The Color Purple
Movie • 1985 • Drama
ReportAn epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker.
This movie contains 43 potentially triggering events.
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Drinking sounds
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Is someone stalked?
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At some point basically every lead woman is stalked by every lead man. This is particularly disturbing as the men are adults and most of the women were 13-14 at the time. An abuser also later follows the abused around but does not interact and is not really doing it to intimidate them in any way.
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It is one of the main focuses of the film. The physical violence shown is minor by most modern movie standards but the fear is ever present.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Sofia is beaten in public
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Is someone gaslighted?
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The lead is abused her entire life. Part of this is gaslighting.
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The majority of the children in this movie are abused (including verbal, physical, and sexual violence).
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Many people get drunk to handle their problems.
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Animal
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It's set on a farm
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Are animals abused?
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Animals are mistreated and hit with fly swatters and other objects (though this is more minor than it sounds, the animals visibly recoil). The main set is also a farm and meat is shown being eaten multiple times in the movie, which some may find upsetting.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Yes, you can see an already dead rabbit being cut open, not too much is visible but it may be too much for some
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Are rabbits harmed?
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There's an already dead rabbit
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Are there spiders?
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About 2/3rds of the way through the movie, a cat appears briefly in a scene. The spider is on-screen about 5-10 seconds after the cat disappears. It's a 2-second insert shot of the spider.
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Are there bugs?
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Flies are prominent throughout as well as a very large spider.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Our lead is assaulted multiple times by different people and there is an on screen attempted assault of another. There is minimal violence on screen but it is a common theme in the movie and is discussed frequently as just a component of these girls’ and women’s lives. The assaults do not seem to be particularly violent and we do not see anyone physically harmed or see anyone naked, disrobing, etc. It’s just always there and if this is a trigger I’d maybe skip it. (Especially since each of the assaultors is intimately connected to the person assaulted)
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Shaving a beard with a straight razor is a common theme that occurs on screen multiple times throughout the movie. A ritual that involves scarring children’s faces by cutting is shown on screen.
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Is there a hanging?
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Mentions of a lynching. Not shown and not confirmed to be true.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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People are sexually assaulted multiple times and a rough childbirth is briefly shown on screen. Nothing is ever stated or shown but it could be guessed. A man also places his foot heavily and in a threatening way near another man’s genitals. Nothing happens.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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A women experiences non specified violence which leads to permanent damage to her eye (which we can see).
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Not kidnapped but a girl is essentially sold to a man.
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Does a parent die?
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Mentions of parent death. Not shown. Man revealed to not be a parent after his death.
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Does someone cheat?
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People dating, married, or engaged frequently engage in relationships with others. Everyone involved is aware of it.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Someone takes a soak in a bathtub. You don't see anything below the elbows.
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Does someone spit?
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Someone spits into someone else's drink.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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A young child cries. It is the focus of the scene and leads to negative things.
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Pregnancy
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Briefly shown with little detail at the beginning of the movie. We see and hear screams of agony.
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Are there fat jokes?
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Being fat and being skinny are both seen as negative in the movie.
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Is there hate speech?
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Against women and black people.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Calling someone dumb, stupid, and slow as verbal abuse. We understand he is being ridiculous but the language is still clearly meant to be derogatory.
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Are there n-words?
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Said by white people in a moment of physical violence.
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Relationships
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Sex
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Flirting, kissing, sexy dancing. Not much more than that.
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Father assaults daughter, leads to two children. Father attempts to assault other daughter but she escapes.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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The ending is hopeful and good. However, this is a heavy movie about longtime abuse, assault, and injustice so not having a sad ending won’t mean you leave feeling joyful.
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Does a car crash?
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Minor. No injuries. Not shown from inside vehicle.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Minor. No injuries.
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Is there blood/gore?
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Blood from cuts, noses, wounds on different occasions. Bruises and result of physical violence.
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