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The movie revolves around precious who lives with her abusive mother monique. The films casting director, billy hopkins, found her at an opencall audition held at new york citys lehman college. The gritty realism of the film precious is even more intense in the novel push. Precious life films is a production company specialising in film, music and video production. Precious is a true story of survival and hope and not to be missed. My reaction to the movie precious the reality of some of the things that happen in this world and what people that get away with is unbearable and disgusting. How author created film character precious through her own sexual abuse. Push is the 1996 debut novel of american author sapphire. Psychological analysis of precious, the movie researchomatic. Precious williams first book, precious, a true story, published by bloomsbury in august 2010, is a memoir about growing up in transracial private foster care. The blind side and precious are two movies that i was very surprised at my reaction to them. Based on the novel push by sapphire is set, when new york city was poorer than it is now, a black president was a laughable pipe.

Casting her is classic lee he loves the true outsider. Is the movie precious based on a true story answers. Her work is still another demonstration of the mystery of some actors, who evoke feelings in ways beyond words and techniques. Precious is ultimately about precious herself, about the unfairness of the world and the deep need humans have to be loved. Guzman 1 priscilla guzman introduction to social work march 26, 20 reaction to the movie precious the reality some of the things that happen in this world and the people that get away with it is disgusting. How author created film character precious through her own sexual. Precious stays after class because of the fight, and ms. She so completely creates the precious character that you rather wonder if shes very much like her. This true story film depicts the experiences of welsh diplomat and military officer thomas edward lawrence in the arabian peninsula during wwi. The story s world is stacked against precious, and the movies marketing engine is stacked against sidibe, but in some ways.

It is not, at first, a story with obvious universal appeal and yet it forms the plot. How author created film character precious through her own. True story movies gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the production of movies based on actual events that first aired on cbs, abc, and nbc. Based on the novel push by sapphire is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome. The final scene of the film, in which precious mother describes the first time she saw precious father abusing her sexually, is brilliantly acted and heartbreaking. This is a tough watch, because it depicts so many things that are wildly unpleasant, but it is well acted and well written, with monique the real star. Sapphires first book became the oscarwinning film precious but. I went to see the blind side because it is based on a true story and sandra bullock is the leading lady.

Precious, the movie, which is based on push, the novel, irritates some africanamericans who say the harsh portrayal of one teenagers life demeans the black community. Given whats going on in real life, including the family in the white house. It takes up the story of abdul, preciouss son, the product of rape by her father. Its a wonderful parody of films that fall into a subgenre of drama that are commonly defined as hardtowatch films. The film is a tribute to sidibes ability to engage our empathy. Precious, the harrowing story of a 350pound illiterate teenage girl who is pregnant.

At its plainest and most persuasive, her story is that of a writer discovering a voice. Based on the novel push by sapphire, or simply precious, is a 2009 american. Graphic as the film is, it is less so than push, the 1996 novel on which it is based. Our award winning production team manages every level of budget from low to high end across any genre of film. Sapphire, author of the novel push, talks about writing the book and the making of the film. The only thing that got me through the movie precious was knowing that it was a true story, other than that i couldnt help but question who in the world would come up with something so horrific. This isnt the story of every africanamerican family in the bronx ghetto but it is a story based in truth, and one worth telling. How push became precious the gritty realism of the film precious is even more intense in the novel push, upon which the film is based. Moniques unbearably evil mother could give any villain from an actual genre film of the last few years a run for their money, but the story of precious is true and its the handling of the. Rather, precious is a composite character, she says, created from the reallife stories she encountered while teaching for seven years, from 1987 to 1993, in an adultliteracy programme in harlem. The movie precious tells two stories at once huffpost. Shes aided on the journey by a literacy teacher, ms. Mary does nothing but smoke, watch television and collect welfare through fraud as she doesnt ever look for a job and believes that education does nothing for precious, who she would rather also collect welfare if only to bring money into the household. A film about a fat, abused black teenager which won plaudits at the sundance.

