THE COLOR PURPLE (1985) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

Not only have I never heard of The Color Purple but I in no way was expecting not only an incredible film but an emotional rollercoaster as well; Whoopi Goldberg surprised me!
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[@AlexisLexLexi]

My grandmother hates Danny Glover to this day because of this movie! 😂

[@opalviking]

Pretty sure he’s still apologizing to everyone for being Mis’tuh till this day 😂

[@torakincaid5984]

Me too! Never watched him in anything else!

[@KM-ql4eb]

My mom hated that man til the day she died LOOOOLLL

[@joelx3612]

That's how u know he a good actor😂

[@LiveANoursishedLife]

Yup, it took me a lo g time to not see Mister when I looked at DG.

[@gamerbabexo6558]

Also Guys, Celie cursed "Mister" when she said "until you do right by me everything you think about gonna fail" he had bad luck until he brought her family to her. so technically he was still thinking of himself in the end 😂😆

[@m.lynette6648]

That's some Southern Hoodoo for your a$$!! She practiced Hoodoo quite a few times throughout the movie. She did a lot of protection work.

[@mardycv535]

This!!! Character development or working to get away from her curse...🤷🏿‍♀️🤷🏿‍♀️🤷🏿‍♀️. It's up to the viewer to interpret, but I think he had to, because of the curse.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

Exactly

[@LilNasXLover]

I thought it was just me who realized that 😆

[@janayh2817]

My grandma teases my granddaddy with that line 🤣 he’s not that bad but she she screws with him!

[@blueh9]

I honestly believe Danny Glover, Whoopi and Oprah should have all won Oscars for this.

[@kiandraplummer2095]

The film was nominated for freaking 11 and won 0

[@simplyjuannie5128]

The Image Awards needs to honor them.

[@Ivy94F]

I have always believed that the oscar whoopi won for Ghost was the academy making up for not giving her an oscar for the color purple.

[@marlo9380]

Absolutely 💜

[@mairarodriguez1525]

💯💯💯

[@gamerbabexo6558]

Being a African American woman born in the early 90's, I know for a fact this movie is a STAPLE in our culture and most if not all my family and friends have seen this movie a dozen times by the time they were 12 lol. so to see other people from different backgrounds discover and enjoy a movie we've kinda coined as ours (not at all saying it was only made for black ppl, it's just known to be a favorite in black pop culture) is a honor and it's exciting for me to experience you guys react to it for the first time. your time and feed back is very much appreciated felllas.

[@devrenwashington9908]

It’s ok to say this movie is ours. It’s about us and for us.

[@jasmineedwards8019]

Yes. It’s okay to acknowledge this is our movie. Its also okay that other people can get a glimpse of our culture…🙂

[@andtheysaid8457]

These are the kinds of reaction videos that need to be seen.

[@lala0578]

Girl yeah it was just made for us 😂 they killing me

[@menamurray4389]

I don’t have words for what this movie does to my heart. It has been my favorite from the first time and it still gives me the same feelings after countless times. I feel Celie in my soul. Her quiet endurance and patience leading to her redemption, they all, women especially, had such strength, that is inspiring to me. I believe that it being a true representation of so many lives for so long is why. I don’t have a single memory of childhood that doesn’t involve being scared to death of my father, I can relate to the physical and psychological abuse some have to put up with to survive. But as bad as I had it, it was and still is worse for so many, yet so many don’t give up. That is a beautifully inspiring thing.

[@chelseat177]

Women have faced so much pain like this throughout time. I love that this movie doesn’t shy away from it. My great grandma was 12 here in Texas when she was forced into marriage with a man in his 40’s. So many great grandmothers/grandmothers have stories like this, men following them around at a young age until they agreed to marry them, paying parents for their daughters to marry and so on.

[@Lannisen]

On the other side of things, my grandma's sister, the oldest daughter in the family, was never allowed to marry at all because she was to devote her life to caring for the parents. She never married, she never had children, she was deeply religious and I only ever knew her as a bitter old woman, who at her deathbed was terrified of going to hell because she must have sinned at some point in life.

[@zinamack2902]

Omg you took the words out of everyone’s mouth. That is definitely the story of millions of great grandmothers, and grand mothers.it’s so crazy, and sad but yet interesting someday I hope to talk to my grand mother about her experience ❤️🥺💔❤️

[@ambriaashley3383]

Oh no! It is a really common story but I am so sorry that happened to her. Child marriage & child trafficking is a huge problem even to this day... we really have to do more as a society to stop it.

[@marinamartinez6886]

Yes, many women's stories.

[@irisshalurhad7901]

My great grandfather forced my grandmother to marry a boy when they were 14 just because the boy carried her books and walked her home from school a few times. He was afraid they must have been doing more. This was around 1918.

[@remetiatillis5495]

My great-grandmother Louise Doakes actually grew up during this period of time in America. She could not even watch the movie all the way through. She said it was too real.

[@erickaj7373]

Wow! Watching it felt like the things my grandmother told me about during that time.

[@Toywins]

Yeah, I think that experience is too common amongst our elders, it's heartbreaking. If they didn't experience it, they knew somebody that did.

[@jenny_of_oldstones3523]

My mom feels the same way about Angela's Ashes.

[@heather9857]

@@Toywins

[@allthingshome6953]

Bless her heart. It was so real for many black women. This movie truly spoke to the experience of black women. My grandmother also had a hard time with this film. Always said it was too real. My grandmother told the story of getting her period for the first time and needing to go to the restroom and going into a white only woman rest room and a white woman slapped her in her face. I'm tearing up typing it. It's alot pain in the black community.

[@marshalljankins4526]

When Shug bursts in the church singing and hugs her father always gets me as well..

[@mzmoey]

That part gets me every time. 😢

[@marshalljankins4526]

@@mzmoey : For sure.

[@dawn77710]

One of the many favorites in this movie

[@allsmiles1971]

Me too

[@janetguy2177]

That part is definitely a tear jerker.

[@Me-wk3ix]

Still can't believe this movie never won an academy award, it was robbed.

[@feliciasmith7009]

True indeed

[@MsSequence1]

It was nominated but a movie about white people in Africa won never to be heard of again but the Color Purple has went on to be a movie staple, a Broadway show for years to come.

