I really enjoyed the movie "the Secret Life of Bees" even if I never read the book. The movie is about the friendship of a young teenager (Lily) with her nanny and with a family whom she meets in a small town in South Carolina.
Lily is haunted by a troubled family past (and present) and the friendship and the appreciation she experiences help her overcome her pain.
The movie contains some emotional violence and some physical violence, but most of the physical violence is off-screen making the movie apt for teens.
Because of the content and the lyricism of the movie, I would recommend it for friends or family members watching it together. I think it would make a great watch at a "mother-daughter" evening or something like that.
~~~~Possible Spoilers
The story takes place in 1964, a time of racial tension and violence in the U.S. Some of this violence is part of the movie, but the movie also shows how regular folks overcame hate by just ignoring skin color. In one of my favorite scenes, Zach (Tristan Wilds)tells Lily (Dakota Fanning) that August (Queen Latifah) had not told him that Lily was white when she told him about Lily. Lily answers, "maybe she didn't notice." I think this kind of humanity is at the core of the movie, where people are just people and not stereotypes.Indeed, Zach and Lily end up becoming close friends.
Lily is haunted by a troubled family past (and present) and the friendship and the appreciation she experiences help her overcome her pain.
The movie contains some emotional violence and some physical violence, but most of the physical violence is off-screen making the movie apt for teens.
Because of the content and the lyricism of the movie, I would recommend it for friends or family members watching it together. I think it would make a great watch at a "mother-daughter" evening or something like that.
~~~~Possible Spoilers
The story takes place in 1964, a time of racial tension and violence in the U.S. Some of this violence is part of the movie, but the movie also shows how regular folks overcame hate by just ignoring skin color. In one of my favorite scenes, Zach (Tristan Wilds)tells Lily (Dakota Fanning) that August (Queen Latifah) had not told him that Lily was white when she told him about Lily. Lily answers, "maybe she didn't notice." I think this kind of humanity is at the core of the movie, where people are just people and not stereotypes.Indeed, Zach and Lily end up becoming close friends.