The fact that she admitted to being jealous of her own daughter and victim blaming her in front of the social worker should tell everything about her. The way Monique portrayed a narcissist with her body language and fake tears was magnificent.

@monkeycat48

Жыл бұрын

The Actress did a great job I still don’t understand why her character is never arrested? I mean I wonder why she’s not arrested in the book makes no sense?

@danielmurphy422

Жыл бұрын

Fr portrayed it perfectly

@devonjordan1517

Жыл бұрын

I don't think the character's tears were fake. I really think she felt robbed of her BF's attraction and a life of normalcy just by Precious being there and therefore she felt like the victim all these years despite treating her daughter like shit.

@DrAnderson1

Жыл бұрын

@@devonjordan1517 - That’s very astute. I think you’re exactly right.

@devonjordan1517

Жыл бұрын

@@DrAnderson1 Thanks!

A mother that actually loved her child, would kill any man that touched up on her baby.

@marvelousmel7879

3 ай бұрын

In a heartbeat.

@B501M

3 ай бұрын

AMEN, 🎉 ❤ ❤

@lightheart5

2 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, before Carl came along, Mary did care about Precious.

@FK-mx8hy

2 ай бұрын

She was abusing precious too, like seggsually

@BeaMode1990

Ай бұрын

Period. He would have been ten feet under if that was my child.

This is what an abuser does, deflect and play victim. They never take accountability for their evil deeds. They never apologize. This scene is so profound and accurate. A tyrant will always find a pretext for their tyranny.

@khalilreid

11 ай бұрын

They also force kids to have adults responsibility but then when it comes to adults rights they say. You think you grown the nerve

@Kiara-xh3he

8 ай бұрын

Typical narcissistic behavior. No accountability, deny, deflect and abuse

@Thatquietgirl888

6 ай бұрын

This is exactly what happened to me. My dad abused me like that and my mom laughed...

@deniseshakespear07

6 ай бұрын

@@Thatquietgirl888 I'm sorry this happened to you. I pray you are in therapy and that your healing process begins.

@Thatquietgirl888

6 ай бұрын

@deniseshakespear07 yes speaking to her today. I just got out of hospital for nearly killing my mom or getting very close. Thank God she's one of those therapists who cares... my situationship I started again is honestly keeping me sane. My friends too are lovely. I feel tortured all the time by her. She robbed me of everything. Wouldn't be surprised if she has killed people.. my childhood friend thought she poisoned my dad. (He was abusive too btw). She even seems to keep the kids from the buses she drives like their jackets and things.. it creeps me out..

As a psychologist, I feel this is one of the most powerful and accurate portrayals of the human experience, and suffering, I have seen on film. The way Monique moves from self-defense to guilt to blame to suffering and back is masterly. She lets us see this woman as a complex, broken and damaged person, a child in an adult's body. She is both guilty and innocent. Victim and perpetrator. Heartbreaking.

@deontaerobinson2662

7 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree. Often times we forget that the antagonist is also a victim and that’s why they become antagonist. They’re broken and they need to be repaired.

@melaniedumers7018

7 ай бұрын

It is heartbreaking.

@Scarlattomachiatto

7 ай бұрын

It's like that one saying. "Hurt people hurt people." We can't discredit their own pain and trauma but many travel the path of becoming what hurt/raised them. Even worse when it happens unintentionally.

@ahumanlewis4793

7 ай бұрын

What I find my alarming is how the daughter character is not bothered.

@user-cu9zg4st8i

5 ай бұрын

Victim playing villain 🧌🦠

Precious says barely anything during her mother’s little speech but her eyes say so much. Incredible acting.

@adaj472

2 жыл бұрын

For real. If this scene isn’t already studied, it should be.

@rinny02852

2 жыл бұрын

Not the eyes...the fixed jaw. I know that jaw.

@giannislegoat4603

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t see shit

@taurus0362

2 жыл бұрын

And before this, Gabby didn’t have any acting experience. She just went to an open audition and the rest is history. 😊

@brixandblooms

Жыл бұрын

Reaction shots

I was molested by an uncle who was raising me as his daughter. My whole family found out, my aunt (his wife), mother, father, grandparents. No one defended me or stood up for me. He is walking free & I will always live with that hurt, pain, and hatred in my heart. Life is tough, but I have a son now and I will always defend and put my child first.

@marquitamarina1486

Жыл бұрын

😭😭😭

@Blaisefiyah

Жыл бұрын

😢 😭

@stormyjade

Жыл бұрын

Ari - So very sorry to hear about your suffering. You are so strong. Praying for your continued healing 🙏 ❤️ 🙏

@elruby1107

Жыл бұрын

Loads of support to you I am sorry you experienced that wish you the best God bless

@Mr.Robbie34

Жыл бұрын

Hun I understand how you feel my uncle not only molested my sister but he tried to groom me to be a predator myself. Ever since that day I vowed that I would never ever be like that. He tried he really did he tried but he never succeeded. I grew to be a strong-willed caring big-hearted respectful individual.

Mariah's hair, wardrobe, makeup, and accent were all so shocking but 100% accurate for a CPS worker in the early 90s, and her performance was really good. She was the biggest surprise in this movie for me. There's just... something so unique about this movie. I keep coming back to it.

@kenyattatucker1279

Жыл бұрын

That's Mariah Carey

@angelbotagi

Жыл бұрын

​@@kenyattatucker1279 thats what they said lol

@eternalriver7866

Жыл бұрын

There’s nothing Mariah can’t do. This performance was so unexpected and she nailed it

@terriewithme144

Жыл бұрын

I'm a big mariah fan and I forgot that was actually hee! Good acting!

@stanbily9416

Жыл бұрын

@@eternalriver7866 She cannot dance 💀

The brilliance of this scene is Monique really studied the body language of how a narcissist would act. Taking off her jacket when finally revealing the truth and wiping her hands clean once its all out in the open as if she has rid herself of all the shame. This is acting at its finest.

@SassySlater

6 ай бұрын

She based the character off of her brother who abused her!

@arthurmilano2920

4 ай бұрын

The camera also pointed towards her "counting" finger when talking about when she was born. It was her way of cafefully stating her script in order

@AnnaJo2000

15 күн бұрын

And that is why she deserved that Oscar! She was chilling and scared me in this role.

When precious told the social worker “I like you too, but you can’t handle none of this” it really drove home how sick and twisted the depth of the abuse actually was, when precious saw the social worker shed a tear she didn’t wanna risk exposing the social worker to such trauma, she practiced the empathy her mother never showed her

@torrielemell6708

Жыл бұрын

thsts a awesome observation

@Vickyyxoxo

Жыл бұрын

All social workers are exposed to trauma, horrible experiences. I really don’t think that’s what she meant but that’s a great way to interpret it

@edwinmejia3330

Жыл бұрын

Nigga the social worker was Mariah Carrey

@totinogirl2999

Жыл бұрын

Man, I didn't even realize that. That was a good observation. 👍🏾

@DRay4eveZ

Жыл бұрын

@@Vickyyxoxo yeah but even social workers have a breaking point

As a CPS attorney I can confirm…whoever wrote mom’s character nailed it.

@micah7817

Жыл бұрын

The book is called Push and way more graphic! Based on a true story

@jenniferwilliams8863

Жыл бұрын

they used to be called a GAL in Chicago. right?

