Response to _Precious_

       For our next film adaptation of a work of literature, we watched Precious. This was the first time that I've ever watched of or heard of this film and boy was it terrifying to watch!! The horrific topics it addresses from domestic violence to sexual abuse and people in poverty were so hard to watch I almost had to look away during some scenes. I believe that my profound reactions to the movie were just exactly what they intended on the audience having in order to get people to listen. I believe the movie's main goal was to force people to recognize the horrors in our society that they would normally choose to ignore in reality. The only reprieve from fear and disgust was located in the repetition of Precious' fantasy moments where she displayed an alternate happy version of herself with her ideal man. The significance of this repetition is for the audience to compare and contrast the dreams that Precious has with the reality she truly faces. At the end of the film, yes Precious receivers custody of her children and can read at an eighth grade level and it seems like a happy ending with her mother kicked to the curb, but in truth, Precious' fantasy life will probably never be in her grasp. The movie demonstrates that one can get through major conflicts and suffering in one's life if he or she perseveres through it, but this does not mean one's life automatically becomes perfect. I think it also forces people to be greatful and thankful for the lives they lead when they see horrible circumstances that cannot compare to their own trivial life problems. This movie was scary thought provoking!