[@reginaldwest4155]

It made white people uncomfortable.

[@miltamiranda]

So true

[@bigglypuff0420]

They should come up with up a category in it's own. For older movies like these. If they can allow a slap, they can open another category. Like " most inspirational past film"....

[@feliciasmith7009]

When we say, "The struggle is REAL!" Y'all think it's a joke. We mean that from the soul and this movie helps show the struggle of the black woman in America. This sh!t is too real. 🖤

[@SWANIE-D]

Yes ma'am, abused from birth. First by our own then by the world!

[@RAYVENUS5]

Thank you, so many people CAN'T fully grasp "HOW IT FEELS"! That is why there is a lack of empathy from people in general. Even if they have an understanding, NO ONE TRULY KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO BE A BLACK WOMAN!... Unless you are a Black Woman.

[@michelefrye3321]

Absolutely 💯

[@virtuousBelleNC]

@@RAYVENUS5 especially in the south! Ceily: is the story for my great grandmother's mother & many of my ancestors on my mother side. Nessa: is kind of like my father's side where they all are from (and in) the USVI and only know the south in passing or when people connect & see it- like how Nessa got to go to Africa & learn who she is, what her roots are like & share her insight with Ceily. *Our black is black regardless of where we are from but not many of us get to connect with out true culture unless some door is opened to our lineage/culture/roots- like for Nessa.* My mothers experience vastly different from my father's but similar to Ciely or Sophia as she worked in cotton, tobbacco, & whatever fields WITH my gradmother as a child to adulthood until when factories started to be built in rual NC. But she learned to sew & loved to until she worked sewing in a factory when she got pregnant with me but not married to my dad. As far as the colonial turned Jim Crow south: All the outside world knew/know was that things were grown through hardships but not comprehending it until they witnessed it, being overwhelmed by how they are farmed in such a large scale with the ancestors blood, sweat, tears, & sacrifice(just like racism, slavery, r@pe, abuse, Jim crow, being poor, being the help ect no one truly understands "what the big deal is" until they see it 1st hand). My father grasped the totality of it all once he enlisted & saw tings in the south for himself: fields, farms, cotton & confederation in living color... being treated different wearing the same exact uniform as his counterparts. A uniform same as my great uncles, cousins, ect & then working with the prisons. He saw & experienced it all despite his sacrifice. It was like Shug or Nessa: they left & came back & their vantage point & authenticity of who/what they are and where they came from brought new revelations about their existence: who they TRULY ARE. I cant say how grateful I am that I grew up seeing it as well. I give huge appreciation to my mother for walking me down the dirt road to a cotton field to grab a piece of cotton off the stalk. Having it in my hands, feeling how prickly it is & how even the most gentle of handling it- the needle like seeds within can weather the toughest people of all to tears, picking it hours on end in the hot sun only to come home tired to the bone to take care of a dilapidated home where labor was payment for rent of a house falling apart it in the cruel southern heat. But grandma almost always had to go back to the "Misses" after supper because she forgot to have grandma rinse or hangout the clothes or something else. When she finally get a chance to go back home, its to crying or hungry children, meanwhile making the oldest (mom) responsible for the youngest; depriving the oldest of a true childhood because of their responsibilities & sometimes having to quit school to take care of everyone the best they could. This is the story of most poor families. My mom (68)& grandma (88 July) were just talking to me about how they had to go into the fields no matter what; cramping & having cycles so heavy the were dizzy from the pains but could never get a sufficient break or take a day off(but her working that way is what makes her still as fully functional as I am, walking & still cooking/hanging clothes on the clothesline sometimes). They talked how they had to use the outhouse & feared the snakes, spiders, possums, & raccoons would get into the outhouse or even crawl up into the house through holes or openings in the floor- they worked but was poor with no help. There were only 2 bedrooms for my grandmother, my mother, my 2 surviving aunts (one severely handicapped to non functioning/other 2-3 babies dying at birth or miscarried) my uncle, and how I finally came along as the 1st grandchild/great-grandchild & they figured out how to get a real home, safe, warm & functioning for the winters & cool for the summers after her abusive husband died of cancer. But still only able to afford a 3 bedroom 1 bath because of reclining & racial inequity with home loans & FHA. *People don't get that our lives stories ARE LIKE THIS for SOME people, genuinely.* It's not something that we romanticized but there are people who romanticize our lives & the grit of our stories get glossed over. *Weve come so far but we've got a long ways to go still. The pain still lives on in the form of generational curses, incest, rape, poverty, & emotional/mental issues which were swept under the rug so that we could merely survive- but not always thrive.* *The hurt, joy, triumph, victories, violence, & sorrow still exist. It just takes other forms like alcoholism, abuse, addiction, & ailments, retardation or minimal functioning as an adult is still prevelant & very much part of our story, history, & current lives... especially the generational curses. It's ALL REAL!*

[@janayh2817]

@@SWANIE-D crazy, right? And then we’re gaslighted that it’s not that bad 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@danidushan9150]

Danny Glover was superb in this movie. So much so I literally hated him until Lethal Weapon 😂

[@carolgordon4920]

Me too

[@jamesemalfoy]

I JUST told my niece this! 🤣🤣🤣

[@kimberlyanita1006]

Well dam! 😂🤣😅

[@RennLea]

Yes!

[@npringle1]

Me too and Laurence Fishburne after what's love got to do with it

[@kathyastrom1315]

When Celine screams, “Nettieeeeee!” I just lose it every time and start sobbing.

[@kathyastrom1315]

Damn autocorrect-Celie!

[@HotnDivine1]

You feel all those years that passed in that yell!!!

[@looneygardener]

I start balling At the opening and it basically doesn't stop. A masterpiece

[@MissyFoxx]

Just bawling... ugly crying!!!

[@lisalemuel6868]

Me too!!

[@c.nadams6899]

I still believe this film should have won an Oscar 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@OctoKrool]

100%, the fact that it didn't is just sad.

