Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Whole Post is a Spoiler. Since I can't figure out the cut system on this thing, just bear with it.

Watching this movie was one of the toughest things I have ever seen. It was really heart-breaking, very disturbing, but also uplifting. The abuse was sick, and I had a hard time stomaching parts of this movie, because it was so hard to watch.

There was one rape scene and it was not that long, but it was very hard to make it through. Usually, I can tolerate a lot of things, but this movie really tested my comfort level. I was really bothered and felt really sad. Still, the main character, Precious, ended up building herself up with the help of friends she met in an alternative school and a teacher who cared deeply for her.

The scenes at the end of the movie were pretty powerful to watch, while the beginning made me really nauseous. The ending with Mo'Nique's character, Mary, talking to Mariah Carey, Weiss the social worker, and Precious was really good. Throughout the entire firm, Mo'Nique did a fantastic job portraying a crazy-mean abusive mother, and the scene at the end was very well done.

One of the other scenes I really liked was where Precious was in class and she had an in-class writing assignment, but she couldn't write. She had just found out that her late father had AIDS, which meant she was also a candidate. She did turn out to be HIV+ and was very upset about it. Ms. Rain, her teacher, told her to come with her to her office, but Precious told her to just f**k off and that she doesn't get what she has been through, and that she's HIV+. The expression on the teacher's face just tore at my heart strings. This scene just made me cry.

Precious: "Nobody love me." *she sobs*

Ms. Rain: "People do love you, Precious."

Precious: "Please don't lie to me, Ms. Rain. Love ain't done nothing for me. Love beat me, rape me, called me an animal, made me feel worthless, make me sick."

Ms. Rain: "That wasn't love, Precious."

Ms. Rain: "Your baby loves you." *pause* *whispers* I love you."

Ms. Rain: "Write."


To me, this was the first powerful scene of the movie, and then everything else that followed was good too. I can't say that this is my fave movie, but I do think it is really good. I had a really hard time watching it, because I am a pretty emotional person and even though I was only watching, it felt hurtful like I just wanted to cry, because the situation in here was so terrible. I don't know how to explain it, but it was just not a good feeling. I just felt so sad watching it.

At least the ending was good and I can live with that.