September Movie Choice - The Help

This movie was hyped up by critics and movie-goers alike. And deservedly so. It's based on a book by Kathryn Stockett. Though the book is fictional, I totally fell for all of the story lines, and how the relationships were depicted. Maybe the sh#@ pie was a little too much but overall I totally believed the injustices, prejudice, inequities and racism showed towards the black folks. I can actually see it happening in real life despite it being fiction. But the movie didn't just focus on white folks treating black folks badly, it showed different sides as well. Such as one of the maids, Minnie was physically abused by her husband. So poor Minnie was getting beat on not only by her employer (not literally) but also at home by her husband. Eventually she ended up working for Celia Foote, a white woman who saw Minnie as a person and not just a maid and definitely not a "black" maid. Celia who was also shun by the other white society ladies because they thought she was white trash. So you end up rooting for both Minnie and Celia overcoming their woes and cementing their relationship.

While this movie could have taken a whole different turn, I feel like I came out of the theatre remembering that there are good and bad people everywhere - black, white, yellow or purple. And to just appreciate the good folks......