@SB-20

Жыл бұрын

@@micah7817 yes! The book broke my heart, and her classmates stories at the end were so sad

@deborahl3083

Жыл бұрын

I believe it. I know someone like that.

@katara224

Жыл бұрын

@@deborahl3083 Yup. We all know someone like that, or know someone that knows someone that's like that. Narcissistic mothers are an epidemic.

“November…That’s right, my scorpio child.” The delivery and the resentment Monique portrays is just *chefs kiss* She was so good in this movie

@PynkVelVet

3 ай бұрын

Baybehhhhh-gave me goosebumps. The look in her eyes reminds me of this inmate i have. Ironically, her name is Precious. She has mental issues, but that delivery and that look on her face took my mind right to her. I thank God that she’s not able to be around her children. They’re better off without her and that’s tough to say, but true.

The fact that her boyfriend felt safe and comfortable enough to attempt to prey on her baby in front of her says a lot about him, her, how he sees her and what he knew she'd let him get away with. The average predator would usually trying to hide the fact that they have desires like that from the mother of the victim. He had no fear, no shame, no worry that she would report him and press charges or try to fight him off or even try to protect her child. He knew he could abuse a baby with her in the room and there as a passive participant and she would shut up about it if she said so. That dynamic was established long before Precious was around.

@nobodyshome4633

9 ай бұрын

A lot of female partners are either complicit in the abuse, or turn a blind eye to it. Whenever something is too unpleasant or too shameful for the brain to entertain we reject it… sadly the majority of the time people aren’t mentally strong enough to put a stop to it, and the damage is too severe. What you said is absolutely right, the dynamic was established before Precious was even born. He would’ve been building these perverted thoughts towards children for most of his life, and saw the opportunity to have a baby he could abuse whenever he wanted, and even better for him because his partner was spineless and mentally weak and he knew he could bully her into letting it happen. She chose to say nothing and to not put up a fight because he would threaten to leave, and she was too scared of being alone that she allowed it to go on… he’d live with her under the façade of a relationship and even have sex with her from time to time, as long as he could sexually abuse the child to satisfy his sexual perversions whenever he wanted. Children born into sexual abuse don’t put up a fight or seek help, because it’s all they know… it’s only when they start growing up they realise what is going on and how wrong it is, but by that time their brains are too damaged to ever really recover from it, and all they can do is get away from that horrible environment. This is an incredibly dark movie that highlights the horrors of child sexual and domestic abuse, as well as problems within the black community, such as domestic abuse, illiteracy and obesity. A bleak movie, but a very great watch. Very eye-opening too. Brilliant performances by Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, and Mariah Carey.

@tula1433

4 ай бұрын

For all we know this is just the story she told the social worker. Clearly the moms morals are not great and she was in a moment of trying to save herself and deflect. So many comments on here about her being a victim etc, and how the mom had her own trauma. One comment called her “childlike”. A man would NEVER get a deep philosophical comment examining his inner traumas that led to his choices. We’d be calling Monique’s character a “monster” if it was a man. Funny how we automatically try to rationalize and think of excuses of what could of lead someone into doing something or watching something bad happen when it’s a woman, yet men just get “monster” and no reflection on their “inner traumas from childhood”.

@mel...s

4 ай бұрын

​@nobodyshome4633 my God it's so insidious. My heart breaks for the countless children who are subjected to this warfare. The mental degradation is probably worst than the actual abuse. There is no true justice for the victims. But there is hope. My prayer is that all victims have hope for a better day, for a peace filled life Also your comment is so enlightening Self preservation is instinctual. And the brain will try to protect itself from trauma by any means.

@B501M

3 ай бұрын

I {sincerely} thank you, everyone. Truly. I am educating myself, in the very least, if nothing else. . . Even though, yes, it is painful, it is , I believe , worth it

@PynkVelVet

3 ай бұрын

Women like this are so pathetic to me. Like: you ain’t no woman, you’re a person with female parts. Period.

This is a movie tackling a serious topic about mental, physical and sexual abuse. Everybody in this movie deserved an Oscar.

@anthonyhenderson3625

Жыл бұрын

This movie is darker than a regular horror film

@Metalhead_Stuff

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyhenderson3625 fr.

@aniarasta

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyhenderson3625 cannot stand Mariah I hate her😂

@nicolesmith9359

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget about financial abuse to because she was using her for a check and food stamps

@jeanamari4_7

Жыл бұрын

I have never been able to watch this movie in it’s entirety again- I’m struggling to watch this now. Oh, how can horrible things like this happen 😢.

“So, who’s fault was it then?” “It’s this bitch’s fault!” I got the chills from how sick this made me feel. Heartbreaking that this is a common problem that the world rather brush past.

@pauletteskinner264

Жыл бұрын

I can't help but cry at how vividly she told it. It made my throat clench.

@sanitizerwilson1599

Жыл бұрын

For being born that she meant (the sick witch) Remember you screw the man to get pregnant in the first place JackAS##!

@incredibleloves1304

Жыл бұрын

That was her huge hateful dem on talkin’ every single time

@dawnjustice6516

Жыл бұрын

That's incest

@richardsnipe2471

8 ай бұрын

@@pauletteskinner264the movie took it easy. The original novel was much much more graphic. But the fact that the film left out many of the gruesome details in the novel and still nailed the essence is cinematic brilliance.

I was always surprised Mariah Carey wasn’t recognized more for this role. Every actress in this movie was incredible. I would have liked to see her do more.

@edro51188

7 ай бұрын

I agree. Mariah really surprised me with how well she did in this role. I guess after the disaster that was "Glitter," no one wanted to take a chance on casting her as an actress. But this movie is proof that with the right direction and the right people, anyone can shine

@chrispeplinski7306

7 ай бұрын

She was good in the role

@901swiftie4

5 ай бұрын

she was supposed to be playing tangie in for colored girls, but she ended up getting pregnant with the twins before filming.

@msrain1235

4 ай бұрын

​@edro51188 I guess that I'm the only one who likes Glitter. I thought that it was a decent movie.

@IveGotALovelyBunchOfCoconuts

4 ай бұрын

​@@msrain1235 I also really like Glitter. You're not alone my friend.

Mrs Weiss was like "All I want for Christmas Is You out of my office."

@xavierandrews5774

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@dawnareno

Ай бұрын

I never would've even known it was mariah in this movie until the comments

@doctorquacks87

28 күн бұрын

I was actually thinking the same thing when I first realized that Mariah Carey, a literal singer of that Christmas song is the actress for Mrs Weiss

All three of them did an outstanding job

@khafimoore3315

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah no cap

@rajendranadarajan8931

2 жыл бұрын

Who, Mariah ??? Lol !!

@nggapraying4392

Жыл бұрын

@@rajendranadarajan8931 yeah Mariah... they all made this scene uncomfortably real. It's amazing

@KYLEnSTITCH

Жыл бұрын

@@rajendranadarajan8931 hmmm yes?

@timsanderson5572

Жыл бұрын

@@nggapraying4392 Classy screen name.

She's so self centred and resentful against her daughter that she remembers the exact age the abuse started but can't remember the month she(precious) was born in... The director and Mon'ique did an outstanding job here. All the facial expressions were right on with the script, the camera work was amazing as well! I'm glad i finally decided to watch this movie. Just to think that there are evil mother's out there makes me sad!

