The Help by Solene Lorier

Summary:

The help is a novel  publish in 2009 wrote by Kathryn Stockett. The film is adapted by Tate Taylor in 2011. The cast are Viola Davis aka Aibileen, Emma Stone aka Skeeter, Bryce Dallas Howard aka Hilly and Octavia Spencer aka Minny Jackson. The scene takes place in the Mississippi, in Jackson city, during the Civil Right Movement in 1963. The main character "Skeeter",Eugenia Phelan  is a young journalist who goes back to Jackson city because her mother is sick. Skeeter doesn't agree with the racistic attitudes of her friends towards the maid. Skeeter doesn't understand why the white people don't like the black people and why this segregation is happening .The second main character, Skeeter's best friend ,Hilly Walters Holbrook is a young woman, she's president of the Jackson Junior League and active in all sorts of charity. But she is also a horrible person , extremely racist  and a fantastic representation of the South's view during the Civil Rights Movement. In the film there are two important maids. The first one is Aibileen Clark who work for Elizabeth Leefolt. She takes care of the Leefolt's daughter, Mae Mobley. She lives alone since her boy is dead. The second maid is Minny Jackson. She is Hilly's maid but she is fired when she decides to use Hilly's toilet. She is married and she has five children.

During the film we follow the maid's life with the white people. Skeeter became friend with Aibeleen and they try to write a book about the working conditions in Jackson City.

Critical:

The film is very interesting because we follow the maid's life during their dark period  at the USA.  In the movie, we can see the maid's living conditions and how the white people treated them. In the Help, we have the point of view of one white girl who she struggle with the racial discrimination.All the film long , we are captivated by Skeeter's story and by the maid's story too.

Important scene:

The scene inside the film which impact me, is during  Elizabeth's daugther's birthday party. It is very interesting because we can see what Hilly did to treat the  black woman, we can also see her veritable personality. Also we can remark that Skeeter can't say anything to help Aibileen. Aibileen can say “No” to Hilly because she works for her best friend Elizabeth. This situations in the garden is very interesting because we can notice who is the leader.