On this episode of The Wright Perspective Podcast, siblings Aubrey, Genia and Brittany Wright recap and review The Color Purple (2023) directed by Blitz Bazawule, written by Marcus Gardley and starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr., Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Ciara, Jon Batiste, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
After discussing their individual relationships with the 1985 movie adaptation of The Color Purple (04:51), the siblings pick a voting symbol (15:12), do a recap (21:12), and spend some time Reviewing the screenplays against the intention behind Alice Walker's 1982 book, The Color Purple (28:11). They go on to discuss the music and dancing (35:47), the story, casting and performances (59:06) and the depiction of male/female relationships (01:14:22) before voting to determine whether the movie is classic from The Wright Perspective (01:46:37).
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