The Color Purple Blu-Ray Book Review
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The Color Purple Blu-Ray Book Review
Synopsis: Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple is a richly-textured, powerful film set in America's rural south. Whoopi Goldberg, winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie, the story's central character. Her impressive portrayal is complimented by a distinguished cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia. The Color Purple marks a new, more mature color in Spielberg's artistic palette. It is an exquisitely crafted, landmark film that will be treasured and talked about for years to come.
Review: The Color Purple is one of those films that changed the way we watched. Steven Spielberg created this moving film as an adaptation of the Alice Walker book. This Academy Award nominated film featured early performances by Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover, plus the first-ever performance from a then unknown Whoopie Goldberg. This film is one of the most intense dramas created to date back in 1985.
The transfer into high-definition blu-ray has come off quite nicely. This edition is smooth and contains little grain. For a film that wasn't filmed in high-def from the mid-1980s, this is a phenominal transfer! If you're a fan of this film this is the ultimate edition to own.
The special features on this blu-ray set include: Behind the Story: Conversations with Ancestors: The Color Purple from Book to Screen- Alice Walker talks about writing the Color Purple and the process of bringing the story to the screen, A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting The Color Purple, Spielberg and others discuss the task of casting the roles for The Color Purple, Cultivating a Classic: The Making of The Color Purple, The Color Purple: The Musical - Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, and others discus the film’s musical aspects, Galleries, Trailers and a Blu-ray Book: The deluxe Blu-ray Book packaging contains 40 illustrated pages featuring actor bios, production stills and more.
Interest Range: Drama
The transfer into high-definition blu-ray has come off quite nicely. This edition is smooth and contains little grain. For a film that wasn't filmed in high-def from the mid-1980s, this is a phenominal transfer! If you're a fan of this film this is the ultimate edition to own.
The special features on this blu-ray set include: Behind the Story: Conversations with Ancestors: The Color Purple from Book to Screen- Alice Walker talks about writing the Color Purple and the process of bringing the story to the screen, A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting The Color Purple, Spielberg and others discuss the task of casting the roles for The Color Purple, Cultivating a Classic: The Making of The Color Purple, The Color Purple: The Musical - Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, and others discus the film’s musical aspects, Galleries, Trailers and a Blu-ray Book: The deluxe Blu-ray Book packaging contains 40 illustrated pages featuring actor bios, production stills and more.