The Secret Life of Bees – You’ve Been Forewarned
By LMReviews on Oct 13, 2008 in Multicultural Contributors, Multicultural Media, Multicultural Writing
In general, I don’t consider myself a movie-hyper. As a matter of fact, I tend to shy away from movies that get too much press out of the fear that I will be severely disappointed come opening night. It’s the reason why I have not seen Men In Black, Independence Day, any of the Lord of the Rings or the more recent Star Wars movies.
I did break down and see a few Harry Potter films and I saw Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness and Hancock. (I had to throw those in so you don’t think I’m a WIll Smith hater. I’m not. He is a good actor. I almost saw Ali–almost.) Ever notice how many of the most hyped movies are WIll Smith movies? I loved him in Pursuit and Hancock. HItch was funny although I think his sidekick from the King of Queens really hijacked that movie. But in general, if there’s too much buzz, I tend to run in the other direction.
Anyway, there is just something different about The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd. Despite the fact that my publicity girl, Ella Curry over at EDC Creations obtained some killer audio at a press junket she attended for the movie and the fact that I busted my “arse” to write a slew of articles based on those audios, I really think it is a timely movie and delivers a message in a way we don’t see everyday.
Not to mention a white author successfully writing about a slew of black characters during the Civil Rights era from the perspective a little white girl and doing so with great style intrigues me. Yes, this movie is a literary adaptation. It also has many multicultural themes, so it is right up my alley. Yet, it’s sad how we often don’t hear about a great book until someone decides to make a movie out of it. This is one of those books.
So what am I warning you about? Well, I will be posting a number of the articles I wrote about the book, the movie and its award-winning cast right here at Sable Lit Reviews, in preparation for the movie’s release this Friday.
Don’t worry, each article will touch on a different theme, character or incident in the making of the movie and you won’t miss out on any book reviews or haunted reviews either. I just ask that you really consider this movie when you are making your weekend plans. The cast took a serious paycut to make it because movies like these are not made as frequently as they should. The hype surrounding someone making a movie for a good cause and to add to the literary discourse of society? Now that I can get behind!
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