This movie Guess who’s coming to dinner is about an interracial couple in the 1960s who are having problems telling their families that they wish to be married. This story is told from many perspectives as each character decides if they are willing to accept the marriage between a black man and a white women. This story truly was ahead of its time ending in a favorable outcome for the couple and showing the stages of acceptance as the story progressed. THis movie also portrays the time period very well showing the reactions and problems a couple of that nature would face from both sides of their families. This film is realistic in the fact that many people would be shocked to see a interracial couple such as Hillary when she first saw DR. Prentice
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This is not most prominent in the film but plays a role if the unfolding of the story. The main character Joanna is an example of this theme she is a strong willed , optimistic person that makes her own decisions. She is a very headstrong character that does not care if her family approves the marriage and will do it on her own if necessary.She is not the only strong female charater in this story line the idea of motherly support shows up quite a bit as the story progresses. For example when Joey’s father was thinking about not approving the marriage her mother takes a stand on how she will fight on the side of her daughter. She goes against her husband which was not the most likely of outcomes. Johns mother is also very supportive of their marriage and tries to persuade her husband and Mr.Drayton on letting them have the freedom of marrying whoever they pleased.Another iconic scene of female empowerment was when Mrs.Drayton fires Hillary after hearing her bad remarks regarding her family 's situation. The use of strong female characters in this story shows the strength of women in this time period and how they are straying from the values of the decade beforehand. The writers of this movie also used Tillie to show female empowerment as an African American women she is a very important role in the film but they use her in a peculiar way. She is against the marriage between races and becomes this mother figure for Joey and warns john not to hurt her because she was like a child to her. She uses her role to be against John accusing him of being involved in power movements and just using
This is not most prominent in the film but plays a role if the unfolding of the story. The main character Joanna is an example of this theme she is a strong willed , optimistic person that makes her own decisions. She is a very headstrong character that does not care if her family approves the marriage and will do it on her own if necessary.She is not the only strong female charater in this story line the idea of motherly support shows up quite a bit as the story progresses. For example when Joey’s father was thinking about not approving the marriage her mother takes a stand on how she will fight on the side of her daughter. She goes against her husband which was not the most likely of outcomes. Johns mother is also very supportive of their marriage and tries to persuade her husband and Mr.Drayton on letting them have the freedom of marrying whoever they pleased.Another iconic scene of female empowerment was when Mrs.Drayton fires Hillary after hearing her bad remarks regarding her family 's situation. The use of strong female characters in this story shows the strength of women in this time period and how they are straying from the values of the decade beforehand. The writers of this movie also used Tillie to show female empowerment as an African American women she is a very important role in the film but they use her in a peculiar way. She is against the marriage between races and becomes this mother figure for Joey and warns john not to hurt her because she was like a child to her. She uses her role to be against John accusing him of being involved in power movements and just using