I have been wanting to see The Help for months now but missed it at the movies. Having absolutely loved the book, I felt sure that the movie adaptation would be just as good. Read my review of the novel by Kathryn Stockett here.
I watched The Help during my 11-month old's naptime, which meant that I watched it with subtitles to keep the volume down. I think I got more out of the movie that way. Some of the dialogue was difficult to understand, and watching with subtitles meant that I didn't miss a word.
Of course, there were some changes from the book to the movie version, but they did not bother me too much. I did feel like some of the important scenes were omitted from the movie, especially the part about Minnie and the miscarried baby.
The casting was excellent and everyone did such a good job. I especially loved Viola Davis as Abilene and Octavia Spencer as Minnie. And Emma Stone is such a good little actress! I have really enjoyed all of her movies to date. Allison Janney was a perfect Mrs. Phelan and I thought her scenes were some of the movie's best.
The movie adaptation was not as good as the book (which was just outstanding) but it was still a really good movie. I enjoyed it a lot, and think just about anyone would like it. It is a powerful movie that really makes you think about what it was like to live through the Civil Rights movement.
I watched The Help during my 11-month old's naptime, which meant that I watched it with subtitles to keep the volume down. I think I got more out of the movie that way. Some of the dialogue was difficult to understand, and watching with subtitles meant that I didn't miss a word.
Of course, there were some changes from the book to the movie version, but they did not bother me too much. I did feel like some of the important scenes were omitted from the movie, especially the part about Minnie and the miscarried baby.
The casting was excellent and everyone did such a good job. I especially loved Viola Davis as Abilene and Octavia Spencer as Minnie. And Emma Stone is such a good little actress! I have really enjoyed all of her movies to date. Allison Janney was a perfect Mrs. Phelan and I thought her scenes were some of the movie's best.
The movie adaptation was not as good as the book (which was just outstanding) but it was still a really good movie. I enjoyed it a lot, and think just about anyone would like it. It is a powerful movie that really makes you think about what it was like to live through the Civil Rights movement.
I really, really liked the movie. The changes didn't bother me too much. The book and movie are both such important labors of love. Great Review!
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I haven't read the book but I did watch the movie and I ended up enjoying it more than I expected to. This is one of those instances where watching the movie has made me want to read the book :)
ReplyDeleteI {heart} Emma Stone!! And I agree that the rest of the cast was superb :)
♥Isalys / Book Soulmates
This is one of the few movies where I had the same reaction to the book- "it's pretty good". I still had some issues with it just like I had with the book. Though I will say that Viola Davis was terrific in the movie and I really thought she'd win for Best Actress. Octavia Spencer cracked me up and loved her in her role.
ReplyDeleteI loved this movie too. So glad you liked it.
ReplyDeleteAs for watching it low with subtitles, isn't it funny the way we adapt things for our little ones?
I agree!! The movie can not compare to the book. The book was amazing. The movie was great as well...but the book, well, that was in a whole different league.
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