Director
Haifaa al-Mansour
Leading Actors/Actresses
Sanaa Lathan, Ernie Hudson
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Lyric Bent, Lynn Whitfield
Genre
Comedy
Language
English
Awards
Young Artist Award 2019, Image Award NAACP 2019, Golden Trailer Award Nominee
Date of Release
September 21, 2018 (United States)
Producer
Tracey Bing, Jared leBoff, Marc Platt, Sanaa Lathan
Setting and Context
United States, present time
Narrator and Point of View
Violet Jones
Tone and Mood
Funny, freeing
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Violet Jones | Antagonist: Violet's self-doubt
Major Conflict
Violet wants her boyfriend to propose to her, but ends up with damaged hair instead.
Climax
Violet and her boyfriend have a big fight after her birthday since he didn't propose to her.
Foreshadowing
Violet's future is foreshadowed through the states of her hair, as new hair equals a new period of her life and development.
Understatement
N/A
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The watcher might have allusions to common fairy tales that end with "happily ever afters."
Paradox
"Is nappy hair unsophisticated" is a paradox in the movie, as this is what Violet is battling against.
Parallelism
There is a clear parallel between Violet and her hair. When her hair changes, so does she and so does the mood of the movie.
