Alice Walker praises the new adaptation of The Color Purple for properly depicting the lesbian relationship between Celie and Shug, stating that it is important for audiences to see that "love is love." Previous adaptations of The Color Purple downplayed the lesbian relationship, but the latest adaptation celebrates it and recognizes its significance in Celie's journey to empowerment. The film stays true to the source material and portrays physical affection between Celie and Shug onscreen.

The Color Purple author Alice Walker reacts to the new adaptation’s depiction of a queer romance. Directed by Ghanaian filmmaker Blitz Bazawule, this new adaptation of Walker’s Pulitzer winning novel tells the story of Celie (Fantasia Barrino), a Black woman who lived through the tumultuous era of the early 1900s. The coming-of-age musical, which recently received two Golden Globe Award nominations, stands out from the previous adaptation of The Color Purple (which was...