[@heyalexiajanee]

I don’t think they care about oscars anyway. I watched the behind the scenes making if the film and everyone involved really felt like they were a part if something BIG😎🤗🙏🏾

[@c.nadams6899]

@@heyalexiajanee and they were right❤️❤️

[@Awkwardly-Weird]

Instead it went to Escape from Africa about two yt people trying to escape Africa! 🤨😑

[@briantbmoth6472]

It didn’t! 🤔. I love the color purple.

[@sealdrup]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film four stars, calling it "the year's best film". He also praised Whoopi Goldberg, calling her role "one of the most amazing debut performances in movie history"

[@valencia985]

And then the Oscars stiffed them…

[@skyjacksonA1]

@@valencia985 well that's why they have such little views they won't survive another 10 years

[@sylviagreenburg7679]

@@skyjacksonA1 The Oscars is what it is. There are other ways to recognize greatness in cinema. Via support and recognition from the people. T

[@erickaj7373]

I miss Siskel and Ebert. They gave very fair and honest reviews.

[@MaryLou913]

That made me smile!

[@maggieshevelew7579]

People forget what a great actress Whoopi Goldberg is. She and Danny Glover were just amazing in these roles. And it has one of the most emotional endings of any movie I’ve seen. No matter how many times I’ve seen it, I always cry at that ending. Thank you for a terrific reaction. You guys are always fun to watch.

[@KCohere33]

Absolutely her best role.I’m not sure but I think it was her first film role too.

[@woodedlane]

Whoops should have won that Oscar. At least she still got one. ♥

[@andirandolph8830]

@@woodedlane I feel like that was the Academy’s way of saying “our bad for screwing you on The Color Purple, here ya go.” She was great in Ghost, but that performance didn’t come close to Celie.

[@thetannaree]

Always Always cry!!!

[@jamesfournier3458]

Such a tearjerker at the end. Cry every time.

[@babydeer2024]

I’m a black woman..always wondered what other races thought about it. Great review✅

[@darthvader5532]

For this conservative republican, The Color Purple is in my top 10 movies of all time. Whoopie's performance was jaw dropping good and Oprah really shined in her role. Fishburn? What can I say? He's Morphius! 😂😂😂 but seriously, its a fantastic film with a gritty peak into the lives of black women and what life was like for them. I still tear up at the end even after all these years.

[@stevenreichertart]

As a gay white man, I identify with Celie empowering herself to rise above her abuse and neglect. My favorite movie of all time.

[@allthingshome6953]

@@stevenreichertart thank you for sharing your thoughts. I always wondered as well what other races thought of the film.

[@stevenreichertart]

@@allthingshome6953 thanks for your kind response, and I’d like to know what you think as well. I’m particularly interested in how Celie even found forgiveness. She told Mister, “The jail you planned for me is the one you’re going to rot in.” The way I interpret that, she actually found pity for her abuser/oppressor. It’s quite an interesting way for any of us who have been oppressed to move on. What a brilliant perspective from Alice Walker, perhaps even a Buddhist way of thinking.

[@allthingshome6953]

@@stevenreichertart I think Ceile was rooted in the church and the Lord. Remember in the scene with Sophia she said something a out this life is now but heaven is always? I think she forgave him. Now if my grandmothers forgave Mister is a entire different story, lol....not even just Mister Danny Glover himself, lol interested to know if you've ever watched Danny Glover in the movie with Sally Field Places in the Heart?

[@QueendomCome621]

Whoopi was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance. She should have won that year...amazing performance from her and all the actors in this movie.

[@geedawg1946]

I loved Margaret Avery as Shug. She was pitch perfect in this movie.

[@moeholmes7232]

And this was Whoopi Goldbergs first movie role!

[@YONCE8701]

She didn't win for this?

[@geedawg1946]

@@YONCE8701 no. I believe Geraldine Page won best actress that year. I don't think this amazing movie won a single Oscar.

[@MrsNicolas]

@@geedawg1946 I looked up that movie to see if it was at least one of the more iconic movies, similar to Titanic fame, and I had never even heard of the movie that Geraldine won her OSCAR for...🙄😒 The Oscars is known for snobbing movies that the rest of the world enjoys more. After finding out who is on the Oscar board committee during the viral "Oscar so white", I wasn't surprised. I stop watching the Oscars Kong before finding this out though. They enjoy the same type of movies to win almost every single year. And it seems like a BW has to damn near be humiliated on the screen in order for her to win.

[@realSimoneCherie]

It’s a very hard film to watch, but so important. Women had limited options in the early 1900’s. Women lived at the mercy of the men around them. The age of consent in Georgia was 10 years old when the movie starts - 10 YEARS OLD... If your husband was abusive, there were no domestic violence hotlines, protection orders, restraining orders, or women’s shelters back then. Sophia seems polar opposite to Celie - but remember she had a family who loved her so she didn't need a husband to survive. Her downfall was being black and defiant during Jim Crow in middle Georgia. Both women are admirable.

[@curtism-w6b]

Ha ... owned property. Women could only own property of they were 1 of only girls and their dad died, or their husband died. Domestic violence? Ha ... it was called "discipline."

[@isislaz]

@garveydent that and fathers giving their underaged daughters off to grown men.

[@isislaz]

@garveydent Or in this movie, Celie had a baby by her own father or was r@ped by him.

[@kfox5301]

@@isislaz She was r@ped by him, that's how she got her son and daughter. He was her stepfather though but she believed that he was her father because he was there since she was young. He took over her house and biological father's store even though it was left to her. When the step father died it went to her instead of his wife.

[@isislaz]

@@kfox5301 What happened to her mom? I never read the whole book. Just bits and pieces.

[@kimberlyanita1006]

No! Mister wasn't doing a kind act for Ciely he was trying to break the curse she put on him at the dinner table where she said," Till You Do Right By Me Everything You Think About Gonna Fail". He was thinking of himself but end up righting a wrong which brought Nettie and the children back to the United States. Mister did it for himself. He stole Ciely's whole life and Now came the time to Pay back some of the wrong he had done. The Universe did that not Mister.

[@breebree9319]

In the book of I remember correctly they did form a short of friendship in their older years.

[@jenny_of_oldstones3523]

Yeah.. they were friendly but I don't think they lived as husband & wife again.

[@jenny_of_oldstones3523]

Though this is head cannon lol!!

