Director: Gina Prince-BythewoodCast: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany
Genre: Drama 2008
Running time: 110 mins.
Rating:★★★★
To escape her cruel, angry father (Paul Bettany) and discover the truth about her late mother's past, 14-year-old Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning) flees with her caregiver and friend, Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson) to a South Carolina town where she's taken in by the bee-keeping Boatwright sisters (Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo). Surrounded by the unexpected love, grace, and spirituality she encounters there, Lily forms a bond with each of these uniquely gifted women and discovers you must leave home in order to find it.
A beautiful heartfelt film about what the swarm of hatred can effect people; who have changed from losing the love they once had and the desperation of wanting it to return, the lies to hide the pain, and the power of love to uplift the heart of the colony again. As Queen Latifah's character, August, magnificently says it, "Don't be afraid, as no life-loving bee wants to sting you. Still, don't be an idiot; wear long sleeves and pants. Don't swat. Don't even think about swatting. If you feel angry, whistle. Anger agitates while whistling melts a bee's temper. Act like you know what you're doing, even if you don't. Above all, send the bees love. Every living thing wants to be loved." It is definitely one of the main themes in the film.
And when the time comes, you must disburden the troubles on your shoulder and forgive yourself and believe. Also, to know it is not up to you to carry the weight of the world by yourself that you have a family (biological or not) to help too. Lastly, whether you are black, white, yellow, red, or green, there is beauty in us all, which makes us lovable, even when we feel we are not. Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd.
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