The King’s Speech

I’m going to inaugurate my blog by writing a review to The King’s Speech, this year’s Oscar winner for best feature film. Also, it’s one one of my favorite movies. (And now you’re thinking, well I don’t need to read the rest because I know she liked it, and you’re right).
But why is it one of my favorites? Well, for starters, it’s a period piece. It’s a fact in my life, that all period piece movies are almost always perfect movies. Not always, but almost always. And so when I sit down to watch one, I’m already inclined to love it. This one is no exception.
And then, there’s the added effect of Colin Firth, which also pretty much guarantees a top notch film (we’ll overlook Mamma Mia, because it wasn’t his fault the movie was the way it was).
There was the minor point of Helena Boham Carter, whom I don’t like at all, and I’m sorry to say it. She’s a good actress, but I generally don’t like the movies she’s in. If the movie had been bad, I would have blamed her.
But no scapegoat was necessary - the film had everything tightly wound together and as it was ending I was saddened, because honestly, I wanted more. The scenery, the acting, the editing, the script -they were all perfect for each other. The drama of the tongue-tied king, the suspense of whether or not he would be able to learn to stop stuttering, and of course, the hilarity of his speech therapist.
Which brings me to the best part of the film, Geoffrey Rush. Where did he come from? Why hadn’t I seen him before? He made the movie what it was and honestly blew me away. The genre says drama, but I was lol-ing all over the place.
And to quickly backtrack - the script was brilliant. Quick, witty, and it kept me thinking - which is difficult since movies are so predicable nowadays. In my Oscar night ballot, I had a hard time deciding between this script and Aaron Sorkin’s for TSN. Yes, these are the things I think about during my pre-Oscar night movie watching. Call me weird.
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