@ellengorey5930

2 жыл бұрын

Oh she remembered precious birth month alright ' she was just playing dumb! A classic tactic of narcissists

@River2384

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I had a friend whose mom was like that, it's awful. Her sister and her and her brother were sexually abused by the step-dad and the mom did nothing because she didn't want him to leave her. They are all super messed up now of course. My friend is slowly getting better but her brother wasn't so lucky.

@KYLEnSTITCH

2 жыл бұрын

@@River2384 those horror stories always make my heart cry! Abuse of power Is part of life sadly… I’m from Canada and the Pope is here to apologize “from the bottom of his heart” for all the atrocities that happened to American Indigenous Youth at residential schools! Look out for Martin Scorcessse’s next flick… The movement seems to be heading to America as well. I had to read and search to find out about residential schools 10-15 years ago. They use it as a political tool every 5-10 years or so. People are quick to forget about the Abusers. Life is sad but people like ‘Precious’(characther) always find a way to make us smile. Peace to You!

@shanchan8247

Жыл бұрын

Monique said she based a lot of the character on her brother who abused her. The things he would say and excuses he would make.

@KYLEnSTITCH

Жыл бұрын

@@shanchan8247 Seriously?????? Wow! I’m a movie buff but only seen this recently and don’t know much about the background

Monique should have won THREE Oscars for her performance. Unforgettable and so real.

@kristenthomas8555

4 ай бұрын

This!!!!

@teefinerbee2450

4 ай бұрын

TRUTH..she DID this

@ashleycharlot1

4 ай бұрын

☝🏽

@ZionDoesMakeup

4 ай бұрын

​@@teefinerbee2450Now we know why she was an bad mother to her oldest son she literally made an joke recently basically saying she should've aborted him

@teefinerbee2450

4 ай бұрын

@@ZionDoesMakeup wow, I missed that

I was abused by my dad. My mum did nothing and made it all about her. This film is amazing and devastating at the same time.

@KamyaArmand

2 ай бұрын

I’m so sorry that you went through that, I hope you’re healing and doing okay❤️.

This is an amazing performance of a disgustingly, unbelievably evil character and it moves me every time I revisit it.

@khafimoore3315

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah no cap

@valenzuela3181

Жыл бұрын

This was a phenomenal scene, all three of these ladies did an amazing job! Sad that this is a reality.

@hikmahking5351

Жыл бұрын

Very sad movie. I wouldn't call her evil. She was broken.

@tiffanylove6713

Жыл бұрын

@@hikmahking5351 She threw her newborn grandchild on the floor after allowing her daughter to be sexually abused!! She is sheer evil not "broken"!

@afroembrya

Жыл бұрын

@@hikmahking5351 OH no she was evil in the book she was also sexually abusing Precious as well.

Gotta give it to Mariah. Her role wasn't that big but she put a lot into her character unlike most non-acting celebrities making a cameo. I almost didn't recognize her. Monique and Gabriel were awesome.

@micca903

Жыл бұрын

This really made me look at her differently. To me she was this fairly superficial pop lady. I love it when people surprise you like that. She’s a legend.

@crispri3919

Жыл бұрын

@@micca903 She has always had qlot of a depth and potential for acting. Her music video butterfly with all of those deep lyrics and wordplay she wrote herself based off her past experience. And she channeled some serious acting in it to.

@latinguy67

Жыл бұрын

Mariah Carey needs to act more. She's a natural. Not to say she probably prepared her tail off but she totally held her own in this powerful scene.

@SamanthaD89

Жыл бұрын

@That's Nonsense she did more then just not put makeup on. She looks totally different and played the role of a social worker very well. Especially in a movie like this which showcases such horrific abuse.

@kesimayers7155

Жыл бұрын

Wha??? I was saying to myself she looks like Mariah Carey.

I used to be a social worker who ran group therapy meetings for sex offenders in both the women's prison and men's. The things I've heard these people say has haunted me, I was so burnt out and depressed after two years that I quit and left social work completely. I would literally get sick and vomit after some of the sessions until the point that I would start getting nausea as spon as I got up on the days I had to go there. It takes a special sort of person to do this and they have to be stronger then most. And unfortunately there's also a large number of people in this field who should not be because they're not good people, don't care about the job or helping people or are ill equipped. I had a co worker who had the same job but has done it since 1985 and I just don't understand how she's been able to handle it so long because she was the strongest and most compassionate person I've ever seen. Its hard to remain compassionate in a job like this and when you stop, you need to quit. And although those sessions weren't the ONLY reason I quit, it was a large part of it.

@jazwhoaskedforthis

Жыл бұрын

Do you feel like the therapy for them was productive? I am a survivor and I just wonder if there's any chance for the people who hurt me to ever be different.

@garzapinups

Жыл бұрын

I knew a woman who was a social worker. She would come in to the restaurant I worked at every day at 5pm, she would have some wine and just unwind. She told me that being a social worker is hard, that sometimes some social workers get so many cases that it’s so hard to keep track of them all. She said some fall through the cracks and then sometimes the social workers themselves aren’t great people. It’s a terrible cycle.

@jamangel

11 ай бұрын

Damn....

@user-wy1et9dk9w

10 ай бұрын

I work in a forensic psychiatric inpatient unit. You’ve gotta be wired a certain way not to throw up hearing them talk about what they have done and take zero accountability or in some cases blame the victims, people who caught them or the “system.” I have chosen not to read the hospital reports anymore unless necessary. I started to treat certain patients in an unprofessional way..

@brookiecatty5862

4 ай бұрын

Keep treating them like shit they deserve it​ 🎉 @@user-wy1et9dk9w

Monique’s performance is mind blowing. The small details she had in her demeanor when she speaks, and the looks she gets on her face. It’s some of the best acting perfeormances when it comes to playing an abuser. All three of them did amazing

The projection of Monique's character. The way she shifted blame and took 0 accountability. The insecurity and narcissism. Such an accurate character representation. EDIT: IM NOT TALKING ABOUT MONIQUE AS A PERSON. Gosh people reading comprehension .

@kyleskendle6452

Жыл бұрын

Yet Monique won against Netflix and got a comedy special now so she must of not been wrong

@QoQabai658

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the typical black American mother to me. I was the male version of Precious. Not all, cuz I've met some damn good ones, shout out to miss Bryant and shout out to miss Eloise, RIP ma'am. But a good number of the ones I've encountered are just terrible. Money hungry. Narcissistic. Victim complex having monsters. They. Are. Monsters! And by God my mother will 'never' talk to or touch my son! That's on God! ✌️

@leebyakkoprizziano

Жыл бұрын

Monique is a very accountable woman in real life. You worded this wrong. Very wrong.

@NeoSelah

Жыл бұрын

​@@leebyakkoprizziano I'm talking about the character she played in this video. You perceived this wrong. Very wrong.

@NeoSelah

Жыл бұрын

​@@kyleskendle6452 I wasn't talking about Monique as a person, but THIS character

No one is talking about the first shot. Throughout the movie, when she looked in the mirror, she saw what she wanted to see - a "pretty", thin, white girl. But for the first time, she loves herself enough to see herself as who she is and not wanting to be anything else. I love it.

