The film says it is a female story that influenced the abolition of slavery in Britain. After reading it, you will find that this can basically only be regarded as a romantic love story.
Belle, the illegitimate son of an English aristocrat and whose mother was black, was discriminated against in British social circles, because a slave ship pushed a sick black slave into the sea met an idealistic but low-status prospective lawyer, so there was a spark between the two, and gave Belle's uncle, Lord Mansfield, the Chief Justice of England, pressure and influence to change his mind and make a fair judgment.
According to the logic of facts, the most critical figure to change the British black slavery system is Lord Mansfield, and the protagonist falls on Belle, it is not impossible, but it is really too lacking in tension to deal with secular prejudices and social and political pressures so lightly, to portray Mansfield as a historical figure so simple and flat, and to handle the lines so hollow and awkward. The film can't afford the hardcore of the historic event of the abolition of black slavery in Britain, and is at best a romantic love story.
If you look at it as a love story, this movie seems to be very smooth, and the picture also carries a graceful oil painting texture.
The pressures that Belle and Elizabeth face, the friendship between them, the interaction between Belle and the two men who love her, and Belle's psychological transformation from inferiority to inferiority are all handled concisely and in place, without dragging mud and water, and natural and smooth.
Belle and Elizabeth, like a perfect person separated in half, Bell inherited a large inheritance from her father, can live carefree, but because of her black blood, it is difficult to gain the favor of the most expensive family; elizabeth, the blood is no problem, but because she cannot inherit the inheritance, almost penniless, the nobles are also far away.
Two young girls with good looks, but there is panic in their hearts. Because of the color of her skin, Belle is afraid that no one will marry her, and she will be lonely for a lifetime; Elizabeth will be trapped in life because she has no money and cannot live independently, and is afraid that there will be no nobles to marry her in the future.
The background of this film is the 19th century, but the love concept of two girls is still very representative today in the 21st century.
Elizabeth, who does not know how to perceive the psychology of men, thinks that men flatter themselves a few words and express admiration, even if it is sincere. Even if the man avoids meeting, he still makes excuses for him. Between close friends and men, bias towards men.
Such people now abound.
Belle, because of her inferior complexion, saw that there were nobles who were willing to approach her and appreciate her, and she was moved, and she couldn't care about the three views.
Many people with low self-esteem are like this.
Two men, one of nobles and the other of the sons of priests of low social status. In the end, Belle chose to retire from the nobles because she knew that the nobles did not completely mind the color of her skin, but because her talents and possessions were more attractive.
The son of a lowly priest is fully accepting of Belle, including the color of her skin.
Good love should be like this - accept each other wholeheartedly.
I love you, though you're black; I like you, even though you don't have any money; I love you, even though you're not pretty... The best love, which has nothing though.
Finally, the reason why Belle is more attractive than Elizabeth is because she is more knowledgeable, although the film does not directly show it, she spends a lot more time in the study than Elizabeth; because of knowledge, her vision will be broader, she can see society from the manor; because of knowledge, vision, she is more confident, and she is braver, dares to question this society, dares to fight against social prejudices.
This is not the protagonist aura, this is the basic logic.