Their Eyes were watching God

 

 

     "Their Eyes Were Watching God" film was released on March 16, 2005. I honestly don't think anything influenced the film. I think that we should define the relationship between men and women doing that time period. The film was based upon Zora Neale Hurston's 1937 novel of the same name. But the film is no where in comparison to the novel. The film actually leaves out many important concepts to help found out the central theme. The film belong to the black romance and sexuality genre. It was received in a positive and negative way. The film was somewhat based on the book but missed out many important parts. I thought the title meant that the people in the film were actually trying to watch God.  I expected the people to always try to see what God had coming up next. The film started by showing Janie walking barefooted with dirty clothes. It made me think that Janie was homeless or just got through working in a dirty place. The first important scene is when Janie returns to Eatonville and have a conversation with Pheoby. The second important scene is when her Grandmother marries her off to an older man. The third important scene is when she met TeaCake. The hurricane was the climax. Doing the hurricane, TeaCake tried to save Janie from a violent dog. He ends up getting bit and catching rabies. He eventually died because Janie killed him. The climax illustrate the main idea because Janie was trying to find true love and she found it in TeaCake because he risked his life for her. Janie’s development along the way can be charted by studying her use of language and her relationship to her own voice. TeaCake was developed through Janie by trying to help her pursue her goals. Jody is developed be being cruel, conceited, and uninterested in Janie as a person. Janie's purpose was to search for spiritual enlightenment and a sense of her identity and independence. TeaCake's purpose in the story was to help Janie with her goals and spiritual growth. Jody's purpose was to try and dominate everyone and everything around him. The motif that was repeated was the people who gossiped in the community. The gossip only occur when Janie does something that catches their attention. The purpose of the gossipers was to criticize Janie. There are messages and themes in the movie. The director used symbols in the film. Her hair symbolized unconventional identity. The hurricane symbolized natures fury.