@missnunii

2 жыл бұрын

wow I just noticed that, lovely observation !

@adaj472

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, that’s amazing

@KYLEnSTITCH

2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I can't make out what she says as she goes in the building and stares in the mirror... right before the "I think she's right...". I knew that shot was really important and just realized why. Thanks Veachie

@Simplykiebby

Жыл бұрын

It’s my favorite

@bigoshenanigans6581

Жыл бұрын

Wrong scene.

The fact she says "remember that" to Precious when she talks about when she was born, as if she would know despite being a newborn at the time.

@danielcruz-bk6yl

5 ай бұрын

😂💀

@itsbrittney_____

4 ай бұрын

That part gets me every time like how you gonna ask me if I remember my own birth 😂

@abimbola6043

4 ай бұрын

I think it speaks to her seeing her child as grown from very young due to what her partner was doing to her. She never saw Precious as a child since her innocence was taking so young so off course she forgets the child would not remember her first day on earth

@loriellajames6978

4 ай бұрын

I had question marks in my head when she said that, remember that?

6:35 when she looks at Precious it is with such discontent. She’s angry, not even sad anymore the range from one to the other.

As evil as the mother is in the movie, she is worse in the book. In the book she also sexually abused Precious. It's such a heart wrenching story of a girl who was literally nothing but property to her parents, mentally, emotionally and sexually abused and overcoming it all to become the parent she never had. The movie captures the emotional rollercoaster so well. This scene is definitely the most powerful and all three actresses in here, but especially Monique, did ana amazing job.

@Tumbledweeb

Жыл бұрын

The mother sexually abuses Precious in the movie too.

@SavageKittty

Жыл бұрын

It shows in the movie also a scene she says “come here precious make mommy feel good” made me sick to my stomach

@Tumbledweeb

Жыл бұрын

@@SavageKittty She's a horrid monster! While Precious is such a wonderful person!

@Jah_LEASE_yah

Жыл бұрын

@@SavageKittty I forgot that happened it the movie! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it. But somehow still worse in the book. There is a part where it literally describes what about to do to her. It’s all from Precious’ perspective so in that moment she is praying to fall asleep so she doesn’t have to be awake to experience what is happening. It ripped my heart out when I read it.

@QueenCylah

Жыл бұрын

​@@Jah_LEASE_yah i read the book too. I remember reading how she knew she was about to have to "take care of mommy" when the smell of her mother's "nether region " would engulf the room as soon as she opened her legs . Terrible , disgusting and traumatizing!

Monique played this so well that I forgot for a minute that she was acting. I’m a social worker, and this is as real as it gets. Monique played a monster so convincingly that she deserved Best Actress Oscar.

@anthonyhenderson3625

Жыл бұрын

I miss the parkers one of my favorite sitcoms with her in it

@TroyM777

Жыл бұрын

Yes, she deserves that Oscar!

@leelee4692

Жыл бұрын

She played this so well I forgot she was a comedian

@BDNIGGAH420

Жыл бұрын

PERHAPS MAYBE BECAUSE SHE PLAYED HERSELF

@projektxent

Жыл бұрын

When you play a role so well, you literally hate them. She deserved that Oscar.

My mother knew her husband was interested in me at age 12. During the years I barricaded my door en was always on allert and on my guard even when my mother was arround. This man was a coward and didn't cross the line. Untill one night he picked a fight with me I was 18 by then. I decided then and there to end this, since I had a younger sister too, and he was a threat to her as well. I gave him such a beating that blood was dripping on the newly places tile floor in the hall. And I promised him I would end his life the next time. My mother who did night shifts as a nurse in the local hospital came home the next morning. She went ballistic on me. I have never felt so much contempt for a human being. A few months later my sister and I left the house to life on our own.

@xmoreno3366

4 ай бұрын

WOW she was crazy lady you are brave and strong this world need more women like you

@presence5426

4 ай бұрын

Good for you.

@bullfighterrecords

4 ай бұрын

This didn’t happen.

@btothea5641

Ай бұрын

Yeah, you, a 12 year old, beat up a grown man with your bare fist and left him bleeding. This didn’t happen.

@redwolftrash

15 күн бұрын

@@bullfighterrecordsme when i have brain damage

Narcissists always play the victim when confronted with their horrible behavior. And when they finally lose their verbal and physical punching bag, they panic.

@ACinemafanatic

11 ай бұрын

They’re pretty much pathetic

@KittyPieVibes

4 ай бұрын

Yep, it’s always everyone else’s fault

Monique is incredibly funny and is hands down my favorite comedian and I knew she could act, but she really blew this role right out of the water. I honestly don't think anyone could have done a better job playing this part than she did. I would imagine it took quite a toll on her psychologically/emotionally, though, because it was obviously a very difficult role to play.

@alanhaggarty9880

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve often found that the best comedians play the darkest parts in series media.

@Jermthatormentor

2 жыл бұрын

Viola Davis could have done it too

@jus10lewissr

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jermthatormentor Viola definitely would have done a damn good job with the character but I think Mo'nique was the perfect fit, partially being that Precious is overweight, it also made sense for the person playing her mother to be overweight as well. That's not the main reason I think Mo'nique was the better fit but it definitely plays into it a bit. I think they did a great job casting the perfect people for these roles, though.

@Jermthatormentor

2 жыл бұрын

@@jus10lewissr mos definitely. Viola was in crazy good shape for no reason around this time. Look at her Oscar acceptance speech for fences

@bryanalstoncoxing

2 жыл бұрын

Alan Haggarty Most comedians and class clowns make people laugh to avoid crying. Look at Robin Williams and numerous other comedians that struggled with depression and delivered some great dramatic performances

6:35 the immediate switch in Monique’s character where she stops being vulnerable to glaring and hateful is chilling

@numanhussain6080

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I noticed that. She hates her.

@saintpenn2875

Жыл бұрын

It was hilarious to me. Especially since u called it out. Lmao

@CharlieGoldDirector

Жыл бұрын

it's from another take, I don't think it was intentional.

@xoyouaremysunshinexo

Жыл бұрын

@@CharlieGoldDirector It's intentional. Abusers like the mom know how to put on an act. She was trying to paint herself as a victim and when she realized neither Precious nor the social worker were buying it she let the charade slip. That's what they're showing, the true hate she has for Precious, and the anger she feels about not receiving any sympathy. Then she picks the act back up because she's gotta save face. She's more concerned about herself, how she is perceived, than the hurt she inflicted on her daughter. Abusers hate losing control, and that's the only reason she wanted Precious back.

@getpsychedup1235

Жыл бұрын

I went back and watched at 6:35 and you're so right. I never payed attention to that part because I remember watching the movie and hearing the mother describing the abuse and it was too much. That look she gives her at 6:35 is so evil. She really hates that girl.

Monique's performance was hauntingly morbid. The hurt, rage, brokenness you see in her eyes and facial expressions.Comedians make great dramatic actors because most times they've joked through traumatic circumstances to remain sane.

Monique’s performance in this movie was absolutely incredible, down to the mannerisms of a mother who is a narcissist and abuser. Wow I had no idea she had this incredible range of acting I really hope to see her in way more complex roles like this.

