Precious

Idell 2022-12-03 22:10:33

Precious's story has more depth than breadth. The story itself is not overly dramatic, but this seemingly obvious story has a shocking thickness. The story begins by setting the audience in a very depressing, unfortunate, shocking state. Stories like this don't give the actors much room to express themselves. But, by the same token, a story of this thickness gives the actor a chance to impress the audience in an unusual way.


The director's handling and presentation of the story is worthy of a detailed understanding. Such an unfortunate story, in fact, it is easy to use very provocative lines and soundtracks to mobilize the emotions of all audiences without exception to an unforgettable height. However, every time the unfortunate feeling of the storyline reaches a climax, the director uses Precious fantasy and even some nonsensical music and scenes to pull the audience's sad mood back. This back-and-forth, controlled by the director, happens more than once in the film. If the movie can give the audience a thoroughly emotionally immersed enjoyment, then the movie ticket is also worth it. But Precious's approach eliminates the possibility of viewers being too moved and too emotional to think rationally. Perhaps this approach will keep the film in the audience's mind longer.

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Precious quotes

  • Mary: We would, we would, uh, start doin' it, and he reached over... and he touched my baby. And I asked him, and I said "Carl, what are you doing"? And he told me to shut, to shut my fat ass up, and it was good for her.

    Mrs. Weiss: And what did you do then?

    Mary: I shut my fat ass up. And I don't want you to sit there and judge me, Miss Weiss.

    Mrs. Weiss: [Angrily] You shut up and you let him abuse your daughter.

    Mary: I didi not want him to abuse my daughter. I did not want him to hurt her.

    Mrs. Weiss: [Overlapping with Mary's voice] But you ALLOWED him to hurt her!

    Mary: I did not want him to do nothin' to her. I wanted him to make love to me. That was my man. That was my fuckin' man. That was my man, and he wanted my daughter. And that's why I hated her. Because my man who was supposed to be loving me, who was supposed to be making love to me was fucking my baby. And she made him leave. She made him go away.

    Mrs. Weiss: So whose fault was that?

    Mary: It's this bitch's fault, because she let my man have her. And she didn't say nothin', she didn't scream, she didn't do nothin'. So, those things that she told you I did to her? Who... who... who else was going to love me? Hmmm? Since you got your degree, and you know every fuckin' thing, who was gonna love me? Who... who... was gonna make me feel good? Who was gonna touch me, and make me feel good late at night? And she made him go away. So... when you sit there, and you writin' them fuckin' notes on your pad about who you think I am, and why I did it and all of that... because I didn't have a man.

  • Clareece 'Precious' Jones: [of Ms. Rain and her friend] They talk like TV channels I don't watch... I'm glad Abdul here to listen in, though, 'cause I know they're smart.