[@kimberlyanita1006]

@@breebree9319 Girl everybody knows the book is always different from the movie. We referencing from the movie 🎬

[@breebree9319]

@@kimberlyanita1006 there's no movie without the book. It's just extra info girl. Nobody said you wrong.

[@joshuayeager3686]

This still goes down as one of my favorite films. Alice Walker created a masterpiece and Spielberg did an excellent job of turning it into a be film. Plus, Whoopie was robbed at the Oscars

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

I agree. At least she still got to EGOT because she got an Oscar for Ghost. Nice to see guys who are in touch with their emotions. I'm very happy that White guys living in Canada who let's be frank, could get away with being pretty racist or sexist (as in they aren't outnumbered by Black people who would make their lives miserable if they called them names) aren't racist or sexist. Your parents did a good job.

[@jamessnow8447]

There doing a remake soon I read about it in 2020 I think it's near the end of 2023 I know a few of the actors but you can Google it to see all of the characters like Celie- Fantasia Barrino, Suge- Taraji Henson,Sofia- Danielle Brooks,Squeak- H.E.R. I hope it's good,we seen the live on Broadway in NYC back in 2016 different actors but it was excellent.

[@mjenkinsify]

I don’t think they’re remaking the movie. I believe they are making a live action of the musical version. Atleast that’s how I understood it.

[@aGwEENapple]

@@mjenkinsify that's what one of the cast members said

[@Tyreeleslie]

You guys should have read the book

[@brian52763]

Celie's curse worked, she cursed him at the table before she left, "TILL YOU DO RIGHT BY ME, EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH, GONNA FAIL"

[@tinarobinson6902]

Everything you even think about gone fail!!!

[@animefavs100]

This is the BEST reaction I've ever seen to a movie. I cannot stress enough how important it is for non-Black diaspora people to see movies like this and to take in the content of the Black American experience. This movie has it all and YES like everyone else has said. African Americans watch this movie as a staple if they were raised in the 80's and 90's. We've all seen it hundreds of times. We are a strong people and we should always remember how far we've come and how far we have to go.

[@janellestevens2316]

@animefavs100: PREACH!

[@Sheena_the_Lite]

I was working as a facilitator for Spanish and had my high school kids watch this.. I had so called Mexicans, Hondurans, Puerto Ricans, DR, basically all Latinos and Negros and they felt all emotions. Asking questions about why, what's gonna happen next, they cried and I told them the truth. In the end, we had a history lesson about my history and why we're not too familiar with each other which actually made us closer. Same struggle, different area but the enemy is the same. I love my people and my distance relatives too. Shalom

[@edartis4615]

As a black man I love y'all two Brothers. I reacted the same way y'all did, LMFAO, We need more people like your brothers to show what unity is all about. May your days be blessed as it goes on, A brother from another mother,

[@OctoKrool]

Thank you my brother from another mother, we appreciate that love :)

[@heathers432]

As a black woman who grew up on this movie and can quote it like Christains quote the bible….I’m soooo glad my first video of you guys was y’all watching this movie. 5 minutes in and I was lmao at how unprepared you were for this……🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I know you didn’t mean to be funny but…….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Btw, this was my favorite movie and book growing up and is still in my top 5. A beautiful story by the end of it.

[@JBoone1091]

I randomly seen it as well. Love the genuine reaction to this movie ❤️

[@colinferguson5451]

I paused the video 3 minutes in and told my fiance they have NO IDEA what they are getting themselves into. I'm glad they genuinely took in the story and allowed themselves to feel the movie. Just like most of you I first saw this movie at a very young age and quickly grew to hate danny glover. That eventually changed but this has been one of my top 5 movies of all time.

[@JBoone1091]

I'm so ready for them to look at Beloved now 😭

[@khismet]

@@JBoone1091 lol at the beloved comment 🤣

[@shaundapoole2275]

This is my first Time watching them also right before I go to work lol

[@Dennis_K09]

You guys like Laurence Fishburne... so please react to What's Love Got to Do with It. It's his best role and he plays a different type of character, but the movie's great.

[@Ncnnn29]

And hoodlum

[@DeeDiamond2981]

Oh another good movie..

[@xxxentbrandonredhoodrobins7606]

And 13 Percent alongside the guy from training day

[@tonyamd9800]

Exactly, an excellent movie.

[@Epic4Evr1990]

Lol Laurence Fishburne was Ike Turner for me for years. People still see Laurence and think Ike.

[@justsaying...1040]

Oprah was an amazing actress before she became a show host. Her portrayal of Sofia really hit home how things were. Loved your reaction to a movie that never got the credit it should have.

[@huntingtonparkway]

She was a show hist first

[@hotchocolategirl1der]

She had her show before she became an actress.

[@joey.thanes]

she was in Greenleaf (2018)

[@carladavis1473]

​@huntingtonparkway I was going to say the same thing but instead I'll elaborate. She basically got the role because quincy Jones saw he on her show and thought she would be right for the role of Sophia. So if not for her having her show she may have never been in this movie.

[@daniellevaughn4598]

After seeing this movie countless times, I cried several times watching these guys reacting to it. 😭😭😭

[@kaydee7679]

Same!!!

[@shantetarver4356]

Me too 😭

[@misoentertained688]

Eyes watered the whole time watching them appreciate this classic 🥲

[@janellchatman9364]

Same! Such a classic

[@citypopFM]

This is one of Spielberg's most overlooked gems and a generally overlooked but absolutely brilliant film. I'm glad you guys gave it a chance!

[@WeAreIsraelitesAPTTMHG]

No , they read our book. God put it in their movies. That's your ancestors handy work. We gotta remember it so do you.

[@mahneekaha.nightmare5220]

This movie was never overlooked. It had 11 Oscar Nominations and was very popular.

[@looneygardener]

My favourite film. Genius. Met Spielberg randomly at the market in Ontario Canada where I sell tie dye I make.

[@Nikki-kh8tt]

@@mahneekaha.nightmare5220 Ok!!!An absolute classic..Especially in the black community.

[@mahneekaha.nightmare5220]

@@Nikki-kh8tt - Yes!

[@thekyngsqueen]

Whoopi.....killed it Danny.... killed it Oprah... killed it This movie will forever be in my top 5. It still takes me through every emotion known to man. Even through laughing at you guys I still cried throughout the reaction. Thanks for being open minded and watching this classic.

