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The King's Speech : Movie Review with Trailer

March 12th 2011 09:32

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Colin Firth as King George VI

The King's Speech tells the story of King George V! (Colin Firth) who had an impromptu and forced accession to the throne after his father's demise and brother's abdication and found himself at the helm of a country on the verge of war with Germany. But to complicate matters the king is a stammerer and cannot string a couple of sentences together let alone give long (and inspirational) speeches to his subjects at this critical hour. The actual story of King's speech deals with King George's struggle to tackle his stammering

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Lionel Logue during a session with King George VI

problem with the help of an unqualified but proven speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) who takes the most outrageous liberties with the king like calling him Bertie or telling him he is getting flabby and should do some exercise. As the story proceeds we find the King sharing a very intimate relationship with Lionel, who he is convinced is the only man who can cure his stammer and enable him to deliver the arousing and fiery speeches befitting the head of a nation at war.

Movie Making of The King's Speech
The King's Speech is a very gutsy film to say the least and one of the major

King George VI

reasons behind its success is its awesome movie making combined with superb acting from Colin Firth (watch out for the Oscars!) and Geoffrey Rush. The opening scene of the movie sets the tone for the rest of this comic and light hearted (but not hilarious) [royal] family drama.

There is a short but distinct comparison between the stammering and nervy George VI against his nemesis and one of the finest orators of history--Fuhrer Adolf Hitler whose forces are destined to lock swords in the foreseeable future.

My Verdict on The King's Speech

The Duke of York with his Dutchess

The best word to describe Tom Hooper's The King's Speech is exceptional. I found all aspects of the movie-- from the plot to the acting, from the directing to the cinematography-- to be exceptional (which of course is a rather versatile word). The King's Speech is a one of a kind and unique so you should see this movie just like you should see a Himalayan Salamander not necessarily because it is beautiful but because it is so rare!
Another thing a really liked about The King's Speech is that at no point of time does it demean or offend people with speech impairments even though a healthy share of the movie's generous comic relief is derived from King George's stammering.