This Critique discussed the very controversial film Beloved. Starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover, Mercedez charmingly gives insight into this notoriously confusing plot.
The 'H' in Thandie Newton's name is silent (so its pronounced 'Tandy' like candy). The 'the' at the end of Sethe is pronounced like 'tha' like the end of Martha "Seth-tha", and Jonathan Demme's last name is pronounced like "Dem-mee" .
Great review. Well done. It is a weird movie, just watched it, but I think it’s kinda symbolic. Like you say, guilt and the mindset of a slave or ex slave. This movie is certainly one to think about. I guess I’ll have to read the book.
I was looking for commentary to share hopefully by one of our people but this commentary... Smh.... you missed out so much that was necessary to go into and got it all incredibly wrong! Did you not rewatch the movie before shooting this l, at least? How about reading the book to get more insight.🤦🏽♀️ It would do Toni Morrison and the director proper well deserved respect by redoing this commentary and actually putting some work in it.
Right I was looking forward to hearing details of what I might of missed but she got everything wrong. I have finally seen the full movie a few years ago listened to the book then was able to find the book and read it myself.
Pretty much this movie is like the conjuring before the conjuring It is a very weird movie very long movie sometimes boring movie but the boring parts is going to get you to know what's going on how beloved went from a spirit into flesh, your average person is not going to watch this movie that long because they going to get lost and with the boringness they lose interest but this is a sick film very sick definitely a horror flick...
I’m still confused. So did she die or no. And if no where was she. Also where Df did she go at the end. Lol. How did she find them. I’m just lost fr. I thought the ending woulda made it make sense
I absolutely agree this movie was very weird because when Beloved had sex with her moms husband and get pregnant 🤔🤔🤔🤔 but then a ghost 🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️
And Beloved was a demon more so then a ghost. Ghost can only appear and disappear and then move stuff and come in your dreams, however, a more sinister poltergeist like Beloved came into the home and causes turmoil, grief and depression. Meaning she never existed to begin with but more so as a reminder to her mother for the guilt she held near for what she did. The reason why she disappeared at the end was because of the payers the women bestowed upon the house in that scene. The true soul and spirit of that baby was already gone. It long sense passed. Which is why Beloved was completely gone at the end. So I guess the child towards the beginning was sent back to her mother as a you g grown women, rather than a baby. I’m the movie they made it look like her throat heals in her coffin and she finds her way out back to her mothers home. If you think this one is creepy or confusing it’s because that’s exactly how it feels when you allow a demon to your home first they are familiar and make you feel happy if long forgotten loved one and then they become the nightmare. Causing you pain, turmoil and grief.
The women who came out to pray on them knew that something was wrong and figured that prayer would cast it out. By then it did. Leaving nothing behind but a memory. She was now no longer there to cause more pain. I feel like Oprah portrayed the character of a mother who never wanted to do what she did but was left with no choice. Made a decision for her daughter before she was old enough to make the decision for herself.
I couldn’t get through this as a child and in my early 20s but at 31 I was able to watch it and understand 50% of it
The 'H' in Thandie Newton's name is silent (so its pronounced 'Tandy' like candy). The 'the' at the end of Sethe is pronounced like 'tha' like the end of Martha "Seth-tha", and Jonathan Demme's last name is pronounced like "Dem-mee" .
We just lost Demme (e) a coupla years ago, too. So sad to lose Toni.
Review starts at 2:03
Great review. Well done. It is a weird movie, just watched it, but I think it’s kinda symbolic. Like you say, guilt and the mindset of a slave or ex slave. This movie is certainly one to think about. I guess I’ll have to read the book.
When I was little my cousins would scare me saying beloved I had only remembered the beginning until I was 18 when I finally saw all of it
What did you think we you saw it as an adult?
@@ChicCritiques I would remember how it was as a kid still scary but as an adult I was able to watch all of it
When these child spirits visit us.. We give them sweets and silver coins...we allow them to speak for a lol while.. Then send them on their way..
I do love this movie but I've always wondered about the beginning when the boys ran out of the house who were they never understood that
Those were Sethe's sons, Howard and Bugler.
The sons.. the appear in the book more
RIP Toni Morrison. idk why this woman, Mercedes, is calling Sethe, "SETH", if she just watched it, but it IS "Setha".
They pronounced it both ways through out the film.
I was looking for commentary to share hopefully by one of our people but this commentary... Smh.... you missed out so much that was necessary to go into and got it all incredibly wrong! Did you not rewatch the movie before shooting this l, at least? How about reading the book to get more insight.🤦🏽♀️
It would do Toni Morrison and the director proper well deserved respect by redoing this commentary and actually putting some work in it.
Right I was looking forward to hearing details of what I might of missed but she got everything wrong. I have finally seen the full movie a few years ago listened to the book then was able to find the book and read it myself.
Would love to hear you take on the film.. please feel free to share
Pretty much this movie is like the conjuring before the conjuring It is a very weird movie very long movie sometimes boring movie but the boring parts is going to get you to know what's going on how beloved went from a spirit into flesh, your average person is not going to watch this movie that long because they going to get lost and with the boringness they lose interest but this is a sick film very sick definitely a horror flick...
I’m still confused. So did she die or no. And if no where was she. Also where Df did she go at the end. Lol. How did she find them. I’m just lost fr. I thought the ending woulda made it make sense
How’s the movie scary tho?
I absolutely agree this movie was very weird because when Beloved had sex with her moms husband and get pregnant 🤔🤔🤔🤔 but then a ghost 🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️
LOL! Yes very weird
That was not her husband it was a friend from the plantation. Her husband was their father who was left behind most likely dead.
@@kelviannaepperson3677 ooo ok thanks .
And Beloved was a demon more so then a ghost. Ghost can only appear and disappear and then move stuff and come in your dreams, however, a more sinister poltergeist like Beloved came into the home and causes turmoil, grief and depression. Meaning she never existed to begin with but more so as a reminder to her mother for the guilt she held near for what she did. The reason why she disappeared at the end was because of the payers the women bestowed upon the house in that scene. The true soul and spirit of that baby was already gone. It long sense passed. Which is why Beloved was completely gone at the end. So I guess the child towards the beginning was sent back to her mother as a you g grown women, rather than a baby. I’m the movie they made it look like her throat heals in her coffin and she finds her way out back to her mothers home. If you think this one is creepy or confusing it’s because that’s exactly how it feels when you allow a demon to your home first they are familiar and make you feel happy if long forgotten loved one and then they become the nightmare. Causing you pain, turmoil and grief.
The women who came out to pray on them knew that something was wrong and figured that prayer would cast it out. By then it did. Leaving nothing behind but a memory. She was now no longer there to cause more pain. I feel like Oprah portrayed the character of a mother who never wanted to do what she did but was left with no choice. Made a decision for her daughter before she was old enough to make the decision for herself.
You should read the book...and watch the movie.
Tbh your review was weak as hell. You left out sooooooooo much details! 👎🏾
😩😩😩😩
That's cold af
U crazy crazy