The end of the film shows how she was able to get her life back on track and most importantly how she was able to survive. Photo Credit: The BoomboxĪfter ending the relationship with Suge Michel’le is left drained and damaged from all the years of abuse and pain that she endured.
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Later in the movie Michel’le is coerced into marrying Suge which she later finds out wasn’t a legal marriage she also finds out that he was primarily using her to run his business while he was in prison. Although Suge eventually did hit her she explains in the movie that it was a one time occurrence. When you’re coming out of an abusive relationship and you find someone else who treats you great, it is easy to see how she could fall for him so quickly. Dre and Suge Knight, but the movie explained why she made that decision. Many people, especially men shunned Michel’le because of her decision to date both Dr. I’ve never been hit by a man but I always wondered why women decide to stay in abusive relationships. Most abused women feel helpless and trapped in relationships because of the fear caused by the abuser. Many women equate love with physical pain which is very unfortunate.
The scene was such a pivotal part of the movie because it sums up the emotions of what a lot of abused women go through. The most heartbreaking scene in the film is when Michel’le is in the studio recording her popular single Something In My Heart she is singing with a bruised face looking fearfully at Dre who threatened to beat her again if she couldn’t sing the song correctly. To cope with the pain of abuse she indulged in drinking alcohol and taking drugs.Īlthough the film was supposed to highlight Michel’le’s singing career, the physical abuse overshadowed most of the movie. She explained how she was taught growing up that abuse was a sign of showing love. In the scene the real life Michel’le walks into the room with her character and explains why she chose to stay with Dre. Dre hits Michel’le is almost unbearable to watch, he climbs on top of her in the bed while he is sloppy drunk and begins to punch her in the face until her nose starts to bleed. The movie revealed that she was initially not getting paid for her vocals on a lot of their tracks.Įventually Michel’le is approached about creating her own album and that’s when it seems like Dre’s attitude towards her became aggressive. I thought it was crazy how she was taken advantage of by some of the guys from the group. I can see now why she wanted to tell her side of the story being that she was not included in Straight Outta Compton.
I didn’t realize how much of a role Michel’le played in the group NWA or that she was signed to Ruthless Records which was Dr. I saw the movie Straight Outta Compton which I really enjoyed so it was interesting to hear another side of the story from a woman’s point of view. It took a minute for me to get into the film because of the narrative format and having to adjust to the actor’s high pitch voice(which was very annoying!), but after a while I became intrigued with the story. The fact that she has been so consistent with her story for so many years made me think otherwise.
Many people speculated she was releasing the movie for financial gain and that she was lying about the abuse endured by Dr.
Dre abused her back in the day when they dated. I wasn’t really familiar with Michel’le besides her appearing on the reality show Hollywood Divas but I do remember hearing stories that Dr. When I first saw the trailer for Surviving Compton I didn’t have high expectations for the film, especially since it was premiering on the Lifetime network which doesn’t have the best track record for biopics.