Commentary: For all of its joy, ‘The Color Purple’ is also a chance to talk about Black women and intimate partner violence
LA TimesAlthough the bold new “Color Purple” has bursts of joy and plenty of energy, the film would have been untrue to Alice Walker’s original story if it had ignored or sugarcoated the physical and emotional abuse that protagonist Celie endures. At their core, all iterations of “The Color Purple,” including the new film version co-starring Taraji P. Henson, left, as Shug Avery and Fantasia Barrino as Celie, present an important story about the resilience of Black women. I was touched by the songs and performances, but the new “The Color Purple” film — for all of its joy — should still be allowed to be an important cultural reflection on how we talk about various kinds of violence against Black women. The book, theater and film depictions of “The Color Purple” at their cores present an important story about the resilience of Black women.
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