One of the best movies I have seen over the past year is “The Secret Lives of Bees”. When I first saw the trailer for the movie I was not quite sure what the movie was about. I realized what a phenomenal cast there was so I figured it must be a movie worth seeing. As the movie began to start I really did not think it would be all that great. They started out talking about this white little girl’s sad story but I was not sure as to how that would tie into the black women in the movie. As the movie progressed and the little girl and her maid went to South Carolina I found the movie to be very intriguing. At many parts the movie even touched my heart. It was interesting to see the role that Jennifer Hudson played opposed to the other black women in the movie. Hudson was to be the maid of the little white girl and her father. This is a common role for black women when filming a movie in the mid 1900s. On the other hand it was very refreshing to see a house full of black, strong and independent women during this time. I have never seen a movie that takes place during such a time that portrayed black women in this way before. The fact that these women actually had money made the movie even more intriguing. They were able to create their own business and make a very big profit from it even though there was still a lot of racism taking place. I found it very interesting that none of these women were married. Only one of them was dating a man and ended up being engaged in the end. This movie is very inspirational to woman all across America.