The Help

This weekend I went and finally saw The Help. I know many of you have already seen it so I echo you when I say how much I LOVED this movie. It was inspiring, beautiful, and sad all at the same time. I’m one of the few who hadn’t even read the book yet!

I could write an entire post on how heart-breaking it is to think about living in a time like that where human beings were treated inhumanely because of the color of their skin. However, in my opinion, this film so wonderfully depicted many of the real-life issues that were going on, many of those issues being shown from the perspective of “the help.”

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My favorite character had to be Aibileen.

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She was funny, kind {see above}, and had the warmest heart.

If I could choose a character to play, it would most definitely have to be Celia Foote!

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The scene when she hires her first maid {I won’t say which one} was one of my favorites :) It looked a little something like this…

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I’m sure you’d want to be her too :) But mainly so you can carry around a glass bottle of “Coke-Cola” and wear fun outfits!

As much as I would hate to live in a time of such civil injustice, sometimes I wish I could go back in time just for the outfits and hair! {Okay, and the cars!}

I wouldn’t even know which hairstyle to start with!!

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If you haven’t seen The Help yet, do yourself a favor and go see it. Or at least go rent it as soon as it comes out on Redbox! People in the audience were clapping, crying, laughing hysterically, and it made me grateful to be sitting there watching the movie in a theatre full of people from all different races. It’s a reminder of how far we’ve come as a nation and how far we still have to go. More importantly, it’s a reminder of what’s really important in this life… being kind. Beautifully done.

Have you seen The Help? Who was your favorite character?

Happy Labor Day, everyone! Here’s to the end of Summer and the start of a new season :)