[@timh8324]

Whoopis best movie. - the shaving scene with the music is just incredibly shot - have not seen the movie in over 20 years and I can still feel the rhythm just thinking about it.

[@ccrdcd38]

It's her 1st movie

[@rainsrapidly]

Ever since i saw that scene as a child i been stabbing niggas to defend myself😅☕... Its worked amazingly well so far

[@lindaanderson-west4979]

"Where's Ceile?" "Home...fixing to shave Mister!"

[@robinm1664]

That scene really gets your heart pumpn

[@ShugAveri]

This is my introduction to ya'll and I'll be honest in the beginning I thought ya'll were gonna make fun of this movie. I have watched The Color Purple a million times. It was my grandmother's favorite and mine too. I'm so glad you enjoyed and appreciated the beauty of this. Very underrated! xo

[@TerriDionne]

Same

[@michelefrye3321]

Mine also

[@lovelybones1979]

Dido

[@tammie3401]

Same here!

[@colouredgal]

How could this be your favorite movie? This movie just shows black trauma.

[@MylaniJames]

I love your reaction to this movie. Abuse is deeply rooted in many black communities and even in my own life growing up, then for a decade with my kids father. I love when you said it’s never too late. I’m in the beginning of my journey of leaving my abuser and it was kind of refreshing to see this review. I’ve seen the color purple many times but your commentary was everything that I needed to hear today. Thank you

[@MaryLou913]

I’m wishing you the best of luck Mylani. Please be safe but please leave. You deserve to be happy. 🌸🌺🌻

[@christinerichardson6596]

This happened to me also, with my adoptive parents. Had a baby at almost 14, he thought it was his. When he found out it wasn't he did everything to kill it. So yeah, I couldn't watch this when it first came out!

[@Zumzizeroo17]

I hope you’re okay! ❤️ Thinking of you

[@Goodkarma36_]

I can relate to the verbal abuse, not sexual abuse, although I know It does happen in the black community. My family, during my childhood, teens, my 20's have attacked my looks. I was called me ugly, dark, burnt, roach. You name it. My self esteem was in the gutter because of all of them. So I can totally relate to Celie in that way.

[@oldsouljs8042]

I used to watch this movie everyday when I was a child. I'm 41 now and it's still one of my favorite movies. I know it word for word. Me and my cousins would watch this movie together and the scene when Celie was cooking the pancake breakfast for Shug Avery is sentimental for us. Everytime we watched this movie together we would go in the kitchen and make our own pancake breakfast after watching that scene.

[@OctoKrool]

That breakfast Celie was cooking up looked amazing, reminded me exactly like my grandmother would cook lol.

[@tarajamchenry171]

One day at church the entire congregation was reenacting this movie scene for scene, the pastor and his wife included.

[@QueerlyBeloved386]

Ya'll are real ones for watching this CLASSIC film. We all cry at the same parts. Subscribed.

[@OctoKrool]

Thank you for subbing Angel :)

[@QueerlyBeloved386]

@Israel Falcon What are you on about?

[@QueerlyBeloved386]

@Israel Falcon Thanks dude, how did you know it was bedtime?

[@fredrickgowans949]

@@QueerlyBeloved386 Lmao

[@Spring_Flowerrrrs]

Not me crying as I watch y’all’s reaction. This is and will always be my favorite movie. It’s a cultural staple, a testament to the strength of Black Women

[@amberm4624]

This is a legendary movie. Whoopi is stunning. The pics they took of her back then showed how beautiful she is. They will always try to make us hate various skin tones that aren't deemed acceptable. I still cry watching this movie. They definitely deserved and Oscar but we know how that goes. Watch Imitation of Life the 1959 version. That is such a beautiful heartbreaking movie. This was my mom's favorite and is now mine. ❤️

[@remetiatillis5495]

I grew up watching The Color Purple. I love that movie. I laugh, I cry, I sing along on all the music parts. I loved watching y'all watch this movie. Watching y'all's reactions was priceless. The connection y'all made to the characters. Y'all have restored my faith in humanity. True compassion.

[@isislaz]

Since yall love Lawrence Fishburne, yall should check out him playing Ike Turner in What's Love Got To Do With It, based on Tina Turner who is played by Angela Bassett.

[@betterwithwinebetterwithwi2359]

You're just a fool, you know you're in love

[@rainsrapidly]

Ahhhhhaaaaahahhhahaaaa

[@TellMeHaveYouCina]

@@betterwithwinebetterwithwi2359 What you saaayyy????

[@QueenRed2023]

@@betterwithwinebetterwithwi2359 Hey hey heyy heeeyyyyyyy!!!

[@theartistmind7028]

Lord ANNA MAE I TOLD YOU NOT TO WHERE THE WHITE DRESS😂

[@laurenbri690]

Really love this movie review, a lot of people don’t see all the messages and story in The Color Purple. You both showed a lot of empathy and understanding

[@drewrayg]

I will never not cry at this movie. It’s beautiful, heartbreaking, emotional - it’s a journey of the heart and soul.

[@DCKINGVDAGOAT]

I legit HATED Danny Glover for YEARS because of this movie. I didnt get past my hate for him until I saw "Lethal Weapon". And I didnt see that until 4-5 years after it came out........I saw on a "Color Purple" special where actors said that Danny Glover was crying in between certain scenes, because of how evil the character was that he was playing.

[@LochlannK]

Y'all had me hollerin over here! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Never in my life would I have been interested enough to watch anyone react to anything, but this here... Got a new sub guys.

[@OctoKrool]

Lol, thank you for subbing and giving us fools a shot, comments like this mean a lot! :)

[@TipTipsy100]

Exactly what I was going to say

[@alexbarajas9882]

Royalty and purple have long been associated. My favorite tidbit (if I remember correctly, it’s been years since I watched it last) the sisters are both wearing purple when they reunite. Nettie has thrived and has the bold purple sash. Celie has suffered so much, loss after loss… but she is still in purple at the end. Faded, extremely light but still able to enjoy the color made to just enjoy. Great job, guys.

