful imprint of slavery on people's souls. The film's producer - Oprah Winfrey, who also plays Sethe - spent ten years bringing the story to the screen with the same emphasis on the original. The film was rated R due to the amount of gore, sexual violence, and scenes reflecting Sethe's harrowing recollections. The woman named "Beloved" actually acts as a soul.
Beloved background creation
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Extended Reading
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Baby Suggs: No matter what happen, God has led you home. So lay em' down Sethe, sword and shield. For God has led you home.
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Sethe: Grandma Baby used to say your daddy was too good for this world. Remember? He was a good man. It scared her. She always used to fret he wasn't gonna make it through nothin'. He made it through a lot. But maybe Grandma Baby was right. Denver, your daddy ain't gonna never show up here. You understand?
Denver: But...
Sethe: [Shakes head] The day ain't gonna never come when Halle knocks on that door. Never.