Blitz Bazawule's new The Color Purple adaptation takes several creative liberties in recapturing Celie's story, which makes it quite different from Steven Spielberg's original 1985 film. Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, both adaptations follow the coming-of-age story of a young Black girl named Celie who suffers a lifetime of physical and sexual abuse. Spielberg's venture into Walker's deeply poignant novel yielded incredible acclaim and success, garnering dozens of critical award nominations, grossing $98.4 million at the box office against an estimated $15 million budget (via IMDB), and lasting through the ages as one of Spielberg's best films.

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