Talk:The Color Purple (1985 film)

message: I added another sentence to the paragraph on plot that better explains the story. I also took off a few unnecessary words. --KatieHixson 15:30, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Lead

message: I have now made a few corrections on this page and thus input more useful information.  In addition, I felt like the Quotes section that was on this page seemed to not serve much importance to the page overall, and as a result, I omitted it.  I composed another section entitled "Conflicts" because I felt like this is a key component illustrated within the film and helps to emphasize its underlying theme. --Juanfo05 08:31, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Corrections and quotes

message: I added a film page on The Color Purple. I feel that what I added is important to the film and is different from the original site on the novel. --KatieHixson 21:11, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Film article

message: "She becomes very close to Mr._____’s ex-lover Shug (Avery) and forms a close relationship with her. In the book this was clearly a lesbian love relationship, but the film does not make that clear."
I saw the film and have not read the book. I seem to recall that Celie and Shrug had a "lesbian" sexual relationship, that is, they engaged sexual activities even tho they were of the same sex. In fact, I remember sex between them being graphically depicted. ?? Their "lesbian" relationship seemed rather clear to me, in the movie. --Nomenclator 01:54, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Lesbian love affair

message: I think that these two should be seperated. Trivia and goofs should not be merged. 71.107.41.130 02:04, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Trivia/Goofs

message: "Some African American civil rights leaders were upset that a film about a disadvantaged and abused black woman was being directed by Spielberg, who was better known for his fantasy and adventure films rather than a filmmaker of serious dramas even though Alice Walker herself insisted on him directing."
Can someone specify which "leaders" were upset?  Evan1975 (talk) 06:43, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Upset African American civil rights leaders? 

message: Where in the book did it imply that Celie was bisexual? I recall that after she started to become friends with Mr. ___, he wanted to "try again" with her, but she said she wasn't sexually attracted to men. Where does the bisexuality mention in the article come from? 199.126.166.13 (talk) 21:22, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Bisexuality?

message: I recall seeing a scene in this movie where a little girl says to (I believe Oprah) that "you're the nicest n----r I know!".  Although she says it innocently, Oprah does tell her later that it really hurt her feelings and what the word really means.  At the risk of sounding like a stupid question, I'm curious as to whether or not the n-word had quite the same impact/meaning back then (when the story takes place) as it does today.  Of course the word is very offensive/taboo today, but was that still the case to the same extent back then?76.182.144.118 (talk) 15:28, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, the n-word has always been offensive. But years ago black people were less likely to confront the issue for fear of retaliation. Ward3001 (talk) 15:43, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: But in this case Oprah did see the opprotunity to educate the girl about this issue, correct?76.182.144.118 (talk) 12:35, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: An example of the word already being offensive (at least in the US) many years ago - when Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Mikado was first produced in America (in the 1880s) a reference to the "n***r serenader" (referring to the then fashionable "black-faced minstrels" or white entertainers made up to resemble black ones) was changed, as the word, even then, was not only considered offensive to blacks, but too coarse and vulgar for the stage in any case. In England the word did not have the same connotations and was retained for many years. Being elderly, and coming from a "non-American English speaking country" I can remember a time when "n***r" was still a fairly inoffensive variant of "negro" - but that is a good many years ago now. The point in the movie is that the white child uses the term quite innocently - she has heard adults use it and has no idea how offensive it really is. The black characters are sensitive enough to be aware of this, and to "educate" her lovingly. I think this is rather well done, actually.--Soundofmusicals (talk) 22:31, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Is the scene with the "n-word" historically accurate?

message: To me "early to mid 1900s" sounds like 1902 to 1906, say. In fact, it is a much longer period. Early to mid twentieth century ? -- Beardo (talk) 13:58, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Time period 

message: I was just curious if there was any relevance to Sofia's ex-husband in the Color Purple being named Harpo (as in Oprah Winfrey plays Sofia... and "Harpo" is "Oprah" spelled backwards)... or is Harpo the name used in the book? Or is it coincidental? Wolfpeaceful (talk) 20:54, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Harpo/Oprah

message: This movie depict women ultimately striving to be a Business Woman. EmpressIndigo (talk) 19:59, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Women Empowerment 

message: The article has "Carl Anderson as Rev. Avery".  But Carl Anderson played Rev. Samuels, the husband of Corrine who adopted Celie's children. Rev. Avery, which I do not believe is credited as such but rather as "Preacher" (presumably Shug's father, the larger man at the local church) was portrayed by John Patton Jr. A quick web search or two will make this plain from multiple sources, including IMDB. Jyg (talk) 00:48, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carl Anderson casting is incorrect