Quite satisfactory

Albert 2022-11-09 07:28:25

For themes such as the liberation of slaves and the life of aristocratic women in the Georgian era, this film can be said to be quite satisfactory. Although after reading the information, I found out that in reality, Mr. Davinier was not the son of the pastor at all, nor did he dream of becoming a lawyer, and even married another wife after Dido died young. I don’t quite understand why it is necessary to have a large part of the love scene when writing the script. Even if there is no such love, it will highlight Dido’s own contempt for blacks in order to change society’s contempt for blacks and even promote the abolition of slavery. Put pressure and so on, it will become a more three-dimensional and full story.

Obviously, the focus should be to explore Dido’s struggle as a mixed race in the British society in the 18th century. However, it took a lot of space to create a love story with Mr. Davinier. It is not a realistic love story at all, and it erases the real depth. . In the film, Dido slaps his skin, covers his face with his hands, and feels ashamed of his skin color. However, the image of the characters is still not three-dimensional enough. The first time he promised to marry him, he did not see what the motive was. The plot The push is a little weak.

The actors' acting skills are also relatively average? There are many close-ups, which are obviously moments when everyone is emotional, but they just stare at it with eyes wide open.

In any case, it can be regarded as a history of popular science, although it is quite different from reality.

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Belle quotes

  • Elizabeth Murray: Aren't you quietly relieved that you shan't be at the caprice of some silly sir and his fortune? The rest of us haven't a choice - not a chance of inheritance if we have brothers, and forbidden from any activity that allows us to support ourselves. We are but their property.

  • John Davinier: 'Tis pitiful. Such inability to simply know what value to put on another's life.

    Dido Elizabeth Belle: What price a worthless negro?

    John Davinier: You utterly misunderstand me. I am saying that no man may have the value of cargo. Human beings cannot be priced since we are priceless - free men and slaves alike. I am with others here. All students in law, applying pressure on the insurance companies to refuse from hereon to insure slaves on any ship.

    Dido Elizabeth Belle: But that would require a change in law.

    John Davinier: How can we expect to be civilized when we live in such a barbaric world? It is the utter injustice.

    Dido Elizabeth Belle: It is more than that. It is the shame of a law that would uphold a financial transaction upon that atrocity.