Change begins with a whisper.
The Help is a story about courage, equality, and redemption in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s. Narrated from three central characters, their stories intertwine, which eventually results in the start of change. The film boasts mainstream stars: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, as well as some new talents: Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain.
My favorite aspect of The Help was its eclectic subplots, which all had its relevancy to the central storyline; each subplot symbolized change and/or discrimination in different forms, and how there was much more to it than just the inequality between the blacks and whites, like social status, jealousy, envy, etc. The film manages to encompass all these different aspects, giving us the developed characters we always demand for. In the end, we feel something for all the characters, whether we love, hate, or pity them.
The Help is a pleasant surprise. For a film that runs well over two hours, it manages to keep its pace from drowning, while it touches base with its comedic, tragic, bittersweet, and blissful side; it's poignant. A movie that honestly portrays what is considered daring and taboo, The Help is real and harsh in certain aspects, which can make the movie hard to watch sometimes, but the truth it all we need, don't we? After all, it's what makes us better people, right?
Grade: B+
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