take a break from his escapist run in the early 80 and steven spielberg direct whoopi goldberg in an adaptation of alice walker the color purple and about about the desperate existence of an african american woman in the 1930s . watch goldberg play celie and it incredible that this be the same woman who star in movie like sister act . this be the sort of movie that could easily be no and make that should be part of the curriculum in black study and woman study . there one scene that may be the most magnificent edit job that ever be on screen ( you will know it when you see it ) . i can not believe that this do not win a single oscar while it may be spielberg second best movie behind schindler list ( maybe even tie with it ) . also star danny glover and adolph caesar and margaret avery and oprah winfrey and willard e. pugh and akosua busia and and laurence fishburne .