Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple

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Before this thing started I was like this is just another one of those movies where it is the most boring thing we have ever watched and I can even hardly pay attention because of how terrible it is. This was different for me I guess because it was really good and I wanted to know what happens next I actually payed attention during this film it isn’t one that I was like this is cute its really good it was more of a serious film. Serious films are not really my thing I get bored of it and then I stop watching it because I can predict what happens. This was not how this film was at all because you can’t really predict what happens it leaves you guessing the whole time and I like movies like that because I don’t get bored with them. My three favorite scenes in the Color Purple written by Alice Walker and directed by Steven Spielberg is at the very beginning with Celie and her sister Nettie in the flowers, when Sofia beats up Harpo, and at the very end when everyone is reunited.
In the movie the Color Purple written by Alice Walker and directed by Steven Spielberg the opening scene was my one of my favorites because they were so happy together and it was just a really cheerful scene. I like this scene because it showed how happy Celie and Nettie were together and that those two were the only ones that were super happy with each other. When times got rough it showed that they were there for each other and they could make the best out of any situation that came along. This is one of my favorites because it kind of reminds me of my sister and I because we are close and we would do anything for each other this scene just makes you really happy and feel good about life and everything like that which makes it feel like this scene is almos...

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My three favorite scenes in the Color Purple written by Alice Walker and directed by Steven Spielberg is at the very beginning with Celie and her sister Nettie in the flowers, when Sofia beats up Harpo, and at the very end when everyone is reunited. Even though I didn’t get to watch the ending of it completely and I would really like to watch the whole thing sometime without taking breaks in between the scenes I think I would get more out of it that way because you miss some details when you split it into parts like that. I really thought this movie was interesting and it was one of the better ones that we watched during class. I couldn’t really predict the ending to this movie it turned in so many directions it was hard to keep up with it. I was rooting for Celie the whole time hoping that she finally got her freedom and I hoped someday she would just be happy.

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