“The Help” is a new movie that is based on the bestselling novel by Kathryn Stockett.
The movie is about a young girl named Skeeter. After graduating college, Skeeter finds herself troubled by how African-American employees are treated in her home town of Jackson, Mississippi. Her anger towards the women she once called her friends and the mistreatment of the African-Americans inspires Skeeter to write a book about their experiences.
Without her friends knowing, Skeeter decides to get the real stories about these women. She fights for their rights and treats them the way they deserve to be treated. The women of color, along with Skeeter, fight against what is socially accepted and write a book that will tell the stories of these women, in a time where speaking against racism could get them killed.
Although the women are scared of what could happen to them if people if the town found out what they were doing, that doesn’t stop them from doing what they believe is right: sharing their stories.
The movie is full of laugh-out-loud moments but is also heartbreakingly sad. “The Help” is an excellent commentary of civil rights and may be the best movie of the summer, if not the best movie of the whole year.
By Rachel Fugiel
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