Jaqueline Bobo

I think that Bobo did single out Steven Spielberg in her article, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he isn't deserving of her harsh criticisms. In the article, the talks about how different early writers depicted black women compared to that of Spielberg's film The Color Purple. It did strike me as odd when she pointed out the fact that much of the film's narrative revolves around the Black male presence where the original text focuses on the women. Also, she goes on to elaborate that not only were the depictions of characters off, but some of the things they did were seemingly racist in nature. Still, the thing I couldn't get over was how the female characters changed from the novel so much in so many different aspects of character. One example Bob discussed was how sexuality from the novel to the film was sort of flipped over, making the film more about promiscuous black women over anything else. In the end, I don't believe the mistakes to be ALL Spielberg's fault, but he holds a major responsibility in their production. Though his intentions may not have been ill inspired, his interpretations of the novel into film still raise many suspicions.