@ZionDoesMakeup

4 ай бұрын

Probably cause she's narcissistic in real life

@duanen2337

4 ай бұрын

​@@ZionDoesMakeupright, it's her actual personality

When an abuser finally gets in touch with reality and talks honestly about why they did what they did, 9 times out of 10 they will reveal the horrific abuse that they went through themselves. That's why it's called the cycle of abuse. Some people choose to heal from it and be stronger, better people, like Precious, and some people don't.

@stephaniespears6038

2 жыл бұрын

She had to say out loud what happened to realize how f***ed up She did her daughter.

@sonnetbonelli2493

Жыл бұрын

The pain and brokenness runs through both mother and daughter like blood through an umbilical cord.

@Shalondria

Жыл бұрын

Yes, mainly to deflect from the abuse that occurred at THEIR hands. They'll throw anything out there and hope it sticks. Their abuse is the EXCUSE (they'll frame it as the reason) for their behavior. Not today satan. *Wink

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯💯💯💯💯💯

@totinogirl2999

Жыл бұрын

And this does show as Monique's character starts to open up more about how everything played out, even if some of the things she said added up to a ridiculous conclusion. She was still revealing what was in the whole psychological process during it. She basically told on herself anyway blaming Precious for any of this and describing what her boyfriend's actions meant for her sake. And even still, you see what I was calling a teeeeny, tiny drop of sincerity towards Precious as her little daughter when she remembers those certain intimate details like how she was laying at her side and how her name was sentimentality Precious. It just comes and flickers out quick due to her insane amount of selfishness and low self-esteem in the moment, but just as much genuinely from ignorance in how to appropriately handle such a vulnerable and sickly situation.

Mariah Carey’s facial expressions are spot on. i felt her emotions as she would look at Precious in disbelief when the mom said certain things. people don’t realize that some of us who are traumatized handle it well externally. some of us can function and can even coexist with those that abuse us. people assume that because we are nice to our abusers, understanding, and patient that things never happened. some of us are just built in a way that doesn’t allow us to turn vicious. Precious was an example of this. i have a love/hate relationship with traumatic movies. it allows you to see real life experiences and also see that you are not alone, but it can also be a lil redundant cuz we get it. we go through it.

@giftedwithmelanin6849

Жыл бұрын

💯 spot on people really dont understand unless they've lived it they will never be able to relate.

@riley9703

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t even realize that was Mariah Carey 😳

@froglegstastebestsalted

Жыл бұрын

@@riley9703 it's weird, but damn that's actually talented.

@montereyjackcheesestick8912

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t have a singular clue that was Mariah Carey until I saw this comment

@kenyattatucker1279

Жыл бұрын

@@riley9703 I think that's Mariah Carey

Some of the best performances I have ever seen in any script. Unforgettable character portrayal. A standing ovation from me!

My mother hated me because her husband wanted me. I don’t know how we are supposed to get over that, ever. But I can love my daughter and protect her fiercely so she never has to carry a burden like that. Precious isn’t real but she represents so many of us out here.

I loved how you've got this huge artist that's always glammed up suddenly "de-glammed" and waaaay out of her comfort zone. I think Mariah did an incredible job and definitely deserves recognition for the role but I also give her kudos for being willing to go on screen looking the way she did. Yeah, actors and such do it all the time, but this is Mariah Carey we're talking about and it wasn't something we were used to seeing. We fans also know how big Mariah is on only being filmed from her "good side" and always goes out of her way to make sure she's not filmed from her left side, so her being willing to have cameras facing her "bad side" (and be in HORRIBLE lighting) shows extra commitment to this role. In my opinion, anyhow.

@michaeljoshua3909

2 жыл бұрын

yes ,I noticed that also; Props to Mariah!

@jus10lewissr

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeljoshua3909 I was actually wondering if other people noticed that or not. Lol

@youdidwhat7530

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s nice to see a narcissist step aside and not make everything about them and be willing to play a role that wasn’t easy

@michaeljoshua3909

2 жыл бұрын

@@youdidwhat7530 not shocked by another youTube comment section hater LMAO

@morphineprincess098

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh I was trying to place who she was! I had no idea it was her!

When she says "You know, Scorpio's can be tricky" after being confronted about her child's abuse 😒😨

@alexdalton4535

10 ай бұрын

I can believe it. My mom once told me I was going to get raped because of a pair of earrings I was wearing.

@blakesteenrod4765

22 күн бұрын

She said that to avoid conflict

Absolute master class in acting by Mo’Nique. This scene is heartbreaking, infuriating, but incredible. I was very glad to hear she won an Oscar for this performance.

Crazy thing Is Mariah wasn't supposed to cry during the scene. It was unplanned. But the superb acting skliiz from Monique caused her to. And they said they decided to keep that scene the raw way it was instead of cutting and trying again.

@maritzalevy8586

Жыл бұрын

@Mike Ball just because your mom lied all these years about who your father is😭 doesn't mean we're all liars🥴😬.

@30251

Жыл бұрын

@@maritzalevy8586 Now why you do him like that? LMAO

@caffeinefree667

Жыл бұрын

@@maritzalevy8586 omg 😭

@josephtaylor-kennedy1420

Жыл бұрын

Yeah good acting ...but social workers aren't supposed to cry - that's correct. Such sadness, horror, and trauma is usually typical to a social worker.

@kalewhales

Жыл бұрын

@@maritzalevy8586 BYE

Any mother who chooses a man over their children is a horrible person. Especially when she knows that man is being sexually abusive to them. Your children always come first no matter what.

@viva8258

Жыл бұрын

thats most women lol

6:10 Monique made us ALL forget about Precious for a second and feel sorry for her! Excellent technique Monique 👌🏾 nobody and I mean NOBODY could've delivered these lines like you.

@KyleEvra

Жыл бұрын

Don't fall for those Crocodile Tears. She never cared about her daughter nor grandchildren.

@breontaigates1930

9 ай бұрын

I never once felt sorry for her in this movie. Being fucked and touched by a man was more important to her than her child

Mariah Carey’s performance was so understated. She was fantastic ❤

Comedians always make the best dramas. There is a dark side to them that humor disguises. Mo'nique does a DAMN fine job in this role. She covers a multitude of emotions in this scene. Anger, sadness, dismissiveness, self-centeredness, denial, self-loathing. This Oscar was well deserved. Like she said, it was the performance, not the politics. She was damn right in that.

@katara224

Жыл бұрын

Monique claimed she was sexually abused by her brother, and he admitted to it on Oprah. So that's probably why she was able to perform the role so well. The whole cast was phenomenal.

@SomewhatDecent1

7 ай бұрын

i swear to god i know its a serious movie but when she started talking about scorpios i was dead lmfao

@orangeslices990

7 ай бұрын

I understand that. Eddie Murphy Robin Williams (RIP) Mellisa McCarthy When comedians play dramatic roles they are so brilliant and intense.

@Dvyne933

7 ай бұрын

Kevin hart in true story

@imnotvaeri

7 ай бұрын

Adam Sandler in Spanglish.

Took me to rewatch this to notice a big red flag in her speech. She said she wanted to see them because "They belong to me." Not "They're my family." Not "I miss my daughter." Not "I want to see my grandson." Simply, "They belong to me." Honestly, she should have been stopped there and turned away. She didn't want her family. She wanted control. And on top of that, she didn't even know her own child's birthday. Yet another red flag, holy hell!

