Young Celie (Phylicia Pearl Mpasi) and young Nettie (Halle Bailey) share an unbreakable bond. Eli Adé/Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption toggle caption Eli Adé/Warner Bros. Pictures Review Pop Culture Happy Hour The new 'Color Purple' exudes joy, but dances past some deeper complexities December 19, 2023 • Drawing on four decades of debate and analysis, this reincarnation is a remarkable departure from Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel and its polarizing 1985 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg.
