Excellent, Kaslin. Thanks for posting it.
Some have objected to the portrayel of Churchill as altenately vigorous and doddering.
A little bit of an understatement. Germany and Russia coordinated their invasion of Poland. Germany invaded from the sea and the Russians moved in by train to Warsaw. Hitler and Stalin were allies during the start of the war.
The loud sounds under london these days is Churchill spinning in his grave as the current leaders of once great Britain happily surrender to the Islamic terrorists and the eu. Damn shame.
In a way films like this and “Dunkirk’’ show a pre-Islamic Britain when it was Great Britain. To me it’s kind of sad in a way.
Watched Dunkirk a week or so ago. Showed Churchill as an over the hill idiot. The part where the boats picked up the men was good, but to treat Churchill that way was bad. He was doing the best he could with the hand that he was dealt. I hope the Darkest Hour treats him better.
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I mentioned this to my mom this AM. She worked at Widener at the time. She said “I saw Churchill when he visited Harvard. The girls were warned not to go near him as he was always nude. He didn’t want to be bothered with clothes. He was quite eccentric, and quite fat.” Mom can’t remember anything new for even 3 seconds but her old memories are quite sharp.
I urge anyone to see Darkest Hour. True, there is quite a bit of Hollywood in it to make the story even more dramatic, but that’s true of most Hollywood history films. Overlook that and enjoy a well told story and an Academy Award performance by Gary Oldman.
This movie is a joy to watch. Run, don’t walk, to your nearest theater!