The movie "Purple" is a literary film directed by Spielberg in 1986, which is the summary of the Internet. In nearly two and a half hours, the film tells a story that happened to a black girl, Sealy, a story that reflected sexism, a story of a forbearing black woman who finally achieved independence of personality, or three. The story of a tragic woman who fights her fate together and finally gets her way.
But no matter what kind of story it is, in my opinion, it tells a truth - confidence and courage are the best weapons. Celie, an ugly and poor black girl, who was supposed to grow up and live with her sister Neti, was forced to marry Albert, who beats and scolds her all day because of her stepfather's preference and ruthlessness. Just like when her father said "Ciri, you have the ugliest smile in the world" when she was playing with her sister at the beginning of the film, Celie's lack of appearance and the destruction of her father's attitude on her heart caused her low self-esteem to be deeply rooted in her heart. For her, forbearance is the best way to spend every day. So much so that she saw her child being held by others and being called by others, but could only watch silently, pretending that passersby could touch and hug the child; so that her husband kept calling, beating and scolding her, and even she was about to become a stepson. "servant". She is unfortunate and lucky. Because she also has a sister who truly loves her, all her hope is. Of course, she also met another woman who loved her, Xiu Ge.
Speaking of Xiu Ge, it should be the person who had the most influence on Celie. At the beginning, her appearance gave her a sense of crisis, because she knew that her husband loved the woman in front of him to the death and was willing to give everything for her. But gradually, she began to understand her, began to understand her, they were all a kind of people, and also lived a bad and uncomfortable life because of "men". Xiuge is beautiful and attractive, and there are many men who pursue her, but while she has a lot of followers, she "lost" her father, her father's love.
There is also a woman who has had the same misfortune, Sophia, the ex-wife of Celie's stepson. On the contrary, Sophia and Celie have completely different personalities. Although there is also a lack of appearance, Sophia is brave and independent, and she is never afraid of any man who threatens or tries to bully her. But the irony is that it was precisely because of her bravery that she accidentally beat the mayor and was imprisoned for eight years. She did not see her child for eight years, and even lost an eye and a lame leg. And just like that, Sophia also became scared, terrified, and lost. She did what she didn't want to do, and she didn't dare to complain.
At the end of the film, because of Xiuge's free and easy and encouraging words, Xilie finally stood up, just like Xiuge said to her, "Xili, you are beautiful when you smile." She is no longer cowardly and inferior, she did it true personality independence. In this way, she also subtly influenced the lost Sophia, and finally everyone got the ending they wanted.
In fact, the story itself does not have any major contradictions and conflicts, but it is a shocking story that has been deduced in a flat narrative. Maybe this is the value of literary films, right? At the beginning of the film, Celie and her sister Neti play in a field of violets, which symbolize eternal love and beauty. And it just so happened that these two things are what Celie has always longed for and pursued. So, does "purple" symbolize Celie's highest pursuit and desire? But in fact, she just ignored the most important thing. What she lacked was not love and beauty, but courage and self-confidence.
Only courage and self-confidence can make her independent of her personality, and she can live her true self, just like those gorgeous violets blooming in the garden, exuding her own unique charm.
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