You better like it if Oprah's in it,unless you want to die.

      The movie Beloved  is ok,not early as good as the great masterpieces of our generation like Bratz: The Movie or insert any Eddie Murphy movie here.Zing!One thing that I didn't like was the fact that Oprah was in it.Sethe isnt supposed to be just a person;she is the symbol of all African American ex slaves that have tried to move on from their past.Since that is the case,I believe it would have been better to cast an unknown actress just so the audience could feel like it could be anybody.Casting Oprah,one of the most successful black woman in the world as Sethe doesn't work for me.It's like casting Angelina Jolie for a role of a poor cant find a man woman.It just wouldn't work because we know too  much about her and we won't be able to see the character,just Angelina.The whole time I was watching the movie i kept thinking "Ooh Oprah mad!" and "oh snap Oprah gone crazy!". This isn't good because we're supposed to see Sethe.
     I don't feel like the movie did a very good job of showcasing Beloved's true hidden depth and meaning.Then again,rarely do movies do the book justice.I'm looking at you My Sister's Keeper!I feel like they went for shock value as opposed to subtle messages.In the beginning when Paul D came inside 124 for the first time there was red lights.I mean, come on.This is not the disco!It looked cheap and silly;in the book the spirit is haunting and devastating,not a horror show with bad special effects.
      The movie left out some scenes, especially those relating to Sethe's and Pauly D's past.Sweet Home is practically forgotten and I think this is a mistake for the audience needs to know their history.I guess it wasn't so appealing to show Paul d and the rest of the men having sex with cows.Darn you MPAA!Also at the end,Beloved vanishes which isn't subtle at all.The book leaves you wondering who or what Beloved was and what she represented.She was multifaceted much like the history and problems with slavery,family,and memories.The movie's ending pretty much told you she was a ghost.I like it better when I leave the theater feeling confused and trying to figure it all out rather than the movie telling me.That's what happens when I leave an Adam Sandler movie;I think "Was it that bad?" and "Could it have been worse?" and "NOO!I just wasted 10 bucks!".See,thinking!
     If someone saw the movie without reading the book,I don't think they would get it.It would seem like a weird movie that has too much shock value.The audience needs to have read the book to get what the Sethe peeing in the yard and the rape scenes really mean.Overall the movie was meh.The book gives the movie more depth;the movie gives the book Oprah.