THE COLOR PURPLE Movie Musical - News & Discussion Thread — Page 26

Surprised no one has commented on how much of the lighting is far too dark in the movie lol. Half of fantasia's face was obscured during I'm here. Seemed like a real easy fix but I've noticed in general no one really is lighting movies well anymore.

TaffyDavenport said: "broadwayboy223 said: "Surprised no one has commented on how much of the lighting is far too dark in the movie lol. Half of fantasia's face was obscured during I'm here. Seemed like a real easy fix but I've noticed in general no one really is lighting movies well anymore."

Could it have been an issue with your specific theater? I had no problem with the lighting, and the picture can be greatly affected by a dim projector bulb or a low brightness setting.



I think this was a problem with your theater’s projection (sadly, too common these days). I thought the cinematography was pretty gorgeous, and the actors lit very well. I really liked this adaptation. Though I can’t say that I’m very close to the material, I’ve read the book, seen the Spielberg movie and also the Broadway revival. I liked how this was unapologetically a movie musical, existing in that heightened reality that acknowledges the real world but also creates its own. All the performances was great. Fantasia, I found particularly good. A really open-hearted and committed performance. I hope she’s remembered come Oscar time.
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As I commented in #609 I thought the lighting was too dark. Way too many scenes that were back-lit and hard to see performer faces.

BrodyFosse123 said: "Wow! THE COLOR PURPLE is already streaming. That was quick."

Unless it's a big blockbuster hit, movies don't last long in theaters anymore. I remember seeing Black Panther 2 in it's 3rd week and the theater was empty. It was only around another week in theaters.

That's purely anecdotal. Black Panther 2 made almost $900M in theatres with $450M in the US. And it played in US theatres with at least 1000 screens until February...

Updated On: 1/16/24 at 12:37 PM

I think the worst mistake they made with the movie is how they sanitized and cheapened Celie's inner growth.I'll never understand why anyone would think it would be a good idea to axe most og her relationship with Shug, especially relegating What About Love to Celie's dream sequence with equally flummoxing choreography except to attempt to appeal to a homophobic crowd. And the result isn't pretty, because doing so also diminishes Celie's jourmey of self-discovery and oversimplifies Celie's complex and nuanced human expereince to the cookiecutter commercial girl power narrative. By dropping Shug's "you sho is ugly" and Too Beautiful for Words altogether, not only is the interaction between Celie and Shug made much more superficial, "I'm beautiful" from I'm Here is also made much, much less impactful than the stage version. Hell, the way they contextualize the song in the movie is sacriligeous at best. The new songs, at the cost of much better numbers already there, add nothing or very little to the story, and Halle Bailey's solo actually suits the Little Mermaid better than the Awkwafina abomination. The movie as a whole is just disappointing especially if you are familiar with the original and the stage version, and it just baffles me that the creatives did not question the obviously inferior choices they have made along the way.

Dancingthrulife2 said: "I think the worst mistake they made with the movie is how they sanitized and cheapened Celie's inner growth.I'll never understand why anyone would think it would be a good idea to axe most og her relationship with Shug, especially relegating What About Love to Celie's dream sequence with equally flummoxing choreography except to attempt to appeal to a homophobic crowd. And the result isn't pretty, because doing so also diminishes Celie's jourmey of self-discovery and oversimplifies Celie's complex and nuanced human expereince to the cookiecutter commercial girl power narrative. By dropping Shug's "you sho is ugly" and Too Beautiful for Words altogether, not only is the interaction between Celie and Shug made much more superficial, "I'm beautiful" from I'm Here is also made much, much less impactful than the stage version. Hell, the way they contextualize the song in the movie is sacriligeous at best. The new songs, at the cost of much better numbers already there, add nothing or very little to the story, and Halle Bailey's solo actually suits the Little Mermaid better than the Awkwafina abomination. The movie as a whole is just disappointing especially if you are familiar with the original and the stage version, and it just baffles me that the creatives did not question the obviously inferior choices they have made along the way."

I agree with everything you are saying. Also I felt they buried the lyrics in "What About Love" under the orchestra. I could barely hear or understand the lyrics in that song at all.

Updated On: 2/13/24 at 09:27 AM

Fantasia's performance as Celie was so beautiful to me, and really touched me. I loved how she acted. It was so moving. I wish she had been nominated for the Oscar.

DJD4 said: "I also loved her performance! I feel like nobody was talking about how good her acting is in this. I watched this with my partner (who doesn't love musicals), and he was like "why the hell is everyone freaking out about Margot Robbie when Fantasia gave a performance like THAT". In a less competitive year she might've won."

I completely agree! Margot was good but Fantasia was so touching! If only she could have been nominated in a less competitive year. C'mon, Oscars, just open an extra slot for her!

BrodyFosse123 said: "MagicalMusical said: "DJD4 said: "I also loved her performance! I feel like nobody was talking about how good her acting is in this. I watched this with my partner (who doesn't love musicals), and he was like "why the hell is everyone freaking out about Margot Robbie when Fantasia gave a performance like THAT". In a less competitive year she might've won."

I completely agree! Margot was good but Fantasia was so touching! If only she could have been nominated in a less competitive year. C'mon, Oscars, just open an extra slot for her!"

NEWS FLASH!
Margot Robbie was not nominated for an Oscar for BARBIE."

No one said she was.

BrodyFosse123 said: "MagicalMusical said: "DJD4 said: "I also loved her performance! I feel like nobody was talking about how good her acting is in this. I watched this with my partner (who doesn't love musicals), and he was like "why the hell is everyone freaking out about Margot Robbie when Fantasia gave a performance like THAT". In a less competitive year she might've won."

I completely agree! Margot was good but Fantasia was so touching! If only she could have been nominated in a less competitive year. C'mon, Oscars, just open an extra slot for her!"

NEWS FLASH!
Margot Robbie was not nominated for an Oscar for BARBIE."

Thank you for the news flash.....

I never implied that she was. I was simply saying that it is funny that everyone is freaking out about Margot Robbie not getting a nomination for her perfectly fine performance in Barbie, yet nobody is talking about Fantasia getting overlooked for her genuinely great performance.

I'll be sure to cover all my bases and clarify next time.

Updated On: 2/20/24 at 04:24 PM

MagicalMusical said: "DJD4 said: "I also loved her performance! I feel like nobody was talking about how good her acting is in this. I watched this with my partner (who doesn't love musicals), and he was like "why the hell is everyone freaking out about Margot Robbie when Fantasia gave a performance like THAT". In a less competitive year she might've won."

I completely agree! Margot was good but Fantasia was so touching! If only she could have been nominated in a less competitive year. C'mon, Oscars, just open an extra slot for her!"

She would have been nominated (Taraji as well) had the production actually given her something to do in the movie instead of Celie being a set piece getting shuffled around from place to place. That's who let her down, not the Academy.