I thought it was kind of obvious: plucky little guy must overcome a gigantic obstacle, an arrogant jerk, and a "big game" of sorts. ...Like Rocky with speech therapy, only a whole lot better than that sounds.
I wouldn't change it either, but I think the Queen must seem like some sort of long-lasting pillar when they go through a financial crisis. I got up at 5 AM (at age 7!) for Princess Diana's funeral, so I'm definitely watching the wedding. That does sound chilling (and voyeuristic). But dude, you've been to England! *is totally jealous*
Yes, towards the end, I was like, "He really can lead them!" And then reality sank in. When it said "Lionel and Bertie remained friends for the rest of their lives," it was so sad to realize that only meant about another 13 years. I think I need to see the film again, because I think I focused on Bertie and David's (Edward's) relationship so much that I missed the whole Hitler-sympathizing thing. But yeah, it was both an irresponsible and a very good thing. But when David cried when they all said, "Long live the King," I thought, "Oh, God, suck it up, you big baby. Your brother has 10 times the strength you have and he doesn't even know it." He just made me so mad!
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Date: 2011-01-16 05:30 am (UTC)I wouldn't change it either, but I think the Queen must seem like some sort of long-lasting pillar when they go through a financial crisis. I got up at 5 AM (at age 7!) for Princess Diana's funeral, so I'm definitely watching the wedding. That does sound chilling (and voyeuristic). But dude, you've been to England! *is totally jealous*
Yes, towards the end, I was like, "He really can lead them!" And then reality sank in. When it said "Lionel and Bertie remained friends for the rest of their lives," it was so sad to realize that only meant about another 13 years. I think I need to see the film again, because I think I focused on Bertie and David's (Edward's) relationship so much that I missed the whole Hitler-sympathizing thing. But yeah, it was both an irresponsible and a very good thing. But when David cried when they all said, "Long live the King," I thought, "Oh, God, suck it up, you big baby. Your brother has 10 times the strength you have and he doesn't even know it." He just made me so mad!