“Guess Whos coming to Dinner” is a movie that revolves around unreliability and confusion. The movie was made in 1967. All the characters in the movie are seen as stubborn and hardheaded. They all have something to say and think about everything going on, this kept the movie entertaining. The movie's male lead role was a black man, John Prentice, played by Sidney Poitier. The movie's female lead role was a white woman, Joanna Drayton, played by Katherine Houghton. The two characters are the main couple throughout the movie. However, the twist the movie presents is this couple wants to get married. However little do they understand that a white woman and a black man getting married during this time period is a disgrace and is not accepted.
Joanna Drayton is a white woman who thinks everything is perfect in the world, she sees no issues with anything and makes the best out of everything that comes her way. When I saw the way she acted and viewed everything in life I was like wow that's crazy, that must be super nice to be able to do that. I believe everyone should live their life somewhat similar to how Drayton does. However in reality no one is able to do that because of the world we live in today. John Prentice, a black man, is seen to have no issues, is perceived as the perfect guy, and could be described as “him”.
So, now imagine this couple together during the mid-1900s, they are truly a power couple and they have to take on everyone else in the world who does not think getting married to the opposite race is acceptable. One of the main figures who believes getting married is a disgrace is Drayton's dad.
After watching the film I found the movie's name to be ironic. This is because the movie revolves around a perfect couple who wants to get married but lives in a society where it is seen as a disgrace. The hilarious part I realized was when the producers named the movie as they did because it is supposed to represent a common joke when kids tell their parents if their significant other can come over for dinner to meet the family. But in this case, the significant other is a black flawless man. So when the father of Drayton finally meets the man his daughter wants to marry it is funny because he never thought he would be African American.
However, in all seriousness, this is still a common issue seen today. Often children get discouraged when wanting to become friends, date, hang out, etc with another race, especially black. This is because African Americans often always get discriminated against by other people. When someone sees their child with a race that is not accepted they are seen as a disgrace. This is a cultural barrier that many people have to face. I even have faced this as a Hispanic, specifically Puerto Rican. This issue can occur with all people. For example, as a Hispanic my family expects me to speak full Spanish, date Latino girls, and become custom to all our traditions.
This is the bar line many people have to face. This is what the “guess whos coming to dinner” main lesson is. The film is trying to show all of the barriers and hardships people have to deal with regarding this topic. The main couple has yet to realize what they desire is not accepted in society and all of the issues and hardships that are going to come with getting married to opposite races. The film in total was a very nice end-of-the-year film to really tie everything together and show how there are still many issues today that people deal with of all races. It was also nice to see the perspective of both white and black during the movie and see the lead male role being played as a black man described as flawless.
No comments:
Post a Comment