Chris and I went to North Hills Cinema last night to see The Help and it was sold out so we went to the Raleigh Grande instead and ended up in the front row! Great movie, really captured the essence of the book. I won't spoil it for anyone but be prepared to laugh!
The art director is the son of a friend of mine and I am going to get to meet him at the beginning of September. Can't wait.
My favorite line from the book, that they couldn't put in the movie because it was in Aibileen's thoughts, is from a non-conversation between Miss Leefolt and her maid, Aibileen. Aibileen is thinking, "My face goes hot, my tongue twitchy. I don't know what to say to her. All I know is, I ain't saying it. And I know she ain't saying what she want a say either and it's a strange thing happening here cause nobody saying nothing and we still managing to have us a conversation"(29). Thanks, Kathryn Stockett, for the gift of your book that is so poignant and depicted women of great courage, like so many women of the Civil Rights era.
