Viola Davis has commented before on her regret for playing a part in 2011's `The Help.`

But in a new interview, and within the context of the recent Black Lives Matter protests, she took the time to further elaborate on how the film's storyline caters primarily to its white viewers.

`Not a lot of narratives are also invested in our humanity,` she said. `They're invested in the idea of what it means to be Black, but...it's catering to the white audience.`

Davis went on to explain that while the movie might provide some insight into some of the experiences of Black Americans, its structure and the voices it chooses to centralize do not contribute to a greater culture of understanding.

She doesn't regret working with the cast and writer-director, she says in the interview. Rather, it's the film's faux-deep insight into her character, Aibileen, that set it on the wrong path by opting to tell the story through a white perspective.

`The white audience at the most can sit and get an academic lesson into how we are,` she said. `Then they leave the movie theater and they talk about what it meant. They're not moved by who we were.`

Davis took on the role in hopes that she would `pop` into stardom, which she said is an opportunity very few Black women get the chance to attempt. Even so, she said the movie's hesitance to share a more inclusive and accurate story left her feeling disappointment in her involvement.

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Viola Davis is sharing new criticisms about "The Help" in an interview with Vanity Fair. The Oscar winner says she still feels betrayed by the 2011 drama, which "was created in the cesspool of systemic racism." Davis adds: "The white audience leaves the movie theater and they talk about what it meant. They're not moved by who we were." Click the link in bio to read more. -- #ViolaDavis #TheHelp

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`I feel like my entire life has been a protest. My production company is my protest. Me not wearing a wig at the Oscars in 2012 was my protest. It is a part of my voice, just like introducing myself to you and saying, 'Hello, my name is Viola Davis.'`