Reactions To "The Color Purple" Are Going Viral, So Here Are The Best Tweets To Sum Up How People Really Feel
"Just remembered the lady in my screening of The Color Purple, who loudly said, 'That’s not what this movie is about!' during the kissing scene, and the other person who shouted, 'It’s in the book!'"
The Color Purple movie had the "second biggest Christmas day opening of all time," bringing in $18 million domestically, according to Variety.
The star-studded cast — including American Idol winner Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Ciara, and Halle Bailey — is being praised for both their musical and acting performances in the film. Fantasia has even received a Golden Globe nomination for her role as "Celie."
Let's check out some of the best online reactions to The Color Purple:
1. Former President Obama called it one of his "favorite movies of the year."
Update: I just saw The Color Purple and loved it. I'm adding it to this list as one of my favorite movies of the year.
just remembered the lady in my screening of the color purple who loudly said “that’s not what this movie is about!” during the kissing scene and the other person who shouted “it’s in the book!”
Went to go see The Color Purple with my family. Three-quarters of the way through the movie, my dad turns to me and goes, “Man, doesn’t that lady sound just like Fantasia?”
I was in the theater watching TCP and this woman I was sitting next to said to herself after my scene, not knowing I was sitting next to her, said “they should come together and kill him!” I slowly turned and looked at her, then I switched seats. The Color purple in theaters now pic.twitter.com/ultqULNGc6
