Finally after all the waiting for a movie that will teach us the beauty of broadcasting and politics comes the most groundbreaking film of 2010, The King's Speech starring Colin Firth in this great retelling of King George's ascension to the King of England during the darkest era in recent history.
In the late 1930's George of England (Colin Firth) must ascend to the King of England following the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the absences of his brother Edward VIII (Guy Pearce) George has no choice but to ascend to the thrown and face the most powerful opponent any political would have to face; the public, with the broadcasting industry growing. When his wife Queen Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) convinces him to see Liona Loug (Geoffrey Rush) a speech therapist who helps him improve his diction and be ready to address his public in a time of great darkness for Europe.
This movie is incredible, when i said the Social Network was my favourite film of the year, I take it back the King's Speech is my number 1 but the Social Network still stands at number 2. Why do i think the King's Speech is so good? Well the reason is that it has many defining qualities that a person looks for when they see a movie that falls under drama and historical.
If you were to compare this movie to photographs and radio recordings on file you will see that the film is able to capture them to a clear cut accuracy. Looking at and hearing Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter is a good example of this because the movie actually does make them look very similar to what these people were like 75 years ago. Other good historical aspects of the film is its use of stock footage such as with Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany and how they don't try to act over it or modernize to please today's audiences.
When it comes to the acting for it this is what I have to say; could it get any better than this? All of the actors from largest role to smallest role knew their parts and played them beautifully. Evan background characters that have little to nothing to do with the story are able to make this movie evan more enjoyable by showcasing how people lived in 1930's Europe. The major actors are also very clear on what they have to do and who they have to play, Carter and Rush are both very distinguished in their roles and know who they are and how they acted in real life.
Colin Firth stole the show. His portrayal of King George was just the peace of acting I have been looking for a long time. The reason I liked him so much is that he is playing a role that has such big responsibility to speak to his public yet he himself is very shy and has a problem speaking clearly which is a problem I have sometimes too. But evan though he doesn't fully recover from it by the end of the film he is still able to find the courage to speak and Colin Firth does a great job of flowing the emotions of a King on the inside.
What's good about the acting for the movie is that it sets itself up like a play which many of the actors in this movie started out in and still do today. So they know how this movie should be paced without turning it into a sensationalized Hollywood blockbuster.
If you haven't seen the King's Speech see it. It is a terrific movie and i can guarantee you, that if you see any movie at all within the next five years see the King's Speech because I think you will be pleasantly surprised that there is no finder joy than hearing a voice for the first time.
My Rating: 4/4 Shamrocks
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