It’s a hard knock life for us Ladies, I wore my favorite red dress that was not purchased at Target out of respect and encouragement to Quvenzhané Wallis, to see the movie Annie. I went to the Evans matinee, in a crowded predominately Caucasian environment and the theater was filled with laughter, sing a longs, and cheers. I really enjoyed it. Like Mr. Stacks I had dust in my eyes (tears) at a couple points made in the movie. :) As a Social Worker it’s hard to just enjoy certain movies because you read into so many social behaviors that you can relate to everyday life, that’s beyond entertainment, yet real in so many people’s lives today that don’t have a voice, or someone to advocate on their behalf. I remember annually growing up watching Annie, loving the songs, relating to the hopes and dreams of having a better life. Not that we were so poor, but definitely not billionaires with servants. I don’t remember associating Annie as black or white as she could be very well be anyone in a disadvantaged population so to assimilate marketing strategies to suggest otherwise is offensive. As I reflect back on it now, I believe even then the part of me that desires to give and help was being cultivated and nurtured, more than identifying race relations and discrimination. The movie is produced by Will and Jada Smith. I loved some of twist they added. For example, those of us in service positions must realize this generation is a lot savvier with access to resources and can more readily identify persons trying to use and/or take advantage or their situation for personal agendas and selfish gain. Her mustard seed faith was inspiring as she was holding on to the one glimpse of hope she had. Some of us are surrounded with many things we can reference to God as our provider and still complaining about the 1 thing we don’t have. There were also examples of how people who have the least tend to give and share the most. Every time she was blessed, she immediately thought to be a blessing to others. So many great points of reference, but the final one was her sense of self-worth. Even though she referred to herself by her circumstance instead of her name, and in her adverse situation, she presented herself in a manner that said I know who I am, I know I still have value, and I’m worth something to negotiate with. Many more great points keep coming to my memory to add, but at the risk of telling the movie I will simply suggest it’s a great movie for the whole family. :)
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 01:41:11 +0000
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