[@anita-24-7]

OMG, I love your analysis

[@ultimatesportsmedicine4395]

You just blew my mind! This my favorite movie and I never even got that deep

[@chandarobinsonbanks4162]

Womanism is to feminism as the color purple is to lavender. Womanism could be described as a precursor to intersectional feminism.

[@avionterria7855]

The only beauty they knew growing up was the color purple in the fields around them. Hope

[@notaytguru8214]

Suge spoke about purple in the movie too, she said it angers God if people walk past the color purple and don’t notice it, it was the same thing with celie, she went unnoticed but she was so beautiful.

[@mgonzo1770]

During the intro where you guys were trying to guess what the movie was about, I was like, "oooooo laugh while you can, cause you gonna be ugly crying by the end". 😆💜

[@onyxmadeababylp1192]

If you don’t sit and shed tears at the end on this movie it’s because you have no soul. This has been my absolute favorite movie of all time. Nothing has topped it. Beautiful and beautifully done.

[@lonnieevans9200]

I'm seeing comments mention this is what women faced in history and that's fair but there are clear indications in this movie that this story reflects not just women but BLACK women and their stories/struggles in history. Despite the intentions, it's best to not 'all women matter' and story that is clearly meant for, by, and of black women. I get that y'all relate, but still.

[@serenityindivestment2606]

@@distantnative2478 It is an accurate portrayal! We Bw have finally started speaking up. This I why we have the divestment movement. It is the same to this day in blackistan.

[@87moonstar]

This

[@87moonstar]

@@distantnative2478 an what be have you asked because my grandma is from money Mississippi and it’s accurate asf

[@swannyriver75]

@@87moonstar My great grandmother was from Belzoni MS married at 14 !! so I totally agree

[@Hourglass9477]

THANK YOU!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼cause these nonblack folk ain't getting it. Idk why they have such a hard time talking about black women specifically for more than 2 seconds.

[@corimyers4985]

I enjoyed your commentary on this. Being a woman of color, I have some strong feelings about this and my grandmother having grown up in this type environment, I definitely feel connected to this. This movie illustrates the abuse black women have endured and still do..and why we have had to be so strong. Almost no one has our backs, ever. But so enjoyed your commentary…you got the message for the most part.

[@carolisakallas3054]

You guys are such empaths. It's a beautiful scene to witness in this otherwise heartless world. Your reactions are so genuine and your eyebrows speak volumes. ❤

[@thismomof5]

Glad someone else noticed! Their eyebrows did more talking than they did 😆

[@LYBism]

It was so amazing seeing the rollercoaster ride this movie took the two of you on. I appreciate both of you for seeing pass the color of the cast and just taking in the STORY. Mad respect, you guys!!

[@sharlenec6455]

Yes.

[@hawkeyemadi]

We watch white people in movies all day everyday. They don't tell us thank you for looking pass the all white cast. Why are you? This movie wasn't made for white people.

[@rozbell8993]

I was also amazed at the emotions they showed throughout the movie...just shows thT feelings don't have a color!!

[@fmm2339]

Agree

[@LYBism]

@@hawkeyemadi, sooooo, only Black people can watch the movie? A White man directed it and other Whites had parts in the movie (and I'm quite sure other Whites were involved with the behind-the-scenes portions of this creation), but God forbid they watch it, is that what you're saying? That's pretty sad. If I have to explain to you WHY I thanked them, then YOU are part of the problem and you don't care about solutions. Your way of thinking is no better than the racist Whites' way of thinking and this is one of the reasons why we will never progress TOGETHER. Take your negativity elsewhere, seriously.

[@magalitringle6213]

To my opinion a real Masterpiece. I cried with you guys and i watch that movie like 32 times lolll Seriously thank you from Quebec xx

[@OctoKrool]

It truly is, it really got me close to tears with how Celie got a happy ending after all of her suffering; we are actually from Quebec lol.

[@michellehendking1742]

I have lost count how many times I've watched it. A True Masterpiece!

[@lifelikelisa]

This is one of my favorite movies. I’ve watched it my entire life and I’m glad my grandmother exposed me to such real, adult themes at such a young age. It’s a perfect movie!

[@angelagraves865]

I think about movies like this whenever I hear someone romanticizing the past and "the good ol' days". Glad you're healing, Curtis. I feel ya. My wisdom tooth removal didn't go as planned and ended up being a somewhat gruesome experience. Feel better soon. ✌🏽

[@jainthorne4136]

Not sure wisdom teeth ever go as planned. I had all 4 removed at the same time and still remember in the middle of it the dentist saying "Oh no!". Not a good feeling...haha. Took about two weeks to heal so hope Curtis feels better soon. Also, I agree about the so-called good ol' days.

[@toxicginger9936]

My mom romanticizes the past all the time, to which I remind her "The past was the Worst."

[@LA_HA]

@@toxicginger9936 Question: How would you know about the past as your mother experienced it? She was there. You weren't. How can you tell her what Her experience was or is? Every family or person wasn't as dysfunctional and unhappy as those in this movie. There are horrible, toxic men And women now, just like then, and will be tomorrow. I never understood why people do this stuff to others. "I miss the 80s. It was so great." "How can you say that? The 80s were The Worst." = "I wasn't there. I wasn't even thought of, but let Me tell You how it was because you obviously don't understand how bad it was back then." It's so strange

[@SnappingTurtle801]

@@jainthorne4136 Me too, but it went well. I do remember the doc telling me to open wider. Another time I felt him tugging on one, but felt no pain. Only pain was during the healing process, but lovely drugs given.....lol.

[@toxicginger9936]

@@LA_HA You're making a lot of assumptions and inferences about my very oversimplified statement. I never said anything about my mom's past specifically.

[@cindyspangler3982]

I could list a dozen fav scenes in this, one of my fav all times movies..but..I'll mention just one: When Shug, her band and the people walk to the church singing "God is trying to tell you something", and she marches right in, to finally get that hug, and love from her father, that she so deperately needed all her life. Probably watched this movie 20+ times and I cry every time...and when "Mister" gets the kids home from Africa...God this movie has so much meaning in it. And the acting by every single actor just breaks me!

[@laurenwoods5105]

I've seen this movie a million and 1 times and the ending ALWAYS gets me. ALWAYS

[@raymondtittle2918]

EVERY time...

