A lot of the media is predicting that Social Network will win. I haven't seen it, but I hope not. Have you seen 'The Young Victoria'? I recommend it highly.
Posted on 01/17/2011 6:51:20 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
You will love “The King’s Speech,” a new movie about Great Britain in the '30s, a time of hesitation and then greatness, when the country reluctantly faced up to the challenge of Hitler and Nazism, two years before the United States similarly faced up.
As with many great films, “Speech” is a personal movie inside a historical movie.
The “personal” movie is the story of a character struggling to overcome a disability.
In “Speech,” the drama is the true story of the future King George VI, who had suffered from a severe stammer all his life.
The story begins in 1925, when Prince Albert (he didn’t take on the name “George” until he assumed the throne in 1936), attempts to give a brief speech at Wembley Stadium outside of London.
It’s a painful scene to watch, as the prince struggles to get his words out, as tens of thousands look on--and then look away from the pitiful spectacle.
After that embarrassment, he resolves never again to make a fool of himself in public.
Yet by the mid-30s, George V is dying, and it becomes obvious that the older brother is unqualified to be king.
Indeed, the stakes are now high: George V observes that Adolf Hitler seeks to control one half of Europe, and Josef Stalin seeks to control the other half. So what will England do?
The new medium of radio made it possible for a single leader to communicate across the planet. Hitler was doing it, with his message of hateful propaganda, and so his opponents had to master the radio waves.
Realizing that history would summon him to duty, like it or not, our prince--played with Oscar-grabbing understatement and poignancy by Colin Firth--resolves to improve his speech, seeking out the best speech therapists in London.
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It may be because the movie is a British movie. Unfortunately Hollywood is still making trash.
It’s the kind of movie the Academy LOVES. I think it will do well. Will Rush and Firth both be up for best actor? If so, Firth deserves it hands down. What an extraordinary performance. You really felt everything..his frustration, fears, discomfort, it was amazing.
Theatrical Trailer for “The King’s Speech”
Scroll half-way down the page to the trailer...
http://www.mahalo.com/the-kings-speech
I’m 37 and can’t speak highly enough of this movie.
It’s clearly a movie made by adults for adults. So well written and acted and the history is just amazing too.
Saw Social Network. Very average. Watched like a documentary with very mediocre acting.
A lot of the media is predicting that Social Network will win. I haven't seen it, but I hope not. Have you seen 'The Young Victoria'? I recommend it highly.
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I had one of those Camilla shrubs in my yard, but the freeze got it.
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