Movie Review: The Help

Matt gave me a movie gift certificate recently because he really wanted me to go see The Help. I did go to a matinee a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it, especially since I had extra money on the gift certificate too in order to get a small popcorn also (thanks Matt, love ya!). As for the movie, it was entertaining. Much like Water for Elephants -- a lot of characters and not too much development. For example, the main character Skeeter feels so much compassion for the way these humans are treated yet she goes back and forth between their world and her world of white privilege without experiencing too much angst or concern over existing in these dueling worlds. Sure sometimes she makes scowls or disparaging faces but it was hard to believe her extreme compassion for the help when she doesn't ever really get to vocalize her thoughts or opinions. Even when she eventually finds out what happened to the maid that raised her there is not much of a reaction. Most of the characters were extremely stereotypical and it just did not shed any new light on anything. This all being said - it was watchable and enjoyable, it just was not too memorable.