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Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
Whatever...
In class we watched their eyes were watching god, and i found that the movie and the book, although most of the time actually corresponded. It still did not meet my expectations of what i thought the movie should have been like. In the book, it was basically impossible to understand what was going on. Due to the slang words, and abbreviated text, it Forced me to go back and read a page over and over again until i finally got the point. And when i finally got the point i realized that there was a reason for the slang words and abbreviated text. To show the true meaning, and give an accurate description and idea of how things were during this time period. Harsh, separated by race, and a very southern setting. Unlike in the movie where the main character Halley Barry or Janie spoke in a weak southern voice almost sounding like a regular educated person, and did not seem to work half as hard as Janie did in the novel. It was good that the two (movie and novel) did correspond with some exact lines put into the movie which gave somewhat of a good picture of how the book put the story, but i would have rather seen a better effort on other things such as language and attitude rather than exact content from the book. Some may find the movie enjoyable, but me in particular did not find it to be to amusing. Just an average movie. But it did also send out a message that was meaningful as well don't get me wrong, and that is "The story teaches that material things are all right in their place, but if we exchange them for real living and true love, we lose out. Even though there is a tragic end, you find yourself still happy that Janie experienced the kind of love we all dream about." -breesummit.