I believe that Halle Berry was the perfect representation of Janie. In the book you read about the sixteen-year-old Janie in a older woman's body all the time; in the film, you see the young Janie but Halle was able to portray the older Janie with ease. I loved that you were able to see the nature lover side of Janie, when she found out that she had to marry Logan, she ran and jumped into the lake, it showed her being in sync with nature; having the catepillar crawl on her face showed the viewers that she was still a child at heart with her being married. I didn't like time spent with Logan because it seemed that they were married for a week and then she met Joe. The relationship should have been a little longer in the film. Other than that, I believe that the beginning of the film was done very well.

"Now, women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly." This quote on page 1 of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" got my attention right away because women are always said to be people that don't forgive and forget. 

Sometimes I wonder why people in society put that "social norm/truth" on women. My question is why do you think that Hurston put this "social norm/truth" in the beginning of this novel and what does this quote do to prepare you for the subject matter of this novel?