God knows what you did

Joanie 2022-03-20 09:01:07

Multiple Oscar nominations, Best Supporting Actress, I also watched the Oscars to release this film.
A film that reflects racial issues, once the director has the courage to shoot this subject matter, people usually give higher expectations, and the director did not disappoint the audience.
"You is kind, you is smart, you is important." There are some explanations for the grammatical errors that appear here. One is the dialect at that time, and the other is for emphasizing, prefer the latter. This sentence runs through the whole play. Although aibee taught the little girl, it is also the director who praised aibee, mina and more maids from the perspective of a little girl. Isn't the naive and pure little girl's words more convincing?
There are also the small fans held by the two maids in the church, one with a picture of Jesus holding a lost lamb, and the other with a lucky heart, all with their own meaning.
"Loving our enemies, telling the truth, it too hard, once I told the truth about that……I felt free"
The depth of the film is self-evident, and the narration form is also my favorite.
Can we maintain a kind heart in real life?
Hey, don't be silly, God is looking at you.

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  • [first lines]

    Aibileen Clark: I was born 1911, Chicksaw County, Piedmont Plantation.

    Woman: And did you know as a girl growing up that one day you'd be a maid?

    Aibileen Clark: Yes ma'am, I did.

    Woman: And you knew that because...

    Aibileen Clark: My mama was a maid. My grandmama was a house slave.

    Woman: [whispering as she writes down] "house slave..." Did you ever dream of being something else?

    Aibileen Clark: [nods yes]

    Woman: What does it feel like to raise a white child when your own child's at home being looked after by somebody else?

  • Mr. Blackly: I guarantee you, one day they're going to figure out cigarettes will kill you.