Driving Miss Daisy Reaction

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Today in class we watched a movie called "Driving Miss Daisy" which was made in 1989 and follows the story of a southerner named Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy), her son Boolie (Dan Aykroyd), and her driver Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman).

The movie has a very interesting start. We see Miss Daisy get into her car and immediately have as mall accident by backing into her neighbors yard. After this accident the insurance companies said that she is no longer allowed to drive herself. This also implies this isn't the first time an accident like this has happened. This makes her son Boolie hire a personal driver for her. He ends up hiering an African American man named Hoke Colburn. Holk caught Boolie's attention when he was seen helping fix an elevator. 

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At first Miss Daisy is not happy about this new arrangement. She can be described as a back seat driver and gets upset at Holk over little and minor things. The movie was set in the late 1940's to early 1950's
and it also took place before and after the Civil rights movement. We can see racial tendencies with Miss Daisy as not only does she disprove of his driving but also gets mad at other things. One of these things is getting mad at Holk for eating a $0.33 can of tuna. 

Over time however, Miss Daisy warms up to Holk and eventually they become friends. We can see their friendship at its height towards the end of the movie. At the end of the movie, its been years since Holk first became her driver. It was clear to me that Miss Daisy is suffering from some form of dementia however it only strengthens her and Holk's friendship. 

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Although its clear that Miss Daisy has some form of dementia however she still remembers Holk and remembers the good times they shared over the years.

Overall I thought this movie was great. The movie really shows how racial prejudice was around this time. I also thought it was nice how Miss Daisy and Holk were best friends at the end event hough Miss Daisy had dementia.