Directed by Steven Spielberg. Parents need to know that The Color Purple is an intense drama adapted from the novel by award-wining author Alice Walker. Directed by Blitz Bazawule. The intimate location of the reader in the scenes of violence and sexuality have troubled many. It is a harrowing account of four black women in the early 1900's that suffer rape, incest, racism, separation, and domestic abuse all while enduring poverty. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life. The Color Purple full text.pdf. The Color Purple full text.pdf. Purple is insouciant–associated with creativity and irreverence (as in the Purple Hat groups of women who embrace aging as an excuse to flout convention.) If green is the color of spring, then purple conjures up autumn, fading light, and shorter days. The Color Purple is an absolute masterpiece about love and redemption. According to Peter S. Prescott (1982), The Color Purple is in the category of the great works of literature. Spielberg does not get enough credit for tackling these intensely disturbing topics. With Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery. The Color Purple is a 1985 American coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg with a screenplay by Menno Meyjes, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker.It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, and marked a turning point in his career as it was a departure from the summer blockbusters for which he had become known. A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her … Sign In. The Color Purple is hands down director Steven Spielberg's single most underrated film of all time. Purple also represents harmony–the balance between opposing forces. Shug, Celie, Sofia, and Nellie are some of the strongest women characters in American fiction. The Color Purple Whoopi Goldberg Danny Glover Margaret Avery (1985) A black Southern woman (Whoopi Goldberg) struggles to find her identity after suffering … I am literally writing this with tears streaming down my cheeks. The Color Purple is a novel that should be read by adolescents and adults alike. Musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. The Color Purple –winner of both a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize–remains a frequent target of censors still today, nearly thirty years after its publication. It deals with serious themes -- incest, marital abuse, overt racism and sexism -- that are not appropriate for young children. Despite the attempts to censor it, the novel has received more critical acclaim than any other novel in recent history. 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