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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: SPIELBERG DIRECTOR SERIES: The Color Purple (1985)
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STRONG CONTENT WARNING: Incest, rape, forced separation from children, forced separation of family, physical abuse, verbal abuse, gaslighting, racism, generational trauma, violence. Listener discretion is advised.
We weren’t ready for this week’s movie, nor were we disappointed. Spielberg’s first “serious” film packs one hell of a punch, telling a Black story of incredibly complex trauma and survival in a way that’s incredibly difficult to ignore. There’s so many movies in recent years that try to accomplish the balance of emotional impa...