Um..Um..ahh… th th th thiis movie was great! If not fantastic is more like it! Taking place in the early nineteen hundreds in England during the Nazi Germany era and under the throne of King George V, this film is based on a true story of a New King’s struggle with speech and an unbreakable bond between two best friends.
The English film, directed by Tom Hooper, stars Australian actor Geoffrey Rush as Lionel the speech therapist and Colin Firth as King George VI who suffers from stammering. Throughout the film, King George is obligated to speak on behalf of his father (King George V) whom is dieing and throughout his throne in which he takes from his eldest brother David after he gave it up because of his promiscuities. Unfortunately because of his speech impediment, King George VI struggles with his self confidence and lack of faith of overcoming this problem in which he explains he’s been having since he was 5. With the help of his wife Elizabeth, he comes across a speech therapist, who poses to be a certified doctor, and begins speech therapy. As the sessions continue King George V, (aka Bertie), finds himself more confident with his speeches. Through many tactics and physical exercises, Bertie was able to overcome his speech impediment almost perfectly and was known as one of the best kings to ever take the throne in England. Both Lionel and Bertie remain friends in real life to this day.
I give this film four out of four stars because of its production and storyline. It sure doesn’t come to a surprise that it has been nominated for 12 Academy Awards and 7 Golden Globes!
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