[@shortmommy427]

Guys. I was laughing so hard when y’all started because I already knew what was coming. I truly enjoyed watching this reaction

[@lashannond]

I totally was smiling because I knew they had no idea the ride they were about to start! 🤣

[@monibenton76]

What's interesting about your reaction is how positive they felt the movie was. As an African descendant I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders shackles and n my ankles and still smile. This movie really reflects how horrible the times were and how resilient we are. Side note Harpo....is Oprah backwards.#whynotanoscar

[@DCKINGVDAGOAT]

This movie is the "Gone With The Wind" or "Casablanca" of the black community. LEGENDARY movie..........

[@ziigiiziig]

This film is essential watching. It's part of history and it needs all the recognition it deserves. It's rare for a film to make me cry so hard, no matter how many times I've watched it. The only other films that made me feel that way were Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and 12 Years A Slave.

[@aprilstanley8708]

12 years a slave is an awesome movie. They should watch that next. I bought the movie after I saw it in the theater but I can't make myself watch it again. It is too intense.

[@cyberwolf_1013]

This movie was severely overlooked upon release but has since become a classic and a recognized staple of Black Film History. Very good reaction to it.

[@psychicsocial]

This movie and The Green Mile still make me sob like a baby, everytime.

[@deecatley7990]

It's ok to cry, guys, especially over a movie like this one.

[@Michael_L_Morrison]

I’ve seen this movie at least 50 times in my life, and I still tear up at the ending when her kids and sister reunite. Even in your reaction.

[@vickieevans2600]

Yes ive watched this one many times as well. Top tier movie

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

I always do too.

[@mikeal-lateef_5138]

"The Last Dragon" please guys, an 80s classic you'll love the message in it.

[@mylokaf]

Omg yes!

[@senecaevans6156]

Yes good one!

[@sapphirelight748]

Thr Last Dragon is absolutely a must! It's such a guilty pleasure.

[@colettemallory3813]

Lol! I love “The Last Dragon “!

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

@@sapphirelight748 Not even guilty. Just a pleasure!

[@topaazmoons1]

I just came across your channel this morning. I love the movie "The Color Purple". I remember the outrage it sparked when it came out. This is by far Whoopi's best acting performance ever imo. You talked alot about the physical abuse in this movie but you didn't mention that Celie's children where her father's. That character only knew abuse at the hands of men for the vast majority of her life. That's why the moments she has of happiness is so beautiful and endearing.

[@MeltingOnYourMind]

the wasn't her actual father she found that out when he died

[@topaazmoons1]

@@MeltingOnYourMind True but he raised her.

[@sarahadams5512]

Wasnt her father. He didnt raise her. He just abused her.

[@tinishamccroskey7752]

This movie is a rough watch. But essential viewing for black families in the early 90s. I really appreciate the review and listening to your pov. Definitely cried at that last scene no matter how many times I watch it.

[@TheDivayenta]

My favorite movie! Masterpiece by Steven Spielberg and the brilliant cast. Still cry hard every time I see it.

[@cherrellbovain9138]

I enjoyed y'all's reactions and commentary, so pure and honest. I hate I didn't see y'all's reaction to the iconic church scene with Shug and her father. Overall, just thank you.

[@thismomof5]

That’s one part that will always make me cry. The whole thing, from playing in the juke joint, to being embraced by her father, gives me chills. Her voice is incredible and always makes you feel something, but definitely made that scene what it was.

[@missladygray]

"See daddy, sinners have soul too." I can never make it through that seen without crying.

[@MitchieNichole]

I'm about to cry just thinking about that scene

[@reirei7851]

Yes! That part is so captivating. There are no words to describe that scene.

[@chelsq1636]

I've always loved this movie. The ending is so good, I cry everytime, happy tears. I'm glad you guys did this one.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

*tears

[@daleb1279]

I've always thought the reason that Albert kept the letters was just another means of control, him knowing he had something precious to her that he could still withhold from her.

[@jaerob2711]

The color purple is both beautiful and heartbreaking. A masterpiece. You guys make me want to go back and re-watch it. It's been some years since I've seen it.

[@larhondah.2793]

I watched this 100 times as a child on VHS. As an adult I love every second

[@diamondzonmywrist]

Idk how this ended up in my feed but I’m soo glad I watched it. I enjoyed watching you guys enjoy this movie. I just appreciate that you took the time to watch & acknowledge it. It’s a classic in our community, it feels good to know it crosses color lines bc it’s a heartfelt story & anyone with a heart can appreciate it ❤️💕 thank you both for watching 🙏🏽

[@prettybrwneyez7757]

Same!

[@katec8796]

Whoopi has always been in my top 10 favorite actresses of all time :) She manages to display such warmth and humanity in all her roles you can't help but love her.

[@tammyminor8873]

I came across your page by mistake and I was impressed that you two watched one of THE best movies of all times. Good for you guys. Tear jerking isn't it??😭

[@khismet]

Same💜

[@marnelglover5257]

My grandmother was forced to marry at 15 her parents couldn't afford her forreal! Her husband was almost 30. She told me she was supposed to cook and keep the house clean and one day when he came home from work she was outside playing with her friends instead of what she was supposed to be doing! She said he whooped her with a belt just like she was his child! She got pregnant with my dad and had to leave him there to escape the abuse! She came to Chicago and sent for my dad when she was stable! Crazy times!

[@jamedraa8472]

Whoopi Goldberg had some great comedic roles. (Burglar & Jumping Jack Flash). This was a powerful performance. Oprah took it as a sign that her husband's character's name is Harpo, Oprah spelled backward. Her company is HARPO ENTERTAINMENT.

[@gregall2178]

I thought I'd heard she was named Oprah because her mother really liked Harpo Marx...

[@sdhartley74]

@@gregall2178 Her name was supposed to be "Orpah", the sister to Ruth of the biblical story.

[@skbwolverine]

Sister Act.

[@o2ksumbody]

Oprah spelled Harpo backward is illuminati success making billions.

[@jamedraa8472]

@@o2ksumbody the book the color purple was written before Oprah was famous. If you're going to discuss "The illuminated ones" (who don't even call themselves that anymore) you might want to point out something more relevant.