@AH-is5yg

2 жыл бұрын

I'm with you. Not only she will longer see them, but she will no longer get any support. She blamed Precious for her misery. She did that to herself. She is supposed to be a mother. She let that horrible man rape her daughter. She didn't do anything to protect her, but beat her and her grandchildren. Precious should have reported that Mary tried to hit her and her son with a TV. Wish it also ends with Mary going to jail for her crimes.

@mariamnasser8807

Жыл бұрын

Ikr, plus she asked “You remember that?” LIKE WTH, WHO REMEMBERS THE DAY THEY WERE BORN?!!

@absoluteterror9098

Жыл бұрын

Kinda reminds me of the thinking of Dianne Downs.. shot her kids and staged it to look like a carjacking gone wrong because her office fling said he didn't want to be a dad.... She ended up getting pregnant on purpose before she was arrested. she wanted another child because ...."you can't replace children, but you can replace the effect they give you. And they give me love, they give me satisfaction, they give me stability, they give me a reason to live and a reason to be happy, and that's gone, they took it from me, but children are so easy to conceive."

@witchintraining494

Жыл бұрын

This was my mom. And all my stuff was hers almost whether she bought it or not. Fcking psycho.

@BowdowntoAnnaConda

Жыл бұрын

my mother is a narc and a few times she has let the 'you belong to me' card slip.

this scene registers on a level with me that most can't understand! when i was 7 yrs old my older brother began molesting me but at that time i didn't know that's what it was because he told me that's how brothers love each other. i was 10 yrs old when i started understanding that brother's don't show their love like that and when i told my mom (my stepfather had left a few moths before because my older brother was getting into so much trouble attacking kids in our neighborhood and other things, like all the other places we moved from so he left.) she didn't believe me, my brother had a way of manipulating people like i have never seen before and at that time i didn't know what narcissist or sociopaths were but i would in the coming yrs. it wasn't until the incident with an 8 month old baby that my mom finally started believing me (i was 12 and half at the time) but up till that point everyone was treating me as if i were crazy, my brother actually had people believing i was saying this about him to get attention. i don't blame my mom, she was married 5 times, had 7 children (my sister died shortly after being born) and my mom had been beaten and raped from her previous husbands so she had many demons she was dealing with but it wasn't until my brother had raped over a dozen people, girls, boys and a few adult women that everyone had finally seen him for the monster he was but the guilt tormented me my whole life that if i had spoken up more or had been more believable maybe those kids and women wouldn't have suffered what i did. i am 42 yrs old now and am a recluse and prisoner in my home, too afraid of people (especially men) to go out and live! my mom died in 2012 and my brother has been to prison and is now on the sex offender registry and i sit in my home with no friends, i don't talk to my family that are still alive, i just exist from day to day. this movie made me go through all that trauma again and i would tell any of you that might be going through this abuse or have in the past....... PLEASE! do not end up like me, talk to someone! even if you think they can't help because not talking about it or confronting it will end up with you being alone and not living your life to it's fullest potential. love and prayers from New York.

@star_baker

4 ай бұрын

I’m sorry this happened to you. You were a child and someone should have protected you and believed you. Please, please, please do not blame yourself or think you could have prevented more abuse if you spoke up more. You were a victim and the responsibility falls on the adults who should have listened to you. They are to blame, and I really respect that you are so forgiving of your mother. It is hard to break the cycle of generational trauma and I’m sorry she lost a child, but she neglected your care and needs and enabled your brother, even if she didn’t mean to. I really hope she recognized the damage she did and apologized to you before her death. Therapy is expensive, but if you can afford it or have insurance, I think it could help you process this trauma and move forward with your life. You still have many years ahead.

Gabby was amazing. Her face spoke more eloquently than any words ever could.

“Since you got your degree and you know every fuccin thang” my favorite part!

@GiftedKG

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣yes

@nkemboyd2882

Жыл бұрын

My part 😂😂

@babynieve9612

Жыл бұрын

My favorite part

@Mmmkay10

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@blacdharma2381

Жыл бұрын

lmaooo yes idk why that so funny the more I watched it....'hmm, who gone love me"

"You ain't gonna see me no more." I know it's just a movie, but I was so proud of Precious in that moment. Getting away from your abuser and shutting them out of your life, especially if they're you're own mother, takes so much courage.

@elijahmcdonald1349

Жыл бұрын

Her mothers the example of mental illness abusers

@elijahmcdonald1349

Жыл бұрын

She allowed her man to touch her baby girl 😢 that’s not the baby’s fault she was young precious didn’t now at 3 years old your brain doesn’t understand or is aware of what’s happening

All the actresses in this movie did superb 😭

To anyone who needs to hear this- your mother/parent doesn't have to be THIS bad to still be Precious' Mother. Abuse...is Abuse...all abuse...if it impacted you negatively and still affects you today in your life- you are justified. Love you, always love yourself. What THEY did...was NEVER- YOUR FAULT. I hope some day you find peace, someday...I hope you experience real love...the kind that heals and never hurts you. Godspeed in your recovery process but please, take all the time you need. I am sorry you're in pain today.

@TheAdx1001

Жыл бұрын

You a real one for this, I was raised with love and discipline, but I know so many people aren't as fortunate

@XxNekoMoonxX

Жыл бұрын

thank you for saying this. i wish healing for all of us who were abused, no matter how that abuse happened.

@yanrey5775

Жыл бұрын

I love this. Cried as I was reading

@DeezN00tz99

Жыл бұрын

@@TheAdx1001 define discipline

@yellow.pickle4201

Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

This is exactly how a narcissistic mother behaves when being confronted. I know because my mother is like that

@Disneyfan82

Жыл бұрын

Those so called mother's deserve no children.

@jboogietwitty

5 ай бұрын

Same

One of the best scenes in film history…just stellar acting performances by all 3 ladies! It also gave a insider’s look on severe childhood trauma that is happening inside homes everyday.

This kinda of stuff is why I get so pissed that people are so worried about abortion. All the energy and money people put into caring about fetuses that aren't even people yet but don't put that same energy into helping the ones that are already here is infuriating.

Dear Jesus... 🙆🏿‍♀️😭😭This is so sickening. Worst part is knowing that these things are a reality 😭

@mijasenpai5361

2 жыл бұрын

agreed...

@Mrcoolhead9211

Жыл бұрын

Reality? What? I thought this was a sick movie script.

@crxbxby7053

Жыл бұрын

@@Mrcoolhead9211 Huh?

@Serenityroseevents

Жыл бұрын

@@Mrcoolhead9211 real people experience these things unfortunately

@Blaisefiyah

Жыл бұрын

@@Mrcoolhead9211 it’s an adaptation of a book called Push by Saphire, but parents like this exist in real life

Im a grown man and this scene gets me all up in the feels. Powerful. Monique should have been honored big time.

@Zanderthegrape

Жыл бұрын

Luckily she got the Oscar!

This woman totally deserved that Oscar. An absolutely heartbreaking and painful performance. Jesus.

Sad fact: precious dies from hiv in the books😢

@uniqueandhumble3457

19 күн бұрын

😢😢😢😢😢 what happen to her kid's

@hashiragamers9321

19 күн бұрын

@@uniqueandhumble3457 her youngest one gets sent to foster care while the Down syndrome child stays with the grandmother

@JaeLshae30

9 күн бұрын

How she die though 😮 she wasn’t taking meds?

