The idea of equality may be a dream; having the thought to be able to live lavishly but still remains as the family’s secret. Through, the racial division of the 18th century England, Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay, became the first black heiress aristocrat in the Kenwood House in England. The “misfortune” of being a biracial heiress and live the life of luxury, while not clearly understanding the issues that are on the rise in the society that isn’t a part of that life. The simple clause in her life is that she must be a secret; Dido doesn’t have the luxury to be around the elite society cause of her skin color. Directed by Amma Asante and Written by Misan Sagay, “Belle” tells the story of the illegitimate mulatto girl, the daughter of a British
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Throughout, the movie director Amma Asante, herself a woman of color creates warmth in the movie “Belle” that gives a greater meaning to the understanding of life in that society. The beginning style of the movie that creates an array of mystery, tragedy, and conspiracy that begins when Dido Belle meets her father for the first time. Although Dido understanding of the politics was limited with the case Zong’s Massacre that brutally drowned slaves to death for an unlawful purpose, that did she begins to understand the inequality of the society in which she lived. The director expresses the emotion of interestingly with each series of shots through the protagonist Dido Belle, and the beauty and misfortune of her life in the Kenwood House. The movie tries to connect the theme of cases of a woman and her identity and the realization of how important the color of her skin plays a role in the society (Gilbey). Dido Belle, has no idea of her place in the Kenwood House because of the color barrier, she begins to ask “how am I be too high in rank to dine with the servants and too low in rank to dine with my family” (Asante), the idea that of living lavishly and being well educated but yet not be about to question the stigma of the reality that she isn’t as equal as everyone else in the home. Although, each scene seems to be …show more content…
Although, Dido inherits a considerably large amount of income after the death of her father, however she doesn’t have to marry for stability unlike her cousin Elizabeth Murray, whose father disinherited her from his fortune and she must depend on her looks and personality to find a possible suitor to marry that can give her the stability to still live lavishly. Though, Amma Asante creates an understanding of the importance of marriage; she also gives the scene of when Dido’s romantic interest wasn’t a suitable match for her because her uncle wouldn’t always her to marry a simple commoner John Davinier, the son of a vicar. Throughout, the film Dido Belle simply tries to find her place in society, the situation reaches its complexity when the other possible suitor, Oliver Ashford family doesn’t accept her as an equal with always belittling her because of her skin color, “my greatest misfortune would be to marry into a family who would carry my own mother” (Asante). The main focus, the director added during the climax scenes is how incomplete Dido Belle must have felt when she realized she was to marry into a family that didn’t accept her and only accepted her because of her inheritance. While her cousin Elizabeth Murray chases suitors for marriage, Dido Belle is left alone wondering if she will ever find love in the world, once her possible love interest, John Davinier, declares his
Throughout, the movie director Amma Asante, herself a woman of color creates warmth in the movie “Belle” that gives a greater meaning to the understanding of life in that society. The beginning style of the movie that creates an array of mystery, tragedy, and conspiracy that begins when Dido Belle meets her father for the first time. Although Dido understanding of the politics was limited with the case Zong’s Massacre that brutally drowned slaves to death for an unlawful purpose, that did she begins to understand the inequality of the society in which she lived. The director expresses the emotion of interestingly with each series of shots through the protagonist Dido Belle, and the beauty and misfortune of her life in the Kenwood House. The movie tries to connect the theme of cases of a woman and her identity and the realization of how important the color of her skin plays a role in the society (Gilbey). Dido Belle, has no idea of her place in the Kenwood House because of the color barrier, she begins to ask “how am I be too high in rank to dine with the servants and too low in rank to dine with my family” (Asante), the idea that of living lavishly and being well educated but yet not be about to question the stigma of the reality that she isn’t as equal as everyone else in the home. Although, each scene seems to be …show more content…
Although, Dido inherits a considerably large amount of income after the death of her father, however she doesn’t have to marry for stability unlike her cousin Elizabeth Murray, whose father disinherited her from his fortune and she must depend on her looks and personality to find a possible suitor to marry that can give her the stability to still live lavishly. Though, Amma Asante creates an understanding of the importance of marriage; she also gives the scene of when Dido’s romantic interest wasn’t a suitable match for her because her uncle wouldn’t always her to marry a simple commoner John Davinier, the son of a vicar. Throughout, the film Dido Belle simply tries to find her place in society, the situation reaches its complexity when the other possible suitor, Oliver Ashford family doesn’t accept her as an equal with always belittling her because of her skin color, “my greatest misfortune would be to marry into a family who would carry my own mother” (Asante). The main focus, the director added during the climax scenes is how incomplete Dido Belle must have felt when she realized she was to marry into a family that didn’t accept her and only accepted her because of her inheritance. While her cousin Elizabeth Murray chases suitors for marriage, Dido Belle is left alone wondering if she will ever find love in the world, once her possible love interest, John Davinier, declares his