Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001 TV Movie)
3/10
No, this comment was the exact opposite of what I thought of when I watched this movie.
13 December 2006
First of all I want to state that I have seen this movie once in my life. I could only bare to see it once for the fact that Beyonce Knowles has been my Role Model for the past 6 years. Ever since the very first time I heard her voice on the radio, I had become to love it. For the fact that I want to be a famous singer when I grow up, Beyonce Knowles had always been who I had looked up too. She was one of the few celebrities who had managed to stay out of negative media SUCCESSFULLY. I had never heard of her becoming intoxicated and out of control, their was never any provocative statements being said, and she was never heard of as being in a two day relationship. Beyonce Knowles had always been a positive person in my life, and her music was my escape to the realities of existence. Middle School & High School: I couldn't have made/been making it through these years if it were not for her music brightening my day.

You can call me bias, I don't mind. I am only saying the way I feel. : ) Then, this movie came out, and for me it was a modern-day Selena remake. If you haven't seen the movie Selena, I highly recommend you to watch it. The two are quite similar. Anyways, Beyonce Knowles was only pursuing her dreams in the music industry. This was the simple well-known fact of how hard it was to "make it" in this industry. Now, things aren't as tough, and if your name is well-known, you can have a record deal in a matter of 2 weeks. IF not, then you have to start climbing the ladder. Once you have reached the middle of that ladder, you have to be careful not to fall. After this, if you keep on pursuing your dreams then you will succeed to the top of the ladder. In the movie, Beyonce Knowles had died before her life-long dreams had been reached.

I cried for the next hour after watching Carmen: A Hip-Hopera. I couldn't explain the way I had felt for Beyonce's character, Carmen. And I had soon realized that I would try my hardest and never give up to reach my dreams.

In reality:: I am 16 years old and I still have not yet received any type of record deal. I live in a small town, so that only makes it ten times harder. Yet, I still know that I have the rest of my life to become a singer if that is what I want out of my life, and it most certainly is. I know that I must never give up on my dreams, until the good Lord takes me home.

May I just add one last thing: Beyonce emerged from a trio group {which was first a foursome, but they SURVIVED the split.} and Destiny's Child had Grammy's and the Billboard under their belt. Then Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams all went solo. Michelle chose Gospel while Beyonce and KElly chose R&B. The record label Destiny's Child had signed with, was owned by Beyonce's manager, her very own father and backbone support, Matthew Knowles. Now, Beyonce has overwhelmed the media with her two solo albums, her appearance in two movies, The Fighting Temptations and The Pink Panther, along with her performances in this movie and soon coming to theaters, Dreamgirls.

; D She did it, she raised above the negativity and made her dreams come true. You may disagree, but I know that I can do that too. This movie gave me nothing but encouragement. = D Thank you for listening!! Feel free to comment!!
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