Also when she says "I shut my fat ass up", this social worker doesn't understand the death spiral of domestic abuse

@matthewgabbard6415

2 жыл бұрын

That's one of those things nobody should know about first hand. Not understanding Monique's character's mindset in that context is a good thing

After all the terrible things that horrible woman did to Precious, 'her daughter,' she gets nothing at the end. Precious finally cut ties with her. After revealing the truth to the social worker, she's not going to help that disgusting woman again.

@benjaminlucas1635

2 жыл бұрын

No one to blame but herself. She got what she deserved.

@AH-is5yg

2 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminlucas1635 that is very true she got nothing

@benjaminlucas1635

2 жыл бұрын

@@AH-is5yg You reap what you sow. She had a lot of nerve somehow trying to play the victim.

@AH-is5yg

2 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminlucas1635 it is her fault. She had the nerve to blame her daughter and abused her. Her boyfriend was a cheater and let him rape her daughter.

@River2384

2 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminlucas1635 I mean she wasn't the victim, but she was a victim. But she let the cycle continue as well as abusing her herself and that's where the problems are.

The end of her portrayal is some of the best acting I have seen, at that point 6:01 she became the character. And I appreciate art like this.

My mother could cry like that when she needed to. From a very young age I knew it wasn’t real and it’s just been recently that I’ve learned not to automatically feel uneasy or unsafe around grown crying people

This was the most depressing, sick and saddest movie I've ever seen.

@lanatookmytea7573

Жыл бұрын

Ikr i felt really bad after watching

@Dejjy521

Жыл бұрын

I loved this movie but you should also watch for colored girls

I like how Precious' child blurs out 'Bye' at 8:43. It's like the perfect comeback at the villain. Mary is vanquished when Precious abandons her and leaves to preparerade for her brighter future, meaning Mary has nothing left in her life, stating her defeat and so the kid delivers the final blow by saying 'Bye'. Dunno, just love it. Mary gets to endure proper pain at last

@Disneyfan82

Жыл бұрын

Mary chose to allow herself to be this way instead of growing a pair and be the mother that Precious needed.

@GOTTA_RUN

Жыл бұрын

If only precious actually had the brighter future

@Gem_Am_I

7 ай бұрын

I remember going to the theater on a movie date back when this came out and the whole theater laughed out loud when the little girl said “Byyeee!” 😂 Up until that part it was so silent during this scene that you can hear a mouse pissing on cotton.

@henazz2561

7 ай бұрын

About the brighter future.... read the sequel!

It’s crazy to me how many comedians are just perfect for heartbreaking roles. Makes you think the clown really does cry the most

What’s really sad is that there are actually people out there like the mother.

This is so raw and real and painful for every character in this scene and they all deserve an award because this kinda shit happens and people don't wanna think that.

I have never been a big fan of Mariah Carey but got to say ? This is one of the best scenes ever on film bc of her and the amazing Monique.....You never "catch them acting" it is pure and so real.....as a cys worker? It is the perfect recreation of worst nightmare.....brilliantly done...heartwrenchingly honest

@MMNNLL2468

Жыл бұрын

WHAT?!!! This is Mariah Carey?!! She looks and sounds different!

@giamoretti5985

Жыл бұрын

Omg didn't even realise it was Mariah

@hellobye7697

Жыл бұрын

@@MMNNLL2468 👐 it’s called actingggg

@crispri3919

Жыл бұрын

@@hellobye7697 I knew she had potential for acting after her butterfly music video. She has the ability to write meaningful words and act display emotion she just has a tendency to want to bw glammed up I suspect because of her ex who that song was about

@jaybeetv5808

9 ай бұрын

⁠@@crispri3919well she cried in the Butterfly music video because she wasn’t acting. That was real pain.

I always thank God for book because they tell us everything we should think and feel about a character. The horrors Precious went through in the book were not fully displayed but her pain was. Great job to the cast

This is one reason i don't think i could be a social worker, case manager or police officer. I would literally jump over my desk at someone like this. It takes a strong person to be able to listen to this kind of thing and not want to physically hurt people like this.

6:36 is iconic. She is so good at manipulation that she told that sad story for empathy and l then had the meanest look towards her daughter. This is good acting.

@KyleEvra

Жыл бұрын

Sucks that terrible abusive mother's like her exist.

That baby cheerfully saying BYEEE as Precious walks off right after saying "you ain't gon see me no more." SALT IN THE WOUND!!!! 😂😂😂😂🤣🔥

@ashleymoore1191

5 ай бұрын

It sound like she said Monique bye

What even worse is that this is actually a problem amongst many black families, “mothers” being jealous of their daughters, for various reasons and in various situations

I work at an SSA office in North Philly...its crazy how real this is...say what you want about lee daniels but you can tell this comes from a real place. For all of them

That adorable little baby yelling "bye" as they walked off made me laugh through the tears brought on by this scene

Everyone in this film deserved an Oscar!!!

@ShadowWarrior88

Жыл бұрын

Even the kid 😂

@cecegiles7753

Жыл бұрын

Mainly Gabbi and Monique

@blackmagician7645

Жыл бұрын

@@ShadowWarrior88 "Bye-!" 😢 That line line resonates. Even today.

@nickbyrne5871

Жыл бұрын

Yes

that mother is a REAL evil villain!

Let’s make one thing clear, she only wants precious and those babies back in that home cause that’s how she gets any money. Not knowing when your only kid was born is proof enough.

Mariah is a good actress, i love her voice.

@JKlutz3

Жыл бұрын

yes!! i love the raspiness!

@sbrooks729

Жыл бұрын

Came a long way from glitter.

@reelmermaid8844

Жыл бұрын

I was floored at the performances in this film. Truly extraordinary. Who knew Mariah Carey was a better actress than Amber Heard? Hope to see MC in more films as moving as this one.

@totinogirl2999

Жыл бұрын

@@JKlutz3 Right? That spot on, raspy, "I don't got the time, m'kay", New Englander chick sound. Sometimes I forget that this is that same legendary, whistle-note hitting singer when she's doing something so out of her usual character like this.

@christiansarrazin8564

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know she was Mariah, I was like... what happen to her?

She's going to sit there and hate on her daughter because of what her pos father did to her as if it's somehow her fault. All it boiled down to was her being envious because he was showing her more attention in the wrong way.

8:43 lol Mongo! 🤣 "byeee"

I’ve never been sexually abused but it was hard to watch it without pausing it. Monique played her character so well. The fact she couldn’t keep her daughter safe and the sexual trauma was so deep rooted and suppressed. The fact she blamed her daughter for the sexual abuse especially when it started at 3. A 3 year old can’t stop that. I remember watching it for the first time and I had to keep pausing it. Monique deserved more money for this role and more roles.

@FreedomofSpeech865

Жыл бұрын

They really are people like this blaming a little baby for their own abuse

Whenever monique gets crazy and starts complaining about how shes not given more respect i come watch this clip and am reminded that shes right. Shes amazing. Been watching her my whole life.

@kelynnmobley3900

Жыл бұрын

Yea then she go say something weird and degrading about our people so that’s where the lack of respect comes from.

