NetflixThe Color Purple (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.3
Overview
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixHBO MaxApple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic racism, sexism, and mass incarceration, and by portraying the resilience and rebellion of Black women against these systemic injustices.
The film is a powerful exploration of Black women's experiences, featuring a predominantly Black cast and centering on their collective strength, resilience, and Black queer love. Its narrative explicitly critiques patriarchal oppression and champions liberation, making diversity, equity, and inclusion central to its storytelling.
Secondary
The film explicitly portrays the romantic and sexual relationship between Celie and Shug Avery, centering a Black queer love story in a mainstream production. Despite some critiques of sanitization compared to the novel, its clear depiction and significance contribute to a net positive impact on LGBTQ+ representation.
The film portrays Christianity as a complex source of both comfort and constraint within the African American community. While it critiques rigid religious norms that conflict with personal identity and love, the narrative ultimately frames faith as intersecting with themes of resilience and empowerment, offering nuance and depth.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2023 film adaptation of "The Color Purple" maintains the established genders of all its main characters as depicted in Alice Walker's original novel and previous adaptations. No characters canonically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender.
The film is an adaptation of a story centered on African American characters, and all major roles are consistently portrayed by Black actors, aligning with the source material. No character established as one race in prior canon is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.8
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.1
7.2
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