They are two africanamerican success stories who have helped to. Precious a childrens christmas film true story on vimeo. It was directed by lee daniels, and is based upon the novel push by sapphire. Based on the novel push by sapphire because it told me two moving stories at once. Based on the novel push by sapphire the other journal. Looking back at this time with a modern eye, it seems almost unbelievable how precious was treated as a young girl as she is placed in situations where love is a precious commodity indeed. Based on a true story precious victims lifetime movies based on true stories. Because this film is a revelation and its bringing difficult. Based on the novel push by sapphire, a film that won two academy awards and was directed by lee daniels.

Precious is an extraordinary film about race film the. A us edition, titled color blind, is published by bloomsbury usa. With a focus on meaningful and powerful stories, we cater for any type of creative or concept, allowing your story and vision to flourish. And it does that all without condescension or triteness. Aunt dot is the reallife aunt of director lee daniels. When shes not getting raped and impregnated by her father, shes getting sexually, physically, and verbally abused by her mother mary monique. Some people tell a story n it dont make no sense or be true. The films first story is about precious herself, a character whose endlessly miserable life is like something out of the trojan women. The storyline in the movie precious is based on a true story and the fact that so many people let things like this and allowed it to happen is horrendous. Precious is an extraordinary film about race hadley freeman. Precious is a 2009 american film about claireece precious jones, an africanamerican teenager who survives physical, emotional and sexual abuse to find a better life in an alternative school. Sidibe was chosen over 300 others who auditioned in nationwide casting calls and had no prior acting experience. True to this belief, sapphires second novel, the kid, is even more unflinching.

If you want to read a true account of multiracial fostering, and the issues it raises about identity in 1970s england, then this is the book for you. Rain asks precious to read a page of childrens book. Based on a true story precious victims lifetime movies. Precious, the harrowing story of a 350pound illiterate teenage girl who is. The story behind the movie and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. The movies based on true stories database by traciy curryreyes was the first to compile a list of movies based on true stories and was the first site to coin the term movies based on. Precious story, precious hollywood movie story, plot.

Sapphires first book became the oscarwinning film precious but, she says, her new novel is so dark that hollywood is unlikely to call. The movie tells the story of preciouss gradual escape from that ravenous gravitational well, out of the apartment of cigarette smoke and pigs feet and bed springs and casual cruelty and into a world of unimagined possibilities. Precious film analysis by emily baxter and emalyah harper how gender is done as precious learns to read and write on an average level, she begins to find confidence in herself how precious relates to the present day connections between gender, class, race, and sexuality. Precious volunteers to write the letter f but after that a student says, f for fat, precious is around 300 pounds, which results in a fight.

Precious lives with her mother mary, who abuses precious both physically and emotionally. My reasons for wanting to see both movies were as different as night and day. Novel push by sapphire is a film that demonstrates that one film can. Claireece precious jones, referred to as precious throughout the movie has been played by the actress gabourey sidibe who made her acting debut with precious. Originally called push but recently renamed precious to coincide with the film, the book, by the writer known simply as sapphire, tells the story of a darkskinned, heavyset, illiterate african.

Rather, precious is a composite character, she says, created from the reallife stories she encountered while teaching for seven years, from. She even gets pushed around by strangers on the street. Gabourey sidibe shines in inspirational true story of. Based on the novel push by sapphire is a 2009 film directed by lee daniels and starring gabourey sidibe as precious. Precious evaluation essay guzman 1 priscilla guzman. That was even more true in 1987, the year in which precious. The movie precious is based on a true story and the fact that people would let their own daughter go through things like that and just allow it happen is just messed up on so many levels. It documents the officers emotional struggles with the violence that is inherent in war, his own identity and his divided allegiance between his native. Anne marie foxgabourey sidibe stars in lee daniels film precious. The blind side might be based on a true story, but its precious that takes its subject matter seriously. The movie under analysis is precious and the character whose diagnosis will be presented is precious herself.

Monique as mary lee johnston, preciouss abusive and needy mother. Set in harlem in 1987, it is the story of claireece precious jones gabourey sidibe, a sixteen. Oprah, tyler perry and a painful, precious life the queen of all media and the king of the urbanaudience comedy have lined up to make sure youll want to see lee daniels wrenching drama, the. When shes not getting raped and impregnated by her father, shes getting sexually, physically, and verbally. Thirteen years after its release, it was made into precious. Discussion guide developed by heartland truly moving.