It was powerful. It was masterful. It was gut wrenching but great. Dark in the best way...in a real way. Poetic, soft and hard, weak and strong, lying and revealing the truth. It cut you and gave you strength. If this does not win an award then I don't know what deserves it. It was given a 3.8 on IMDB; an outrage. It did justice to the play, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf". The intentionality of the play was preserved giving voice to important issues that women of colour and women as a whole do face. Some new characters and stories are not a bother even if they were not in the play because they are relevant issues that women confront; real choices that women make; real mistakes that women live with. I cried. I screamed. I am recovering. If you haven't watched it then you need to. "Thank you Tyler for being bold enough to bring this movie, play, book, music, to the world. Thank you for an ensemble of talented women who poured their souls into their roles. Thank you for allowing every woman of every color to understand that they are not alone in those things that bring pain and torment to their souls. Thank you for giving them permission, through the character, to open up. Thank you for telling my story."-anjelathart (New Orleans, LA) I echo her sentiment because this movie is as light as mantle and as shallow as the ocean. Every woman should watch it. All this I have not mentioned the incredible acting, directing, pacing, cinematography, and music this film has to offer. All done exceptionally well. It might have felt stage-y but I think it makes it more of a piece of art because of it which lends itself to the frequent poems that are uttered in the film. I loved every minute of it. Some might call it cliche but most cliches are based on true facts and experiences. This film is not about the light of men but the darkness that women deal with. The men are not the focus and are severely underdeveloped as a result. They are the mirrors, props and catalysts for the stories to be told but it no different for stories centered about men's lives. It is beautiful in it's resounding cry of pain and call for strength and reflection. We each "find the root to pluck it out" so that we live and it dies.
Review by DeletedBlockedParent2015-02-22T09:37:39Z
It was powerful. It was masterful. It was gut wrenching but great. Dark in the best way...in a real way. Poetic, soft and hard, weak and strong, lying and revealing the truth. It cut you and gave you strength. If this does not win an award then I don't know what deserves it. It was given a 3.8 on IMDB; an outrage. It did justice to the play, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf". The intentionality of the play was preserved giving voice to important issues that women of colour and women as a whole do face. Some new characters and stories are not a bother even if they were not in the play because they are relevant issues that women confront; real choices that women make; real mistakes that women live with. I cried. I screamed. I am recovering. If you haven't watched it then you need to. "Thank you Tyler for being bold enough to bring this movie, play, book, music, to the world. Thank you for an ensemble of talented women who poured their souls into their roles. Thank you for allowing every woman of every color to understand that they are not alone in those things that bring pain and torment to their souls. Thank you for giving them permission, through the character, to open up. Thank you for telling my story."-anjelathart (New Orleans, LA) I echo her sentiment because this movie is as light as mantle and as shallow as the ocean. Every woman should watch it. All this I have not mentioned the incredible acting, directing, pacing, cinematography, and music this film has to offer. All done exceptionally well. It might have felt stage-y but I think it makes it more of a piece of art because of it which lends itself to the frequent poems that are uttered in the film. I loved every minute of it. Some might call it cliche but most cliches are based on true facts and experiences. This film is not about the light of men but the darkness that women deal with. The men are not the focus and are severely underdeveloped as a result. They are the mirrors, props and catalysts for the stories to be told but it no different for stories centered about men's lives. It is beautiful in it's resounding cry of pain and call for strength and reflection. We each "find the root to pluck it out" so that we live and it dies.