The Help

Racism is pretty!

Nominated for:
Best Actress (Viola Davis)
Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer)
Best Picture


There is so much jammed into this movie that nothing has a chance to properly unfold, and because nothing has a chance to unfold, the filmmakers have to explain everything to you. This movie is heavy on explaining why rascism is bad, on why black women had a rough time in 1960's Mississippi, on how segregation was a bad thing. Because we, the audience, haven't already figured that out? And if everything is so awful, how come the whole thing looks like a cartoon?


It's two and a half hours of sassy mississippi black women getting revenge on their spoilt, over-priviledged "employers", which would be highly entertaining if the whole thing wasn't drenched in sap. For whatever reason, Walt Disney Studios felt the need to whack us over the head thirty times with their mightier-than-thou morals. And there are many, many reasons not to follow the morals of the almighty Walt Disney studios. 


Yeah, the acting is pretty good. One of the supporting ladies will probably win. But no one will care about this movie in 3 months, let's just move on. Ok? Yes.


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