Beloved
(1998)
- Information at Internet
Movie Database
-
Cinema in Focus, a
social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman. (Second
review.)
- Hollywood
Jesus visual review
-
Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Themes
- Acceptance
- The women from the
community confront Sethe and drive out the demon by their prayers
and their acceptance of Sethe as a courageous member of their
community instead of as an ostracized one.
- Alternate
Reality
- Beloved (embodiment
of Sethe's past) haunts Sethe and all of her relationships until she
makes her peace with them
- Clean/Unclean
- Sethe is haunted not
only by Beloved, but also by being the "unclean" one in
the community, until toward the end where the community confronts
and accepts her, and she is healed.
- Crucifixion
- Determination,
Courage, Endurance
- Sethe's flight to
freedom and her survival as a free woman.
- Healing/healers
- The women from the
community confront Sethe and drive out the demon by their prayers
and their acceptance of Sethe as a courageous member of their
community instead of as an ostracized one.
- Liberation/Freedom
- Sethe kills Beloved rather than have her become a
slave.
- The elusive "freedom" of Sethe the
runaway slave.
- Mother types
- Sethe as the courageous, broken woman who kills her
child rather than have her grow up a slave, establishes life as a
free woman with her other children, comes to terms with her
brokenness and her community.
- Prophet
- Baby Suggs as the prophet/preacher who encourages
and motivates her people to find freedom.
- Resurrection
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