I knew that the moment the word was released that Tyler Perry's next film would be entitled For Colored Girls, that I would have to see it. Once I began to research further, I discovered that the movie would be based on the stage play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange. The original story is told in a series of 20 poems, weaving together the tale of 7 women, who deal with love, abandonment, and other horrors beyond the imagination. Contrary to popular belief, it is my opinion that Tyler Perry did a great job in adapting the chorepoems to film. For someone like myself, who was unfamiliar with the original, it has made me interested in finding it and reading it for myself. Yes, this movie definitely has some depressing places, but they are very real places that exist for some people. The 8 women that tell us their story will definitely remind you of someone you know, perhaps even yourself. Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Loretta Devine, Tessa Thompson, Kimberly Elise, Anika Noni Rose, oh, I could go on and on about the wonderful actresses and actors that did an amazing job in bringing their characters to life. It is definitely worth watching, even if only once. And no, you do not have to be a colored girl to see it, as its messages are universal!
GO NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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