"'The Color Purple' Adaptation Sparks Debate and Dominates Box Office with Georgia Filming Boost"
The new film adaptation of "The Color Purple," directed by Blitz Bazawule, pays homage to classic Black musicals and serves as a syllabus for Black cinema. The movie references historical Hollywood gems and jazz shorts, celebrating the genre's role in providing space for Black performers during times when their roles were limited in mainstream media. The film aims to give depth to the character Celie, played by Fantasia Barrino-Taylor, and uses the musical genre as a language of resistance and empowerment, with nods to influential works and artists like Lena Horne and Cab Calloway.