one. Neti - White Pure
The idea of purple in this film is rather hazy. As far as its own color is concerned, it appears contradictory, hesitant, and full of strong feminine characteristics. It can be said to be a female symbol, after all, the life of the protagonist Celie can be said to represent her. When Celie was struggling, it was her good sister Neti who gave Celie a great spiritual support. If the paradoxical purple represents Celie, then the pure and sacred white represents Neti. Instead of focusing on the stereotype of discrimination against people of color, the film focuses on the contradiction between family relationships and male oppression between black men and women. When Celie was raped and gave birth to a child by her stepfather, it was Neti who gave Celie hope to live; when Celie was abused in Albert, it was Neti who gave her the reason to persevere. Compared with Celie's forbearance to the final outbreak, Neti, who was in a unified environment with her, chose to leave as her feminist awakening and her resistance to patriarchal oppression. When she saw that her stepfather was coveting her youthful body; when she found that Albert was coveting her beauty, Neti chose to leave. It is the most primitive instinct of animals to avoid those who are about to hurt themselves. It was she who made the suffering Celie feel the taste of love for the first time. It was she who gave Celie the desire to learn knowledge. Those distant mails hidden in iron boxes are the driving force for Celie to live, her unyielding to Albert's control, and her stubbornness to persist word by word in black and white. Because Neti knew that one day, sooner or later, she would put on the moon-white rippling skirt she left, fluttering her sleeves filled with wind, and ran towards Celie.
two. Sophia - The Red Fierce
Sophia's first appearance is when Harpo goes to see Albert. Walking in a hurry, facing the repression of Albert's patriarchy, he is not afraid at all. A stark contrast to Celie's cowardice. Sophia struggled all her life. With his father, uncle, and husband. Sophia is young, beautiful, intelligent, and powerful, and her body has an uncivilized primitive roughness. What flashed on her body was a different temperament from that of most black women at that time. It was a dazzling and compelling aura. The appearance of Sophia brought Celie her first feminist enlightenment. When she doesn't follow Harper's orders, Celie is a staid patriarchal defender who suffers more than she knows how bad it is. Sophia's appearance gave her her first sense of femininity. This was too shocking for Celie. Because she didn't know that there were still women in the world who could live like this. For Sophia, her resistance to patriarchal oppression is force. Harpo hit her, and she hit back again; Albert was not friendly the first time they met, and she was also rude to Albert when they got married. However, facing the problem that the mayor's wife despised, Sophia's force never allowed her to win. The confrontation between the white race and the black race seems a little ridiculous, and the attitude of the white race of the upper class represented by the mayor's wife to the colored race is even less able to withstand the so-called scrutiny. She warned Celie not to do some impulsive things, which were not worth the exchange of years. Like killing Albert. The cage trapped her spirit and beauty. Hair leaves traces of pain, which will only deepen with the passage of time and will not fade away. In the end, the blazing flame faded from the sharp tongue of the past and turned into a warm light of life, illuminating the way forward for Celie.
three. Xiu Ge - Huang Zhixuan
The appearance of Xiu Ge, for Xi Li, is like a sunflower in the sunset that day, leading her to the sun and the light with her not knowing the way back. Xiuge is Albert's longing lover, and she looks so charming when she laughs wildly. If there's one thing Albert and Celie have in common, it's that they both truly love Xiug. She gave Celie her first lesson in love, beauty. Tell Celie to have a beautiful smile and make up for Celie's lack of affection with a sincere and warm kiss. Xiuge is like a mysterious warm but slightly avant-garde yellow, singing some jazz songs in an ambiguous tone, provocative and sexy. In front of her, Albert seemed to be a different person, obedient and caring to her. It was a stark contrast to the ruthless indifference towards Celie before. At this moment, male chauvinism, two extremes are turned into the same person, which is ironic and ridiculous. Xiuge is Celie's sunshine. She led Celie to find the letter that was sealed in the iron box, which gave Celie the courage to say no to Albert. Xiuge is actually fighting with her talent and bravery. And he is still infecting others, resolving the conflict with his father. Inspiring Celie at the most critical moment. Let Xi Li usher in her new life.
The movie has a happy ending. In the intoxicating purple flower field, Celie reunites with her long-lost sister Neti. All things need love, but everyone wants to be loved. Whether God is also vain and only likes to be loved by devout Christians, see no. Because, he made Celie win all the love of the people she loves.
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