Historical fiction
"The kings speech", or a movie that says a lot without finding the words."
“Thank you, Doctor, I don’t feel this is for me," stammers the Duke of York, Son of King George the 5th and father of Elizabeth the 2nd, after having his first appointment with a speech therapist.
What to expect:
The movie “the King’s speech” (2010) directed by Tom Hooper focuses on the personal speaking difficulties and the journey with a speech therapist of the soon to be King of Great Britain in the 20th century. With his unconventional methods the speech therapist Lionel Logue encourages his client to give a speech in front of millions of people, in order to give them the unfortunate message that war is about to begin.
What makes the movie “good”?
First of all, even though it is a historical movie, the relevance of the topic is still current. Struggling with physical and mental diseases and the process of overcoming them can’t be placed in a certain time in history. We all have our aches and pains on which we have to work every single day. Don’t we?
Another thing that needs to be acknowledged especially for the genre of historical fiction is the historical accuracy. It is crucial for a good historical movie that the events from the movie have more or less taken place in real life. That is definitely the case here: after doing a little research I am happy to tell you that the historical happenings are spot on!
Also, even though the characters are from a royal background, they are relatable and seem therefore very “human”. The dialogues between the characters seem very real and even got me on an emotional level. According to that, also the visuals contribute to an overall great movie experience. The colors and sounds work harmoniously together.
That being said, the movie shows great effort: a very accurate wardrobe, the soundtrack and the surroundings in general make this movie worth watching.
“The kings speech” is telling an important and somehow weirdly intimate story, without really using a lot of words.
Written by Elisabeth Wehl
Literally everybody enjoys watching "life of Brian"
If I am being honest, it took me a little longer to figure out what the word enjoyable means to me and it was even harder to pick a movie within my genre, which suits all these criteria. After browsing a long time through Netflix without really finding something *special*, I remembered that DVDs still exist: and I went to take a look into my parents’ DVD-shelf.
Plot:
‘Life of Brian’ is a 1979 British Historical Comedy-movie, written and directed by the Comedy-group Monty Python. Basically, it is about Brian, a young Jewish-Roman man, who gets mistaken for the Messiah, because he was born the same day in the same area.
Why do we enjoy watching the movie?
The movie is quite easy to watch and you have a few good laughs while watching it, but don’t really think about it after switching off the TV. Although the jokes can be pretty dark and sometimes even a little reckless, I found the movie hilarious. And believe me, I'm not the only one.
Also, ‘life of Brian’ brings in my opinion great comfort. It reminds me of Christmastime during my childhood and spending time with my loved ones. Watching a movie over and over again, listening to the same jokes and making fun of the most of the time badly written characters makes the movie worth watching. In my family these jokes became running gags and my dad doesn't hesitate to tell them a little too often.
Also, the characters are most of the time a bit awkward and clumsy, which makes them at least a little relatable to all of us.
But it needs to be said that even though I enjoy watching it, it doesn’t mean it is a good movie: which in my opinion it is certainly not. The historical accuracy is pretty vague and the visuals are definitely not a Highlight. (We can’t forget: the movie was made in 1979!). Additionally, the movie doesn’t come with a message and a certain learning effect. (But are we sure that that’s always necessary?)
Summing up I can say that ‘life of Brian’ is definitely worth watching, If you’re interested in switching off your brain for a second and having a few good laughs.
Written by Elisabeth Wehl
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