This story is about a young white woman, Ms. Skeeter (Stone), an aspiring author in the 1960s. She sets out to write a book from interviews with the black women who work as hired help taking care of the housekeeping and childcare for white families. Although frightened by the prospect of being punished, one woman, Aibileen (Viola Davis) decides to share her stories and take a stand against the severe racism and falling tower of injustice it brought. Then, following the arrest of one the the help from a charge by her white employer, most of the black women decide to come forward and contribute their point of views as well.
I guess we should tip our hats to Bryce Dallas Howard and Ahna O'Reiley; they must of nailed their characters since I was absolutely disgusted by them and excited to see them pay for their small mindedness. Ms. Skeeter, played by Emma Stone, was one of only a handful of white folks that believed the world should be viewed on a more even keel.
Now, even with such a serious subject matter this film still demands laughter from the audience, and it got it from me and my friends. Some of The Help's stories are not to be missed, but I encourage you to experience them with with the film. My written renditions will no doubt fall short of their hilarity.
Opinion note: How people ever harbored enough unsolicited hate to treat another person in the way that some of these people did is beyond me. Let this story also show that the harshness of the racism reality may have somewhat diminished over the decades, but is in no way dead and gone from society.
I also wouldn't be surprised if Viola Davis is nominated for another Oscar for this performance as Aibileen Clark, maybe not a win, but 2 Academy noms is only be the beginning for her.
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