Halle Berry once again proves her skills in this romantic drama. Feelings of joy, anger, sadness or passion, Berry acts out all these feelings with the same ease and intensity.
Their Eyes Were Watching God is an interesting movie about a woman growing up in a society were she cannot live out her considerable self-awareness until she finally finds the one with whom she can put into practice her freedom-loving personality, only to end up as a grieved but satisfied widow.
The big flaw of this movie is its length. The story is just too long to fit into the length of a feature film. Consequently we jump with haste from one chapter to the next; in the beginning, Janie is a single 17-year old girl, the next minute she is married to an old farmer and before this relationship is properly worked out, she is leaving to get married again, this time to the ambitious Mr. Starks. Suddenly, 20 years have passed by and the end of that relationship is already in sight As a result of this swift story-telling, some features are much simplified, such as the portrayal of the gossiping townsfolk of Eatonville and the happy hippie community in the mixed town at the end.
Yes, this would be perfect material for a decent mini series, but alas.
Their Eyes Were Watching God is an interesting movie about a woman growing up in a society were she cannot live out her considerable self-awareness until she finally finds the one with whom she can put into practice her freedom-loving personality, only to end up as a grieved but satisfied widow.
The big flaw of this movie is its length. The story is just too long to fit into the length of a feature film. Consequently we jump with haste from one chapter to the next; in the beginning, Janie is a single 17-year old girl, the next minute she is married to an old farmer and before this relationship is properly worked out, she is leaving to get married again, this time to the ambitious Mr. Starks. Suddenly, 20 years have passed by and the end of that relationship is already in sight As a result of this swift story-telling, some features are much simplified, such as the portrayal of the gossiping townsfolk of Eatonville and the happy hippie community in the mixed town at the end.
Yes, this would be perfect material for a decent mini series, but alas.