The 2011 film directed by Tate Taylor, a white man, is based on a 2009 novel written by author Kathryn Stockett, a white woman, that focuses more on the white voices and characters than those of the black domestic workers.
. But the problem is that "The Help" isn't an authentic look into the perspective and experiences of the racial injustices black people face.
and the film went on to receive four Oscar nominations – best picture, best actress for Davis and best supporting actress for both Jessica Chastain and Spencer –for black women. "One of the problems with films like ‘The Help’ is that they're set in the safely distant past that lets the present off the hook," Hunt added. "It’s almost as if, ‘Oh gosh, look how horrible things were back then and look at how far we’ve come today.’ Which of course, isn’t true."
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