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The new 'Color Purple' exudes joy, but dances past some deeper complexities

The 2023 reincarnation of <em>The Color Purple</em> is a remarkable departure from Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel and its polarizing 1985 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg. Above, Sofia (Danielle Brooks) and Celie (Fantasia Barrino) in the new film. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The 2023 reincarnation of The Color Purple is a remarkable departure from Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel and its polarizing 1985 adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg. Above, Sofia (Danielle Brooks) and Celie (Fantasia Barrino) in the new film. (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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