I remember seeing the trailer for The Secret Life of Bees and honestly, the movie looked completely different than what I was expecting. I have not read the book, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but after watching The Secret Life of Bees, this story just touched my heart and I felt like this film couldn't have come out at a more perfect time than this year with our first bi-racial president. I think we always could use a history lesson or reminder of how far we have come these few decades. The actors, Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning both pulled in beautiful performances and really make this film powerful and touching. Another surprise performance that I really enjoyed was Alicia Key's, I've never seen her in film before, but she did a great job. It's a strong drama that holds itself very well and is very heart warming.
Lily is a young white girl in the 1960's southern America in the peak of racism. At only 14 years old she has a lot on her shoulders, she accidentally shot and killed her mother when she was just 4 years old, her father is extremely abusive, and her best friend is her black nanny who takes her into town and gets beat by several white men and is arrested for not apologizing afterwards. Lily breaks her out and runs away with her, they ask a black family for hospitality. The head of the house hold, August takes them in despite the suspicions from June and May, the other girls of the house. But Lily soon finds herself surprisingly when she least expected it and now has the most loving family in the world.
The Secret Life of Bees is a charming film, I would say worth the price if you want to see it in the movie theater. This film reminds us of the little things and the happy feeling of love. Sounds cheesy, but it's true and honestly I think anyone could enjoy this movie if you open your heart up to it. The performances were great and the story is heart warming. Dakota is growing into a fine actress and held herself very well next to Queen Latifah. So I would recommend The Secret Life of Bees, I think somewhere down the line, this will be a little treasured classic.
7/10
Lily is a young white girl in the 1960's southern America in the peak of racism. At only 14 years old she has a lot on her shoulders, she accidentally shot and killed her mother when she was just 4 years old, her father is extremely abusive, and her best friend is her black nanny who takes her into town and gets beat by several white men and is arrested for not apologizing afterwards. Lily breaks her out and runs away with her, they ask a black family for hospitality. The head of the house hold, August takes them in despite the suspicions from June and May, the other girls of the house. But Lily soon finds herself surprisingly when she least expected it and now has the most loving family in the world.
The Secret Life of Bees is a charming film, I would say worth the price if you want to see it in the movie theater. This film reminds us of the little things and the happy feeling of love. Sounds cheesy, but it's true and honestly I think anyone could enjoy this movie if you open your heart up to it. The performances were great and the story is heart warming. Dakota is growing into a fine actress and held herself very well next to Queen Latifah. So I would recommend The Secret Life of Bees, I think somewhere down the line, this will be a little treasured classic.
7/10