Who Is Forest Whitaker's Waiting To Exhale?

The film I chose to write about is a popular African American film titled, Waiting to Exhale. I chose this film, because it showcased the problems that a lot of African American women face today in their relationships; divorce, looking for love again, having successful careers, managing the home, anger, and having friends to lean on during hard these times. It also has a great soundtrack composed by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.
Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 romance and dramatic film directed by Forest Whitaker. The film is based on the novel, also titled Waiting to Exhale, by author Terry McMillan. It centers around four black women living in the Phoenix, Arizona area all trying to find the same thing, a successful and happy relationship. The characters are Bernadine Harris (Angela Bassett-main character I followed), Savannah Jackson (played by Whitney Houston), Robin Stokes (Lela Rochon), and Gloria Matthews (Loretta Devine).
The film shows these women, who are all in their late 30's, supporting one another through personal and professional struggles and successes. We can also see the characters emotions through the music that Babyface
After receiving comfort and advice from her friends, Bernadine finally allows herself to move on with her life and not let the wrong doings of her husband bother her. To help cope with her situation she holds a garage sale consisting of her now ex husbands belongings that he did not recover from the house. In the background the song, Not Gon’ Cry by Mary J. Blige is being played. The song portrays a woman who has experienced wrong doings from her significant other and the pain he has caused her, yet instead of harping on the situation, she decides to not cry anymore, because he is not worth the pain. By using the placement of this song, we see everything that Bernadine is feeling and the unhappiness in her