Original artwork, not a still
You is kind, you is smart, you is important.
— The Help · 2011
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Aibileen repeats the reassurance to a child whose worth is not always recognised by the adults around her. The simple phrases give care and affirmation a form the child can remember. The scene makes an ordinary act of speaking kindly part of the relationship between them.
Sources (1)
- StudioBinderFilm quotation entry for The Help; film wording and qualified original-character/performance context.Reference checked
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