I was out yesterday night to see this film at the cinema, i think its really good and has a very positive message. Colin Firth is a good actor and i think he really pulled off the part of the stammerer. Helena Bonham Carter also played her part well; doing what she does best. It's a film those who stammer can identify with knowing that there is hope and that they can overcome their struggle with a bit of help and a willingness to try. Beyond the challenge of stammering i think there is a message in the film for everyone.
What i gained from the movie is that no one is perfect, we all have our areas of struggle, even the rich and powerful! And beneath the struggle most of us have, there is greatness waiting for us if only we will not give up.
The King's speech consultant in the movie is also a great personality, a man who wouldn't give up on his client, and a man who wouldn't give up on himself. He had no qualifications but he was doing what he knew best, using his gift to help humanity. And one day the future King became his client, his breakthrough!
The movie also drove home the fact that nobody is an island unto himself, we all need good and positive people around us who believe in us. For Colin Firth, in this movie it is his good wife and also the speech consultant who became his friend.
What about you, do you recognise the true friends around you?