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Plot: A poor, fat, 15-year old Mom, Precious, (Gabourey Sidibe) is pregnant again, while she is abused sexually and emotionally at home. In time helpful teachers and counselors rescue her.
Review: Precious is an American story of a poor young woman who grew up under the worst circumstances, and how she received and then created an opportunity out. The film is fictional but it realistically shows that people are sometimes cruel, self-ish and evil. It reveals a world that is in the shadows of many communities.
Yes, the movie panders to poverty-porn esthetic, but it is used to set up the redemption story. Unlike many similar films, here "The System" saved Precious with caring over-worked teachers, giving way to caring-loving teachers, and hard-working but professional counselors. While the is an element of melodrama in Precious, it is in service of a larger truth, and a reminder of how bad it can be for forgotten young people.
Precious is a movie based on a novel not a true story, so there is no real Ms Rain. Still I wondered why someone so busy would do something so kind. I tend to think that the Ms Rains character is based on the novel's author Sapphire.
The performance by Mo'Nique as her Mom is especially good. Gabourney Sidbe, who plays Precious, has some excellent physical acting. She conveys her mood so well with her body. I'd like to see her in more movies.
Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey
Directed by: Geoffrey Fletcher, based on the book by Ramona Lofton, known as Sapphire
Rating: 3.5 flasks; not four stars because it is only occasionally fun to watch. Could even be three because of the emotional manipulation, but the movie worked for me.
More: Precious is a women's story. The only man in the story is a rapist. The mentor figure is a lesbian. I was not put off by the worldview, but it is overtly there.
Plot: A poor, fat, 15-year old Mom, Precious, (Gabourey Sidibe) is pregnant again, while she is abused sexually and emotionally at home. In time helpful teachers and counselors rescue her.
Review: Precious is an American story of a poor young woman who grew up under the worst circumstances, and how she received and then created an opportunity out. The film is fictional but it realistically shows that people are sometimes cruel, self-ish and evil. It reveals a world that is in the shadows of many communities.
Yes, the movie panders to poverty-porn esthetic, but it is used to set up the redemption story. Unlike many similar films, here "The System" saved Precious with caring over-worked teachers, giving way to caring-loving teachers, and hard-working but professional counselors. While the is an element of melodrama in Precious, it is in service of a larger truth, and a reminder of how bad it can be for forgotten young people.
Precious is a movie based on a novel not a true story, so there is no real Ms Rain. Still I wondered why someone so busy would do something so kind. I tend to think that the Ms Rains character is based on the novel's author Sapphire.
The performance by Mo'Nique as her Mom is especially good. Gabourney Sidbe, who plays Precious, has some excellent physical acting. She conveys her mood so well with her body. I'd like to see her in more movies.
Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey
Directed by: Geoffrey Fletcher, based on the book by Ramona Lofton, known as Sapphire
Rating: 3.5 flasks; not four stars because it is only occasionally fun to watch. Could even be three because of the emotional manipulation, but the movie worked for me.
More: Precious is a women's story. The only man in the story is a rapist. The mentor figure is a lesbian. I was not put off by the worldview, but it is overtly there.
Even More The ending ran on too long.
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