Dream Girls…

 

                                                                 

The movie “Dream Girls,”portrayed the life of Diana Ross and The Supremes. Now although the actors in this movie didn’t use the exact song titles or called themselves The Supremes, you can see the similarities and the essence of the story.

Again, this movie showed the struggles this young African American group faced, including racism. What I couldn’t understand while watching the movie, is why those people who were racist, liked the music these black groups were singing? You dislike the race, but not the music they sing? That doesn’t make sense to me. Well, I could get into a whole political thing and go on and on, but this aspect of it didn’t connect.

Dream Girls, allowed people to see the actual trials and tribulations The Supremes faced  and what other African American groups dealt with in the industry. There’s a scene in the movie where the Dream Girls are singing in the “high class white” night club. It’s one of my favorites because going back to the reality of it at the time, this audience wasn’t use to the loud soul music that other black groups were signing at the time.

The Dreamettes ( the group in the movie) walked out on stage with confidence, sang their songs, and put their fears of race behind them. This was truly an accomplishment for any African American group to perform at a ritzy club and sing their music. Diana Ross was played by singer, Beyonce Knowles .