I agree that The Help felt more like wholesome entertainment for a mainstream audience rather than an honest depiction of the lives and fears of those women. Also, by it's very design it followed the 'white saviour' trope and was about more about how 'virtuous' and 'selfless' Emma Stone's character was when her motives for writing the accounts were pretty self-serving. I saw 'Jackie' (Natalie Portman) last night and thought it was incredible engaging, nuanced and artistic. A brief comparison of the moving parts of that film highlights where most Black films fall short. I would love to see the movies about of our Black cultural icons given the same sort of top end quality treatment from casting to writing, dialogue, cinematography and music score. All too often the execution is cheaply rendered and Lifetime Channel-esque, singer's cast instead of quality actors etc.