The Secret Life of Bees
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sophie OkonedoDirector: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Studio: 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release: February 3rd 2009
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 02/03/2009 Run time: 109 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Great movie! - Rating: 5/5
I am a huge fan of the book and was curious to see the movie adaptation. While there are some minor differences, the movie is pretty fantastic. I would definitely recommend it!
Best... - Rating: 5/5
Simply one of the most uplifting movies I have seen in a very long time. The movie for me lives up to the book, minus the change in Lily's hair color and less development with the character of Roselyn, other than that I HIGHLY reccomend it.
Such A Beautiful Movie - Rating: 5/5
It's been a LONG time since I've seen a movie that has reduced me to tears. This movie was so heart-wrenching and heart-warming that you'd have to be pretty detached emotionally not to have felt moved.
The acting was superb, and I found myself being drawn in to their stories. I wanted to know more about who these women were. I wanted to know more about the father...the romance between him and the girl's mother...and on and on.
I only rented this movie, but will definitely be adding it to my own collection soon.
Too much honey can be intoxicating - Rating: 2/5
Unrepentant judgmentalist that I am, I resisted all entreaties to watch this movie even though for one reason or another most of the leading performers are artists I follow. I'm not unfamiliar with the appellation chauvinist either, so I have few qualms admitting I would ogle Alicia Keys even if she couldn't sing and Sophie Okenedo is the only reason my copy of Aeon Flux hasn't become a coaster. Jennifer Hudson isn't much of an actress yet but it's hard to deny she has the voice of a Homeric siren and Queen Latifah when she reverts to Dana Owens is a pure jazz songstress.
I was curious to see how Tristan Wilds comported himself in a role so radically diverse from his inner city survivalist of The Wire, however I rail against what I interpret to be celluloid chick lit, particularly when it encompasses a whitewashed revision of 60's era civil rights, infused with the sentimentality of paternalistic traditionalism.
Let's not allow the laminated veneer of strength of character applied to Queen Latifah's matriarchal role subvert the underlying message of residual ante-bellum conventionalism. In fact, it is not difficult to attribute the same assimilative characteristic each of the black females by the conclusion of the movie. Jennifer Hudson is spirited, resistant to overt oppression yet she is obeisant to a 14 year old white child. Keys character is intended to convey the burgeoning concepts of black identity and outward expressiveness of self-worth, right up to the point she is won over by this sweet little urchin seeking only the pure love and affection of others. Okenedo is a virtual empath who absorbs the pain of all who come into her sphere.
I am also expected to believe in the post-Till era not one of these women, including his mother or for that matter, the stereotypical liberal white attorney, has any inclination to counsel a young black man of the perils of even the perception of infatuation with a young nubile blond-haired white girl in South Carolina. Mammy or mammies, if you will, is one thing but the historical record also indicates black women who were inadvertently relegated to that status also had the presence to warn their progeny of the dangers associated with rebellious reactions to white privilege, and assuredly would not turn a blind eye.
If I find any merit in this film, it is the contrast to vaudevillian screenplays typified by the bulk of Tyler Perry's superficial big screen farces. However, in the context of realism, it isn't any more accurate.
One of the best books - Rating: 5/5
this book was incredible! From the moment that I picked it up I could not put it down. It was a really easy read and will keep you hooked! BUY IT
