After reviewing the list of films, it was with great ease that I selected, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. This made for television movie was adapted from the book written by Ernest Gaines. I selected this film for a variety of reasons. Primarily, I selected this film because I vividly recall reading the book and seeing the film when it was broadcast on television in the mid 1970’s. The Autobiography of Jane Pittman played by Cicely Tyson wasn’t just a fictional story, it was about heroism, courage
This film depicted the realities of the struggle of freedom, war and life after slavery, it equally summarized the strength and perseverance despite of brutality of life in the south. While the movie was told by Jane Pittman as she celebrated her birthday. It began with a contrast of young and old. It was about the insurrection of youth and the wisdom of age. Life often imitates art but in this case, life transitions generationally but the struggles for freedom still exists.
Neither the film nor novel are actual factual accounts of history but historical tales of historical realities of life for African Americans. The common parallels between …show more content…
Despite all these challenges she still managing to survive, mature and develop beyond the young slave girl to cunning old women. Notwithstanding, the fact that the story is not factual? It places a significant amount of important on the individual in the story and not the story itself. After all, it rather simplistic to think about all the issues surrounding the tragic losses of her husband and son when the entire south is destabilized. Jane Pittman is a story about oppression, fear and 400 hundred years of oppression. This movie attempts to show the softer side of
This film depicted the realities of the struggle of freedom, war and life after slavery, it equally summarized the strength and perseverance despite of brutality of life in the south. While the movie was told by Jane Pittman as she celebrated her birthday. It began with a contrast of young and old. It was about the insurrection of youth and the wisdom of age. Life often imitates art but in this case, life transitions generationally but the struggles for freedom still exists.
Neither the film nor novel are actual factual accounts of history but historical tales of historical realities of life for African Americans. The common parallels between …show more content…
Despite all these challenges she still managing to survive, mature and develop beyond the young slave girl to cunning old women. Notwithstanding, the fact that the story is not factual? It places a significant amount of important on the individual in the story and not the story itself. After all, it rather simplistic to think about all the issues surrounding the tragic losses of her husband and son when the entire south is destabilized. Jane Pittman is a story about oppression, fear and 400 hundred years of oppression. This movie attempts to show the softer side of