History Awesome / TheHelp

* Whilst Cecilia tends to Minny's bruise, the former [[TranquilFury gently]] tells the latter that if she was in Minny's shoes, she would beat the cream out of the abusive husband who did that to her.

* May have been a BittersweetEnding for her, but Aibeleen's ShutUpHannibal and TheReasonYouSuckSpeech was enough to drive [[RichBitch Hilly]] to ''tears.''
** Not only that, but earlier on, Charlotte telling Hilly off. "Get your raggedy ass off my porch..." Not only is she the first white person in the movie (besides Skeeter and Mrs. Waters) to give Hilly the dressing-down she deserves, she's the only one of the three to not meander around it. She gets in her face and essentially calls her a whore on account of the cold sore on her lip (in that time, as good as a scarlet letter) and made it clear that she had put together the truth about the pie. Not to mention this is the first legitimately noble thing Charlotte does in the film.
* When Elizabeth jokes to her friends about Mae Mobley being 'always hungry' at the expense of her daughter, Skeeter coldly remarks "[[ShutUpHannibal You know she can hear you]]." It's also sweet on [[CoolBigSis Skeeter's]] part, considering she knows what it's like to have a negligent mother who focuses on looks. It's also one of the first times she obviously calls out the crowd on their crap and she was one of the first people (aside from Aibleen in their book and later on) to call her out as a bad mother.
* It's more [[TearJerker sobering]] than awesome, but after Aibleen tells Skeeter about how Elizabeth neglects Mae Mobley, Aibleen somberly says "Miss Leefolt should not be having babies." Then she adds that she wants that statement in the book. It's not merely out of [[TakeThat spite]]. It's because she genuinely cares about Mae Mobley and feels that someone who [[ParentalNeglect parents the way Elizabeth does]] shouldn't be a parent at all.
* Having seen her portrayed as a sugary sweet airhead for an entire novel/film thus far, its always quite a shock to realize that it was Miss Celia Foote herself that had the gall to [[spoiler: send Hilly a check addressed to "Two-Slice Hilly"]].

** Celia finally chopping down the Mimosa tree herself.
* This gem from Mrs. Walters:
--> I may have trouble remembering my own name, or what country I live in, but there are two things I can't seem to forget: that my own daughter threw me into a nursing home, [[spoiler:or that she ate Minnie's [[PrecisionFStrike shit]].]]

* It's more [[TearJerker sobering]] than awesome, but after Aibleen tells Skeeter about how Elizabeth neglects Mae Mobley, Aibleen somberly says "Miss Leefolt should not be having babies." Then she adds that she wants that statement in the book. It's not merely out of [[TakeThat spite]]. It's because she wants to make a point that, if it weren't for the maids, then women like [[ParentalNeglect Elizabeth]] shouldn't have kids just for the sake of it.

* It's more [[TearJerker sobering]] than awesome, but after Aibleen tells Skeeter about how Elizabeth neglects Mobley Mae, Aibleen somberly says "Miss Leefolt should not be having babies." Then she adds that she wants that statement in the book. It's not merely out of [[TakeThat spite]]. It's because she wants to make a point that, if it weren't for the maids, then women like [[ParentalNeglect Elizabeth]] shouldn't have kids just for the sake of it.

* When Elizabeth jokes to her friends about Mobley Mae being 'always hungry' at the expense of her daughter, Skeeter coldly remarks "[[ShutUpHannibal You know she can hear you]]." It's also sweet on [[CoolBigSis Skeeter's]] part, considering she knows what it's like to have a negligent mother who focuses on looks. It's also one of the first times she obviously calls out the crowd on their crap and she was one of the first people (aside from Aibleen in their book and later on) to call her out as a bad mother.

* When Elizabeth jokes to her friends about Mobley Mae being 'always hungry' at the expense of her daughter, Skeeter coldly remarks "[[ShutUpHannibal You know she can hear you]]." It's also sweet on [[CoolBigSis Skeeter's]] part, considering she knows what it's like to have a negligent mother.

* "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny EAT.]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis MY.]] ''[[IAteWhat SHIT.]]''"

-->[[SarcasmMode I may have trouble remembering my own name, or what country I live in]], but there are two things I can't seem to forget: that my own daughter threw me into a nursing home, [[spoiler:or that she ate Minnie's [[PrecisionFStrike shit]].]]

** Not only that, but Charlotte telling Hilly off. "Get your raggedy ass off my porch..." Not only is she the first white person in the movie (besides Skeeter and Mrs. Waters) to give Hilly the dressing-down she deserves, she's the only one of the three to not meander around it. She gets in her face and essentially calls her a whore on account of the cold sore on her lip (in that time, as good as a scarlet letter) and made it clear that she had put together the truth about the pie. Not to mention this is the first legitimately noble thing Charlotte does in the film.

-->I may have trouble remembering my own name, or what country I live in, but there are two things I can't seem to forget: that my own daughter threw me into a nursing home, [[spoiler:or that she ate Minnie's [[PrecisionFStrike shit]].]]

** Not only that, but Charlotte telling Hilly off. "Get your raggedy ass off my porch..." Not only is she the first white person in the movie (besides Skeeter and Mrs. Waters) to give Hilly the dressing-down she deserves, she's the only one of the three to not meander around it. She gets in her face and essentially calls her a whore on account of the cold sore on her lip (in that time, as good as a scarlet letter.) Not to mention this is the first legitimately noble thing Charlotte does in the film.

* Also in the novel: Celia ''beating the shit'' out of the flasher that comes to her house and who assaults Minny. Until now you thought she was pretty much a useless waif, but that woman can fight.

* In the novel, after Aibeleen was fired, she is given the newspaper column that Skeeter worked on complete with the same pay as Skeeter. Aibeleen gets to exercise both her talent in writing and her experience in domestic science.

* The scene when Minny checks on Celia in the locked bathroom. At first she nearly follows Celia's order to go home, but hearing another crash prompts Minny to CHARGE SHOULDER FIRST THROUGH THE DOOR, DESTROYING THE LOCK. It's a small moment, but for someone who clearly had an aversion to whites, to see Minny go so far in the name of Celia's well-being is quite a sight to behold.

* Having seen her portrayed as a sugary sweet airhead for an entire novel/film thus far, its always quite a shock to realize that it was Miss Celia Foote herself that had the gall to [[spoiler: send Hilly a check addressed to "Two-Slice Hilly"]].

* May have been a BittersweetEnding for her, but Aibeleen's ShutUpHannibal and TheReasonYouSuckSpeech was enough to drive [[RichBitch Hilly]] to ''tears.''

* "[[CrowningMomentOfFunny EAT.]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis MY.]] ''[[IAteWhat SHIT.]]''"

* [[CrowningMomentOfFunny EAT.]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis MY.]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis SHIT.]]''

* [[CrowningMomentOfFunny EAT.]] [[ThisIsSparta MY.]] ''[[ThisIsSparta SHIT.]]''

* [[CrowningMomentOfFunny EAT.]] [[ThisIsSparta MY.]] [[ThisIsSparta ''Shit''.]]

* [[CrowningMomentOfFunny EAT.]] [[ThisIsSparta MY.]] [[ThisIsSparta ''SHIT''.]]

* [[CrowningMomentOfFunny EAT.]] [[ThisIsSparta MY. ''SHIT.'']]