Bobos essay

I thought bobos essay had some interesting points, but she was very critical of speilberg and his vision of the film. She seemed irritated that he hadn't stayed true to the novel, and lead the characters into a different portrayal, one that was less appealing to black women. She pointed out that "the film overlooks the transitional moment where the average black girl was given a place of importance". I think Bobo would have liked to see more of an independence and less inferior roles from Celie and Shug in the film. She also said that "a director as successful as speilburg has the freedom to structure his film in whatever manner he chooses, but he produced a work that reflected his general outlook." To me it sounds like she is saying this movie was able to take this path because speilberg was the director, had he he not been apart of it the movie wouldnt have been made, yet she is also saying if someone else had directed it, it would have been made better. I think this goes back to reids point in saying you need a profitable reputation as a director to have the freedom to make whatever film you like, so had another director wanted to make this film, it would not have gotten the response from production companys without speilberg.