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Mild spoilers forA Wrinkle in Timefollow.
Meg Murry, the young protagonist ofA Wrinkle in Time, has always had a thing about her hair.
Megs hair had been passable as long as she wore it tidily in plaits, LEngle wrote.
Hair is a big deal for black women, said DuVernay.
This world, not unlike the one Meg has left, is conditioning her to conform.
Theres no Darth Vader in this movie, theres noKillmonger theres no explicit bad guy, said DuVernay.
Its a kids book that doesnt have a monster.
The monster is inside of you.
The fact that this Caucasian boy says to her, I like that?
Thats so big for a girl of color!
And its big for Caucasian boys to be able to feel thats beautiful, too.
Tell me where youve seen that before, said DuVernay.
It feels slight, but we know what images do and we know the power that they have.
I mean, come on.
Continued the filmmaker, Theres all these seeds I wanted to plant.
I dont have children; Ill never have children by choice.
It was irresistible to me, she said.
