I think Bobo was a little harsh in regards to Steven Spielberg directing The Color Purple. In her section "Formal Stucture", she pretty much came to the conclusion that Spielberg did not understand the real story of The Color Purple when he was directing it; commenting and questioning on how he envisioned the story to be.
I understand why she was upset with his adaptation; but that is just it, it is an adaptation. Even though I have never seen this particular film, it is obvious (from her description and other readings) that Spielberg did the best he could at directing this very controversial story. She states that he only "tapped into his consciousness and experiences, and produced a work that reflected his general outlook". Again, isn't that the whole point of an adaptation??
She continues on into describing scenes in which she thinks Spielberg got all wrong. Although textually backed, I think that these just show her opinion on the film adaptation. However, I'm not sure what more she could have said in order to reaffirm her beliefs that Spielberg did a poor job at adaption the novel onto screen.
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