The Secret Life of Bees gets an A+ from Peaches

So I went to see The Secret Life of Bees last night, it was amazing! With an all-star cast of Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, and Sophie Okonedo I already had high expectations for the movie. But apparently I had no idea of the incredible strength each these women possessed. It was the kind of convincing strength that made my heart cry every time they cried on screen, not too many actors or movies for that matter have this type of affect on me.

Without previous knowledge of the book, unfortunately I have not yet read it, I fell in love with story. It's full of drama, a little mystery, and a lot of love.

The story is set in the South in 1964, a hard yet progressive time for Black people.  In the story Lilly (Dakota Fanning), a 14 year-old white girl runs away from home escaping the cruelty of her father with her Black nanny Rosealeen (Jennifer Hudson). The two run off in search of a mysterious place where Lilly has a feeling her deceased mother may have lived many years ago. 

Lilly and Rosaleen reach their destination, the Boatwright farm, a honeybee farm owned and operated by three educated and entrepreneurial Black sisters August (Queen Latifah), June (Alicia  Keys), and May Sophie Okonedo. The sisters take Lilly and Rosaleen in and allow the two to live and work with them on the farm. Throughout the story Lilly learns more about her deceased mother and why the Boatwright farm was such a  mystery.

Containing several historical references to the Civil Rights Act, The Secret Life of Bees, really hit home for me. With the history we are making today and record numbers of Black people registering to vote, I was once again inspired and excited about the possibility of Obama being our first black President. 

Director and writer Gina Prince-Bythewood and Executive Producer Jada Pinkett-Smith along with Producer Will Smith get two thumbs up for this film. I urge you to support this one. Don't wait for the bootleg, just give up ten dollars and contribute to the box office for The Secret Life of Bees. I promise you won't regret it. And after you see the movie join me in reading the novel by Sue Monk Kidd. Enjoy!

Always in Support of Black Films~ Peaches

I found this clip of J Hudson singing on the set. Damn, she can blow!