I saw "Precious" with my cousins last month during thanksgiving break. It was so real and touching and raw. You know I had to drop a tear or two.. or three... or THIRTY! Cuz I'm a waterhead lol. Anyway the story is about a 17 year old girl who has been sexually and physically aboused by her parents since she was a baby. Most scenes are very painful to watch but overall it was a very well produced and effective movie. It was effective in portaying Sapphires vision; the author of the book "Push" on which the movie is based. The end of the movie seemed to be a cliffhanger and I still had many questions about the character "Precious" and decided to read the book. I am still workin' on it and will tell you how it is, but so far it is very different from the movie concerning the characterization of the characters mostly. If you have a chance or are interested, you should definitely pick it up.
The most impressive part of this "experience" for me was the actress playing Precious Jones, Gabourey Sidibe. She is a 26 year old student from Harlem and has attended several colleges in New York. In interviews and in everyday life she is the complete opposite of her character, expectedly; after all, she is just playing a role. She is well spoken, confident and has a pretty, bubbly vibe. She has a glow. She has it. She also, surprsingly had had no acting experience prior to this movie. She was not a trained actor at the time of her audition and it wasn't her dream. She auditioned on a whim at the urging of her friends... and she got the role!
If Mo'nique deserves an award for playing her mother, Mary Jones in the movie, so does she. Sidibe had to take herself to a painful place that she had never known. She had to think negative thoughts about herself to psycologically prepare for the role. And she rocked it. She is an inspiration and I applaud her for her excellent performance as a rookie in her very first movie, "Precious". I hope and believe that she will win an award for this one. =)
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The most impressive part of this "experience" for me was the actress playing Precious Jones, Gabourey Sidibe. She is a 26 year old student from Harlem and has attended several colleges in New York. In interviews and in everyday life she is the complete opposite of her character, expectedly; after all, she is just playing a role. She is well spoken, confident and has a pretty, bubbly vibe. She has a glow. She has it. She also, surprsingly had had no acting experience prior to this movie. She was not a trained actor at the time of her audition and it wasn't her dream. She auditioned on a whim at the urging of her friends... and she got the role!
If Mo'nique deserves an award for playing her mother, Mary Jones in the movie, so does she. Sidibe had to take herself to a painful place that she had never known. She had to think negative thoughts about herself to psycologically prepare for the role. And she rocked it. She is an inspiration and I applaud her for her excellent performance as a rookie in her very first movie, "Precious". I hope and believe that she will win an award for this one. =)
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