I saw The Color Purple today with my friend Juanita and we both loved it. I would see it again when it comes on cable. It was very well done. The singing and dancing was terrific. The energy of the dancers and the choreography was superb.

Danielle Brooks as Sophia was outstanding. She stood out the most and should win awards for her performance. Taraji Henson (was not Cookie from Empire ) as I’ve heard said on social media but Shug Avery and delivered the necessary elements of that character. Who knew that she could sing like that, she sounded great.

Fantasia was fine. She was adequate in the role however I needed to hear a more powerful impactful singer. Her voice would get lost in the chorus of background singers. Domingo Colman was good as Mister and unlikeable due to his character. All the other performances were strong. It is odd to make a musical on a book that tackled domestic violence, racism and lesbianism. For the people who are critical of this, I say Operas tackle dramatic subjects that are sung.

I came to this movie with an open mind, even though I’d read both positive and negative feedback about it. I did not let the original movie of thirty-eight years ago influence my feelings. I tend to be critical but was pleasantly surprised that fifteen minutes into the movie, I realized I was enjoying this and that continued towards the end. What surprised me even more was that I teared up a couple of times during tender moments. I have no idea why that happened except that I was moved.

Go see this movie for yourselves and form your own opinion. I did feel a sense of pride towards all the black people who contributed to this movie with the hopes that ‘the suits’ in Hollywood will finance more projects like this with people of color in the lead.