for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

the curse has been broken, i have watched a movie. and i cried. yes.

for colored girls, directed by tyler perry, with a stellar star cast of whoopi goldberg, kerry washington, anika noni rose, thandie newton, loretta devine, janet jackson, phylicia rashad, kimberly elise, tessa thompson and macy gray.

while i must, in all honesty, only rate the movie, as an artistic endeavor, a 6/10. i haven't read the collection of poems it is based on i understand clearly that the emotion of poetry, let alone prose, must be a massive struggle to depict through acted actions.

but to leave aside the technique, or composition of the script, or the small loops, and truly enter the movie, not as an artistic endeavor, but as a message, it ran straight through my heart.

as i mentioned, this movie was based on the 20 part poem by Ntozake Shange, which was made into a successful broadway play, called "for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf"

i really don't know how to get into describing it, or how i feel about it. to me, it didn't feel like a message to colored people, to even specifically to women. to me it felt like a point, a message to anyone.

i would rarely recommend a movie that scored less than 7/10. this one, however, i urge anyone to watch, if just for the message, if just for the point.

for the last two days i have been left with it ringing in my ears, and i can not wait to get my hands on the poem.