{"id":11457,"date":"2023-11-21T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=11457"},"modified":"2023-11-21T17:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T00:23:44","slug":"maxines-baby-the-tyler-perry-story-so-inspiring-with-lessons-on-the-importance-of-forgiveness-faith-and-perseverance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2023\/maxines-baby-the-tyler-perry-story-so-inspiring-with-lessons-on-the-importance-of-forgiveness-faith-and-perseverance\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxine\u2019s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story * So Inspiring With Lessons On The Importance Of Forgiveness, Faith And Perseverance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Maxinesbaby.poster.png?resize=203%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11458\" style=\"width:126px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Maxinesbaby.poster.png?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Maxinesbaby.poster.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Writer, actor, filmmaker, studio head and media titan, Tyler Perry, is America\u2019s consummate multihyphenate. But underneath this entertainment behemoth is a man working humbly to heal his childhood trauma by transforming his pain into promise. Maxine\u2019s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story, a nod to his mother\u2019s love, is a tender and intimate portrait of visionary and innovator Tyler Perry: his harrowing but faithful road to the top of an industry that didn\u2019t always include him. With unfettered access, directors\/filmmakers Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz lead us into the inner-world of a man, whose story has never fully been told, as he becomes a father and a media mogul with a mission to pave his own road to the top. The product is a profound lesson on remembering where you came from to know where you want to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Katherine S. comments, \u201c<em>Maxine\u2019s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>is a beautiful movie.&nbsp;This documentary is so inspiring with lessons on the importance of forgiveness, faith and perseverance. &nbsp;And I learned so much about Tyler Perry!\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maxine\u2019s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story\u00a0<br>By Katherine S., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQPXwdy3Dkg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_FG_00110_CLEAN_rgb.jpg?resize=300%2C203&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11459\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_FG_00110_CLEAN_rgb.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_FG_00110_CLEAN_rgb.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Maxine\u2019s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story\u00a0<\/em>is a beautiful movie.\u00a0This documentary is so inspiring with lessons on the importance of forgiveness, faith and perseverance. \u00a0And I learned so much about Tyler Perry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The movie\u00a0reveals the childhood trauma\u00a0that Tyler Perry\u00a0went through and\u00a0shows how he became\u00a0the most successful African American filmmaker we all know.\u00a0It\u2019s also a tribute to his late mother, Maxine, hence the\u00a0title\u00a0of the movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-Maxines-Baby-Amazon_rgb.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11462\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-Maxines-Baby-Amazon_rgb.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-Maxines-Baby-Amazon_rgb.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-Maxines-Baby-Amazon_rgb.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-Maxines-Baby-Amazon_rgb.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to co-directors Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz, this movie took ten years to make. I had no idea what Tyler\u00a0went through as a child because\u00a0he had a pretty private life, so it was incredible to learn more about\u00a0him and\u00a0see how strong\u00a0he is.\u00a0We already know\u00a0about his success, but in this documentary,\u00a0we get to see\u00a0all the challenges he faced.\u00a0It highlights many aspects of his life like his faith,\u00a0his abusive father, his previous studios, the start of\u00a0his famous character\u00a0Madea\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0impact\u00a0he had on the movie industry.\u00a0Something\u00a0else that is\u00a0interesting\u00a0that\u00a0I learned about from this film is that Tyler Perry\u2019s newest studio is on an old confederate army base in Atlanta, which really makes this movie come full circle. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_BTS_00039_rgb.jpg?resize=300%2C198&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11460\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_BTS_00039_rgb.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_BTS_00039_rgb.jpg?w=543&amp;ssl=1 543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The beauty of this rich documentary is that it provides so many different points of views from so many different people and perspectives. \u00a0We hear from his supporters, his haters, his family, and his friends, such as Oprah Winfrey,\u00a0Ozzie\u00a0Areu, Gayle King\u00a0and\u00a0Ari Emanuel.\u00a0In addition to hearing from all of these people, the movie\u00a0also uncovers never-before-seen videos of Maxine Perry, Tyler\u2019s mom, which is really special since she has passed away and she\u2019s the movie\u2019s namesake.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_UT_00038_rgb.jpg?resize=300%2C249&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11461\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_UT_00038_rgb.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/maxines-baby-MABA_UT_00038_rgb.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The film\u2019s message is all about&nbsp;forgiveness.&nbsp;Even after all the abuse, Tyler was able to forgive and move on from his trauma, which really allowed him to grow.&nbsp;Be aware that this movie deals with abuse, has a&nbsp;few&nbsp;graphic images and also&nbsp;some&nbsp;profanity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give\u00a0<em>Maxine\u2019s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story<\/em>\u00a04 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18, plus adults. It\u00a0releases on Prime Video on\u00a0November\u00a017, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fnd.us\/kidsfirst?ref=sh_bCo1e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/donatenow.sm_.jpg?resize=147%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11468\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DjXlidHoPyU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Maxine\u2019s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story&#8221; is an emotional documentary showcasing Tyler Perry&#8217;s life journey, highlighting his resilience despite childhood trauma and his road to becoming a leading African American filmmaker. 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