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Respect
Respect

6.8

Respect

PG-13·2021·145m

Summary

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Crew

Director

Liesl Tommy

Screenplay, Story

Tracey Scott Wilson

Story

Callie Khouri

Reviews

narrator56

narrator56

October 17, 2021

7

This was a good movie, and I enjoyed it. However, I don’t expect I will ever watch it a second time. In a way, it felt like I had already seen it. And I get why: the experiences of women, even celebrity women, often mirror each other when it comes to strict fathers, as=busive first husbands, and so on. The reason we have cliches is that a lot of stuff that happens is so common it becomes a cliche. I only wish the movie had surprised me once in a while when it came to the two-dimensional portrayal of those characters.

There were a few little surprises like that: the change in Aretha’s reaction to the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section backup band, a moment with her father late in the film, and a few other places. But mostly it all seemed familiar. But still, I like the movie and recommend it.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$55,000,000.00

Revenue:

$31,217,372.00

Keywords

pop singer
biography
african american history
african american
african american musician