The movie Precious directed by Lee Daniels like most novels turned movies was a lot like the the novel Push by Sapphire . Although similar not exactly the same. When a novel is turned into a movie the director and the crew can only do the novel but so much justice. They are able to capture the important moments but at the same time incorporate moment they feels make a great addition to the already developed storyline. Because the movie usually can not embody everything the novel is able to there is usually significant differences between the two. Difference such as characters physical appearance or characters having larger roles in the movie than they did in the novel or vice versa. Or something a reader felt belonged in the movie that …show more content…
The audience was able to the feel for the characters as well as learn to understand them. The director not only contacted us to Precious but other character as well. In the novel we were introduce to different characters through the eyes of Precious. Through the text were able to contact with them to a extend only going off what she told us. Yet, the director was able to do something different and thats have the scene where Precious and her mother sit with counselor together and have a session. I felt that was something that both the director and author did completely. When reading that scene I felt no type of sorrow for Mary. I was not able to see past her and her husband disgusting action. Although the scene were almost identical, the director did something Sapphire was incapable of. Which is bringing upon empathy for Mary’s unforgivable actions. While watching that scene where Mary cried and explained the first time her “man” first abused her daughter, I was actually, for a brief moment, able to feel bad for her and almost understand where she coming from. He gave the audience a better understanding of the type of person she was and the type of person her sick ass father was. As well as let the audience know that she too abused Precious sexaully. Which could be very difficult to comprehend through the initial reading of the