The Help (2011)
Based on the novel of
the same name this film from director Tate Taylor stars Emma Stone,
Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. In 1960s Mississippi a young white
woman learns about the other side of life from the black maids in her
community.
This film is really
well made with good performances from all the cast and looks really
great. When it comes to the content of the film as progressive as it
may appear to be there does seem to be some flaws, the story does
seem to be more interested in the lives of the white characters as
viewed by the black characters rather than showing the warts and all
nature of those stuck in servitude. Even though the film is mainly
from a female perspective you also have to wonder why there is not a
single black male character present in the life of any of the black
female characters.
3/5
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