mo’nique oscar buzz

I was watching a clip from the Ellen Degeneres Show in which she is interviewing Gabourey Sadibe, the actress who portrays "Precious" in the movie. Ellen kept saying "it's so sad"... "the topic is so depressing..." and all I kept thinking to myself was: "Stop saying that! This movie is not depressing!" "Precious" is not a depressing movie because the character is not a tragic figure. She is a survivor. …