@anahitaazadeh3449

Жыл бұрын

@@kelynnmobley3900 She should be allowed to say whatever she has to say about her own people…… it’s her people?

@princetriton1308

Жыл бұрын

Did you watch the Reading?

@princetriton1308

Жыл бұрын

​@@kelynnmobley3900 y'all really don't like accountability or for your favourites to be put in check 🤣

@GOTTA_RUN

Жыл бұрын

​@@anahitaazadeh3449 We can tell you're not black.

I could only watch this movie once. It was so heartbreaking. Monique played her part extremely well. Made me despise her character so much. I'm glad Precious overcame the hand she was dealt. This movie put a spotlight on the tragic things that happen in young people lives every day. Children should feel safe and protected by their parents, but how do they even begin to process that their parents are the real bogeyman

@janelleallen1081

Жыл бұрын

Hi Janelle

@shernellaljuboori1554

Жыл бұрын

Me too I only watched it once

@Ms.AnnDrist

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, in the books, Precious died shortly after the events of the first movie

@janellewright2763

Жыл бұрын

@@janelleallen1081...Hey😊

@mariahyohannes

Жыл бұрын

@@Ms.AnnDrist how did she pass?

Mo’Nique’s performance here is the best acting I’ve ever seen in my life.

As a student in the BSW program this hits hard. There’s so many we need to help out there and this family unit nailed it.

@vickykulig5080

Ай бұрын

Same, my BA is in Sociology and I have an MSW, and this is accurate to a T

Mo'Nique is incredible and rightly won the Oscar. But how this film didn't launch Mariah Carey into a second career as an actor is beyond me. Love her work here.

When she got her birthday wrong cracked me up😭😭😭

@dumblewhoree

2 жыл бұрын

The social worker should have ended the meeting right then 💀

@earlaweese

2 жыл бұрын

*”My Scorpio child...”*

@tropicalstorm24

2 жыл бұрын

@@earlaweese it'll be funnier if she was a Sagittarius 🤣

@adb8003

2 жыл бұрын

She asked precious if she remembered like she would remember an event that happened when she was a baby 😭

@TheMissuz82

2 жыл бұрын

@@adb8003 and she was dead ass serious😂🤣…it always makes me laugh more than I should “you..remember that?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💩💀

IMDB Trivia says that Mariah Carey was supposed to stay serious in this entire scene. She broke character by tearing up.. they kept in the scene because of how powerful it was. “In the final confrontation scene, Mariah Carey was not directed to cry; rather, she was supposed to react with stone-faced horror, just as Ms. Weiss does in the novel. However, Carey was so overpowered by the performances of Mo'Nique and Gabourey Sidibe, she broke down in tears and ducked her head away from the camera, as not to ruin the scene. Director Lee Daniels loved Carey's natural reaction and kept the shot of her wiping her tears in the final cut.” -IMBD

Mariah Carey was AMAZING in this film. Amazing. Small part but she shone.

Monique deserved best actress for this portrayal not best supporting.. this was an amazing performance...

@KittyGoldPaint

2 жыл бұрын

She only got best supporting because Gabourey Sidibi was nominated for best actress in a leading role, and technically Precious IS the main character. The title of Best Supporting actress doesn't take away from her standout performance, because after all, it was Angelina Jolie's performance that won a best supporting actress for Girl, Interrupted that overshadowed what was meant to be Winona Ryder's comeback vehicle, and Viola Davis's performance in Doubt that was no more than 8 minutes long, but was so phenomenal, she won a best supporting actress; despite being relatively unknown. So yah, it's like that old saying goes: "There are no small parts, only small actors."

@GarrettRobertsskeletonboi

2 жыл бұрын

@@KittyGoldPaint thanks for stating the obvious. In a perfect world it would've been amazing for her to have the award. That's all

@KittyGoldPaint

2 жыл бұрын

@@GarrettRobertsskeletonboi Eh, I swear that two actresses from the same movie have been nominated for best actress before so; I guess they could have made an exception. Anyway, I'm just a nerd when it comes to movies, and I'm just glad she won at all 🤷🏻‍♀️

@reikun86

2 жыл бұрын

You were right. There was a time when two actresses from the same movie were nominated for best actress. This was before the supporting actress category was established. Chicago was the last time I heard of two supporting actresses were nominated for the same film (Catherine Zeta Jones and Queen Latifah)

@eamon2please

2 жыл бұрын

@@KittyGoldPaint Viola Davis didn't win Best Supporting Actress for _Doubt._ The award went to Penélope Cruz for _Vicky Cristina Barcelona._

My deceased mother knew my stepfather was a pedophile and molesting my sister. I confronted her and got kicked out and slapped. He was after me and she knew it and started really hating on me. When I left at 22 he left her by the end of that same year. She resented me for the rest if her life. She never apologyzed and kept on going as if never happened. After she passed she was tortured and nagged me for years bcs she wanted my forgiveness. She will never be at peace.

@Disneyfan82

Жыл бұрын

That monster is not worthy of forgiveness from anyone, especially not the children she failed to protect and chose the abuser over the victims and seemed she was only sorry that she was dying, not for what she did.

@missmimi6817

Жыл бұрын

@@Disneyfan82 I'm struggling to forgive her. I even feel guilty for not being able to forgive her, even after she passed. But she put me through alot so I don't have in me to forgive her 100%. I am not God

@Disneyfan82

Жыл бұрын

@@missmimi6817 Well nobody should use God or religion to guilt trip you into forgiving someone who you should have a right not to forgive. One of the things I hate about religion. Trying to make the abused feel like shit for having a right not to forgive someone if they don't want to.

@missmimi6817

Жыл бұрын

🖒

@missmimi6817

Жыл бұрын

@@Disneyfan82 true. I'm not religious by any means. I use " God" metaphorically

Everyone in this movie did such a good job. Makes me cry eveytime.

One of the greatest acting performances in cinema.

I’m just wondering why the social workers didn’t do anything when Precious gave birth to her first child at 12 years old and they knew that her father was her child’s father. 🤦🏽‍♀️

@khafimoore3315

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that fuck up no cap

@almatalavera6041

2 жыл бұрын

She gave birth at home on her kitchen floor while her mom was kicking her.

@rocioramirez3908

2 жыл бұрын

They didn't know, her mother said the father was precious' boyfriend, not her father

@sublimeandcoke

Жыл бұрын

Because they don't care about Black girls. Just like how R. Kelly got away with it for decades

@sublimeandcoke

Жыл бұрын

@@rocioramirez3908 :: but she was twelve. It doesn't matter who did it, the police should have got involved. But they ignored it because she's a poor Black girl

"My Scorpio child" had me dead💀💀💀💀

@ForeverBlooming-05

Жыл бұрын

Nah cause imagine if she was a Sagittarius

@BiG-JuPO1O1

Жыл бұрын

@Kiera Anderson My Scorpio child... You gotta watch them 😇

@mikib4563

Жыл бұрын

@@ForeverBlooming-05 nah Sagittarius are full of shit all talk no fist

@neptunianvibes

Жыл бұрын

They put that in there for a reason. That sign is known for being exposed to adult activity/content earlier than others.

@icyunvme2400

10 ай бұрын

@@neptunianvibesYes, It’s a sexual sign but exposure is based on how you’re raised.