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I watched the entire first season last night... and loved every second of it!

Sure, it's different from the novel... but most adaptations are. This one should totally speak to current viewers.

My wish is that people will give it a chance... and enjoy the ride... while allowing themselves to analyze their own identities, social programming... and maybe even the necessity of occasional revolution.

I'd never heard of this title... but recorded it because of Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield being among the cast. When I finally got around to watching it I was delighted to see that it was set in Louisiana (where I hail from) back in 1933. I wondered to myself if I'd see any familiar sites? I did! I went to elementary school a very short distance from the courthouse (which was shown a couple of times).

I won't give away any of the plot... but it is a gripping tale of sharecropper's family... focusing on the eldest son, in particular. Much of it is difficult to watch, because of the unfairness of the era... but we must remember these things as not to repeat them.

Ultimately, I was moved emotionally... and there's also a fair amount of luscious cinematography to savor... along with some occasional kernels of humor... as well as some very hopeful lessons.

I enjoyed this movie immensely... even with the few little things I might've done differently had I been the director. But I let myself get swept away by the tale and I love where it brought me to.

I hope others come around to its beauty and creativity, like perhaps they might've been able to do when they were young.