I was browsing through the tv channels a few hours ago, as I would normally do in this long, long holiday (because God knows I haven't done anything productive lately) when I came across an Oscar-winning movie simply titled 'Precious', based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire. I saw the title and it rang a bell, so I scanned my brain to further investigate the knowledge I have of this feature film. And then my fingers snapped automatically. Ahh, it's that movie starring Mariah Carey with no makeup on and wearing baggy clothes without revealing any cleavage. There was a preview of a clip of her in the movie and it was featured on E! News. I was completely shocked. But then, not really. I should've known that Mariah is nowhere near gorgeous without all the foundation and powder and mascara and concealer slapped on her face. And without her showing off her rather undersized dress and boobs, she looked bigger with baggy clothes! But enough about her. This isn't the Mariah Carey Show, but later I found out that she was decent enough in her role as a social worker.
This heartfelt movie tells the story of an obese African-American teenager named Claireece Precious Jones who came from a broken family in the poverty-stricken town of Harlem. Her mother never married her father, and when Precious hit puberty, her malevolent father raped her and she was forced to raise an unwanted child who suffered from brain damage. Precious lived with her demanding mother, who deep inside became heartbroken because her boyfriend dared to choose his own daughter over her. She was a bad mother to her child, calling Precious 'stupid' and other inappropriate names, citing that Precious will never be useful to anyone in the world. When Precious was pregnant with her second child because of her father's offense, she was kicked out of school. But then a teacher gave her a second chance, an alternative school that helped people get basic education for a better future in life. Precious, without her mother's knowledge, came to the school and learned to read and write better. Precious was adamant and resentful, but she forced herself to love learning new things. Her mother was always demanding her to get a job or asking the government for more money as they keep running out of them. It's not surprising as Precious' mother, Mary never bothered to get a job and raise her family herself. Precious' first child Mongo was taken by the welfare people because Mary never took her to the hospital for treatment.
When Precious gave birth to her second child, a boy she named Abdul, she was worried that her mother would be screaming obscenities at her for carrying her own father's child. Precious came home, and her mother was calm. Mary wanted to see the baby, and precious let her. Mary looked at Abdul, then threw him on the sofa all of a sudden. She yelled at Precious for 'stealing' her boyfriend, when in fact Precious didn't want any of this to happen. Precious grabbed the baby, and ran away from home. She wanted to be a good mother to her baby, unlike Mary was to her. Precious lived temporarily with her alternative school teacher, Blu Rain and found out that she was a lesbian. Blu Rain connected to the persons she taught. She was also an outsider in this world. A few months later, Precious found out that she was HIV positive, but Abdul was not. She was dejected, and later found out from her mother that her father died of AIDS. Mary wanted her daughter to come live with her, so she confronted the social worker Miss Weiss about it. Weiss knew about the physical and sexual abuse Precious had endured her entire life. Mary was indeed very sorry for what happened to her child, and that she loved her so much. Precious never understood why her mother never stopped her father from abusing her. She parted ways from her mother and vowed to not see her again. She hoped to get Mongo back and raise her two children the best she can. She wanted to be a good mother. A mother so precious to her children.
From what I see, this film gives a generally good message to viewers out there. The heartbreaking story will keep your tear ducts busy cos the pain and suffering that Precious had to go through is so emotionally and physically agonizing to watch. A definite 5 stars.
This heartfelt movie tells the story of an obese African-American teenager named Claireece Precious Jones who came from a broken family in the poverty-stricken town of Harlem. Her mother never married her father, and when Precious hit puberty, her malevolent father raped her and she was forced to raise an unwanted child who suffered from brain damage. Precious lived with her demanding mother, who deep inside became heartbroken because her boyfriend dared to choose his own daughter over her. She was a bad mother to her child, calling Precious 'stupid' and other inappropriate names, citing that Precious will never be useful to anyone in the world. When Precious was pregnant with her second child because of her father's offense, she was kicked out of school. But then a teacher gave her a second chance, an alternative school that helped people get basic education for a better future in life. Precious, without her mother's knowledge, came to the school and learned to read and write better. Precious was adamant and resentful, but she forced herself to love learning new things. Her mother was always demanding her to get a job or asking the government for more money as they keep running out of them. It's not surprising as Precious' mother, Mary never bothered to get a job and raise her family herself. Precious' first child Mongo was taken by the welfare people because Mary never took her to the hospital for treatment.
When Precious gave birth to her second child, a boy she named Abdul, she was worried that her mother would be screaming obscenities at her for carrying her own father's child. Precious came home, and her mother was calm. Mary wanted to see the baby, and precious let her. Mary looked at Abdul, then threw him on the sofa all of a sudden. She yelled at Precious for 'stealing' her boyfriend, when in fact Precious didn't want any of this to happen. Precious grabbed the baby, and ran away from home. She wanted to be a good mother to her baby, unlike Mary was to her. Precious lived temporarily with her alternative school teacher, Blu Rain and found out that she was a lesbian. Blu Rain connected to the persons she taught. She was also an outsider in this world. A few months later, Precious found out that she was HIV positive, but Abdul was not. She was dejected, and later found out from her mother that her father died of AIDS. Mary wanted her daughter to come live with her, so she confronted the social worker Miss Weiss about it. Weiss knew about the physical and sexual abuse Precious had endured her entire life. Mary was indeed very sorry for what happened to her child, and that she loved her so much. Precious never understood why her mother never stopped her father from abusing her. She parted ways from her mother and vowed to not see her again. She hoped to get Mongo back and raise her two children the best she can. She wanted to be a good mother. A mother so precious to her children.
From what I see, this film gives a generally good message to viewers out there. The heartbreaking story will keep your tear ducts busy cos the pain and suffering that Precious had to go through is so emotionally and physically agonizing to watch. A definite 5 stars.
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