I'm not sure if I think Bobo scapegoats Spielberg so much as she calls him out for his stereotypical film making. Her arguments are fair as she offers examples of how the scenes in the film differed from the book in an important way ( the scene where Celie bathes Shug and the stereotypical portrayal of Harpo throughout the film.)
What I found to be Bobo's strongest point was that of the significance of Spielberg's white male privilege throughout the film. For example, Bobo make a point to mention that by adding the story of Oliver Twist as a sort of parallel plotline Spielberg makes light of the story of a young woman's struggle. She also pointed out that his focus is too often on the men in the film, rather than the women, which is what Alice Walker's story is all about. While the film is technically Spielberg's film interpretation of the novel, he veers from the plot in a significant way and Bobo makes the reader aware.
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