"The Help" movie

blueiguana
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:49:38 +0000

Anything, any medium, that get’s people thinking, talking, sharing, reflecting, discussing topics such as this, is valuable. If more people picked up this book because it wasn’t as heavy as others, so be it. Perhaps they talked about it with a friend. Maybe they didn’t agree. That’s okay as long as people are talking, and people are listening, then there is a chance we can move forward. Maybe because of this people were moved to share memories with younger family members who were too young to remember that time period. Perhaps you were not born yet but called an older family member who was to see if anything in the book resembled your family. These are good discussions to have and a good way to share history we can forget to pass down. So, yes it’s fiction, but if you start thinking about your own life and asking questions about your own family and others then it’s moved past the book and made even a small difference.

That’s my humble opinion…FWIW.