January 20, 2006
The Color Purple
With satellite TV, it’s a very rare occasion I turn on to
normal terrestrial TV for entertainment. I still watch local news but not for
entertainment especially movies because of heavy advertisements. And it’s also
because of advertisements, I revert to getting DVDs for a price than to watch
on TV for free.
However, two Saturdays ago was a different story. In an
ironic turn of events (call if fate if you want to) I was actually channel
surfing in my room since I was bored to my bones, plus, the ASTRO and PC was
occupied. And at that time (10pm I think) TV2 was the only channel showing
something worth watching. The Color Purple, a 1985 show about Celie, a young African
American girl growing up in the early 1900’s. The first time we see Celie, she
is 14 - and pregnant - by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of
her tough life. First of, I’m not a fan for oldies (except for shows like Oliver
Twist, Huckleberry Fin, Mary Poppins…) ok, so I like oldies, but not just any
oldies.
Since this movie was made in 1985, I didn’t recognize any of
the cast until later in the middle of the show. I recognized Whoopi Goldberg’s smile
and Oprah Winfrey’s voice. But what caught me was the not the cast, it was the
compelling story, wanting to know more about Celie’s life.
Not to ruin anything, I will not say anything more about this beautiful
movie. You should watch it to enjoy it.
