“The Help” is a witty, heart wrenching, life changing film adaptation of Kathryn Sockett’s New York Times bestseller. In it, the audience catches a glimpse of life in the Southern United States during the early 1960.
The film shows the tricky, dynamic that existed during this time between African Americans and white Americans. The African Americans, often hired as “the help” for white American families, love and raise and cook for white children, who love them in return, until one day they grow up and treat “the help” as disdainful as their parents did. This vicious cycle is largely ignored, but one young woman, Skeeter notices this and decided to do something about it. In the process, she faces a difficult choice, risk losing her closest relationships or persevere in doing what she knows is right?
This film makes you cry and laugh in all the right places. It forces you to reflect on a painful part of U.S history, but brings a sense of hope that change and progress are always possible.
After you watch, grab a copy of the book as well. It’s just as perfect.
Valerie Bagley
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