I expected better from Oprah and others, but this movie was disturbing. Not because of the subject matter, but in the execution. It was hard to follow, disorganized and (in some respects) over-acted by the players. Plus, I think that despite the probable intent of the movie (and presumably the book) of showing how slavery (at its worst) treated human beings as animals, Sethe's character simply illustrated the animal nature unaffected by any shred of human compassion or sensitivity. She showed herself to be an animal, just like her former captors believed. The world is full enough of people with excuses for their bad choices and behavior - why spend so much time and money making yet another movie about them?
Review of Beloved
