after read the book and watch the the movie i feel the movie be a terrible representation of the story . it only hold to the book basic plot line . the language of the book represent the dialect of the south . the movie lack the true southern feel . halle berry be ok a janie and give the strong black woman role to a power black actress . her surround talent be questionable though . the actor who play tea cake be the first to really use the southern dialect and give the feel that the movie take place in the south . i feel the movie be a weak representation of the symbol and archetype in the novel . the book be fill with indication of different representation and intricacy that make it a ok novel . and what happen to grandma die . the book dedicate 3 chapter to the grandma and her plan for janie but the movie totally disregard that fact . the book be more geared to a woman audience and i do not really enjoy it that much and and the southern dialect and while give the book an authentic feel and make it a hard read . the movie do a poor job of take the good point of the book . i think if you be try to enjoy this story and read the book because hollywood do a poor job with this one and although i do not feel that book be a real knockout either .