The piece I chose was "Whats Love Got to do With It", this story is about the life of the well reknowned R & B artists Tina Turner and her life with her abusive husband Ike Turner. She endured many years of mental, emotional, and physical abuse including rape at the hand of her husband. All the while she being the bread winner for the family. And even when she worked he abused her to the point of exhausten and collapse causing her to have a nervous and physical breakdown. Finally when she couldn't take it anymore it lead to her literally having to fight her way out of a moving limosene to escape his abuse for one final time.
In the first scene, it begans right before she is released from the hospital from having her nervous and physical breakdown. the limo scene in this clip shows the strength and the point when Tina a become fed up. I love the fact that after she fought him, she gets out of the car gathers herelf as well she can and walks into the hotel with her head held high like a strong woman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm6z1I6lNqc
Second Scene I have is a continuation of the first scene, but in this scene Tina finally leaves Ike. I love how during the court scene Tina says he can have it all. She just wants her name although Ike wanted her to change it so that he could capitalize the Tina Turner name. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kwFAGKXdjE
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I think one thing that makes this piece so powerful is that it is based on a true story. It shows that it really is possible for women to get out of violent situations. I love that she did it with her head held high.
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