Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
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Directed By: Lee Daniels
Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, & Paula Patton
You can tell you are watching a great movie if, at the end, you realize that you never need to see another movie with a similar story. Sure, you'll watch them...but you don't need to see them, because you have already seen the best execution of that story imaginable. Such is the case with Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. Never again will I need to see a movie about an underprivileged inner-city teenager trying to overcome unimaginable adversity. Precious has told that story so well, that I am sure no future movie will ever be able to tell it quite as admirably. It is an emotional, devastating, and unrelenting movie that is courageous because of its unabashed determination to tell a story that needs to be told. It does not sugarcoat it and, for that reason, some viewers will not be able to handle it. But, I encourage all of you, even the most hesitant, to please try. The story is every bit as dark as you would probably suspect, but there is an unexpected element that, despite being often overshadowed by brutal scenes of abuse and heartache, remains firmly in place. In the midst of great tragedy, it can be hard to see or notice, but it is there and its presence is the reason Precious works so well. That element, my friends, is hope.