[@Lovesthetruth]

I sooooo loved seeing you all looking at this. As a black woman to see you 2 white guys react the way that you did. Was priceless. The color purple Is a classic!! 1st time I saw my father cry when watching this movie when I was little. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and sincere feelings. Totally enjoyed this! 💯

[@sherryb6351]

I've never watched you guys before but this is my favorite movie of all time and seeing you tear up at the reunion, which kills me every time, was SO lovely!

[@rhondastolle1550]

I love watching you guys cry. To be fair, I saw it when it first came out and I STILL cry every time I watch it.

[@douglascollier7767]

This film is life changing.

[@ashalily5]

Their reactions after Cielie cleans the house and Mr. puts his boot on the table LMAO!!

[@Standingfirmly1]

Had me diein

[@MeltingOnYourMind]

that's what I always thought, the disrespect😡

[@thismomof5]

😂 same. I was always PISSED when he did that. I still react the same way no matter how many times I watch it.

[@maddie1519]

I have no my friend for 18+ years and he has never seen this movie thank you for watching it because it's been a part of my life for years.

[@lunarose698]

This is one of the best movies in the 80s for me. It's a dark realism of how it was back in those times.

[@imyostepdad8792]

That wasn't realism, it was not like this back in those times. As far as the story of harpo and the dark things he did, was not a thing In the black community. There were a couple of truths spread out through the movie, but this is most definitely a fiction.

[@lunarose698]

@@imyostepdad8792 It was similar to that

[@kurtrivero368]

@@imyostepdad8792 It’s okay to be wrong about things.

[@Heyitskrystal]

This movie was completely realistic it helps nothing to deny the reality that so many lived.

[@nsawyer1984]

This movie is a staple in the Black Culture. Thank you for taking time to giving it a chance and genuinely watching it for what it was and not making “jokes” about it. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS MOVIE. ***Suggestion***> If you want to see another great movie, with the book to match that was also great, watch… Their Eyes Were Watching God!!

[@threetreasures7698]

Thank you for the recommendation.

[@briantbmoth6472]

I enjoyed Beloved.

[@karireid4106]

AND THEY DIDN'T GET A SINGLE OSCAR ... NOT ONE! MY NUMBER ONE MOVIE , I ALWAYS CRY. MUCH LOV

[@nikytann]

"Where’s the alien feel good movie??" Curtis kills me🤣 you guys were not ready at all! Love your videos, keep staying true to yourselves 💕⭐️

[@MidnightOracle8]

I screamed 😂

[@XoBebeMore]

I was hollering when I heard that. Especially since this is one of my favorite films. 😂😂😂😂

[@ladye.j.j5739]

They wasn't ready...lol...

[@quorraquar2677]

Wow, I'm always surprised people watch The Color Purple to this day over the film Amadeus that took the Oscar in 1985. The Color Purple was robbed but it gave the world a gift. 💜

[@whipporwillssong2256]

Love this movie!!! Such an AMAZING cast! Everybody gave a award winning performance. This movie did not get the recognition it deserved. Would you react to Steel Magnolias or Fried Green Tomatoes next? Two more of my all time favs!

[@love4soul332]

Oh yes. Please react to Fried Green Tomatoes. Great book and movie. Unfortunately I haven't seen Steel Magnolias yet.

[@evelynne2846]

Really enjoyed your reaction. Whoopi and Oprah did a fantastic job. I think it was Oprah's first acting role and Spielberg really wanted her as Sophia. Sophia was separated from her children for eight years. Whoopi was separated from her two children all of their lives to their adulthood. And all the mental and physical abuse she suffered until she got away from Albert. One of my favorite movies. Thank you. BTW..... there was a field of purple flowers in the opening and closing scenes of this movie.

[@pamelabranch7438]

She played in The Women on Brewster Place, and the Native Son before this.

[@stevenatkinson1182]

@@pamelabranch7438 No she didn't. The Women of Brewtser Place was 1989 and The Native Son was 1986. The Color Purple was her first role, which was in 1985.

[@rebo2610]

Another favorite scene of mine is Shug and her Daddy's forgiveness. I cry so much.

[@rachel1120ify]

I've watched this movie since I was a kid, it made me angry, frustrated, sad, and feel their final happiness even then. It took Mr. thirty years to learn to be a decent person and I loved the relationship Celiy had with Sug (who also her own tragic life). The color purple ( wisdom, spirituality, and bravery).

[@Dollywood623]

I remember when this movie first came out. The lines to get into the theater were around the block. I also vividly remember everyone coming out all teary eyed and emotional including me. ❤️

[@John_Locke_108]

Nothing like a nice, light hearted movie on a Friday night.

[@jenniferdarling6]

Hey don't tell me what I can't do 😀

[@DeeDiamond2981]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheDivayenta]

Oprah’s production company is called “ Harpo Productions”. Also, “ Oprah” is “ Harpo” spelled backwards.

[@charnaeyoung9815]

“He’ll probably die the first time he thinks about dinner.” I died. Lol

[@prettybrwneyez7757]

That was funny Af

[@agneskorea5000]

Everytime the sisters see each other at the end and scream for their names, I start crying... this is one of the movies that when I find it on TV, I rewatch it.

[@nitaatkinson4707]

Harpo spelled backward is Oprah. Hence the name of her studio. Harpo Studio

[@kayrobbie5840]

I agree Whoppi Goldberg was excellent in this. I actually like her acting in just about everything she does. I can never get thru the ending without crying.

[@amandadougherty6615]

I like how whether it be this movie, or The Green Mile, or any other sad movie, you can tell Curtis is losing it and about to cry when he leans forward, makes his eyes SUPER WIDE, and maybe rocks back and forth, to try and keep it together. A valiant effort man! A valiant effort.

[@denisejohnson3578]

I’m Clowning 😂😂😂 at these two dudes reactions to the scenes in the Color Purple…. My Grandma used to watch this and when the scene where the sisters were separated by Danny Glover’s character…..all I could see was tears rolling down her face. Love that you guys are checking this movie out

[@Drjjjones420]

Y’all gotta watch Beloved it also stars Oprah and Danny glover. You won’t regret it