Queen Elizabeth did watch it, and she found it enjoyable, and was touched at the moving portrayal of her father! Such an amazing movie! I'm glad that you enjoyed it too!
@DatsmeharseАй бұрын
Legend has it that Wallis Simpson's "special skill" was that she was a great gargler. She could gargle for 10 minutes straight....
@mondegreen9709Ай бұрын
The question is: what exactly did she gargle? Maybe we shouldn't ask...
@thomast8539Ай бұрын
Subtle and quite funny. I wonder if Dawn has read this comment yet.
@leftcoaster67Ай бұрын
Among other things. lol
@speleokeirАй бұрын
The question is did she spit or swallow?🤔😉
@AceMoonshot22 күн бұрын
When they said it must be something she learned in Singapore, I thought they must have been hinting at The Singapore Grip.
@Nickel_The_WiseАй бұрын
It's an honest and good reminder to us that we're capable of being great people, even if we feel like the sum of our failures at times. It only makes us human, and even a human can be a king.
@stephenkehl7158Ай бұрын
Imagine being Louge’s wife, Myrtle, and returning home to find the Queen at your dining table and the King coming out of the adjacent room! Myrtle inviting the royal couple to dinner was not just an awkward reaction. There’s a protocol that British children are taught, just for such an occasion. If a royal should make an unexpected visit, they are to be invited to stay for dinner. However, it’s also understood that it would be impossible for a commoner to be expected to put on a dinner fit for a king or queen, or at least on short notice, so the proper response from the royals is to politely decline the invitation, citing other obligations. So Myrtle and Queen Elizabeth were very properly playing out their expected roles in this scene.
@Muck006Ай бұрын
Just remember to not have "baked swan" for dinner ... because all of them belong to the king/queen.
@AceMoonshot22 күн бұрын
For real? I didn't know that. That is interesting. Thank you.
@rollmops7948Ай бұрын
his wife, Elizabeth II 's mother, died at the age of 101 years.
@BubbaCoopАй бұрын
There was an understanding that this movie wouldn't be made until she passed.
@wyldhowl2821Ай бұрын
@@BubbaCoop Too bad no such understanding existed for those who made the show The Crown.
@Muck006Ай бұрын
a.k.a. Queen Mum
@tileuxАй бұрын
The really sad thing about George VI was that he was actually advised to smoke to cure his stutter and he became an extremely heavy smoker as a result, which is what killed him at a very young age. My grandparents and parents - all londoners who lived through the blitz - revered him. Mostly because of his decision to stay in london throughout the war, including the blitz. The king's smoking habit also resulted in Elizabeth taking the throne at a very young age and becoming the longest reigning english monarch.
@michaelingram2549Ай бұрын
Just have to say Dawn your humanity is beautiful!
@SubZeroCommanderАй бұрын
Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Mum, spot on !! She's such an amazing actress!
@tubekuloseАй бұрын
I have big issues with films in which the actors don't resemble the persons they have to play, which unfortunately is the case with most historical productions. This movie is really well made but I must say that Guy Pearce as Prinz Eduard, later Duke of Windsor, might be the only one that visually convinced me at least to some extent. However Helena Bonham Carter as well as the main protagonists, though they made a very good job, didn't.
@cgbleakАй бұрын
@@tubekulose I don't know if you've noticed this, but movie stars and historical figures don't always look exactly the same.
@tubekuloseАй бұрын
@@cgbleak And do you know how to fix this problem? Choose actors according to their looks! Back in the days film makers were much more careful when casting actors for their projects. They knew that an actor to play a historical role can only be convincing if the resemblance to the model is as close as in any way possible. But today it seems they consider it being sufficient to tell the audience: "This actor plays this role and this actor plays that. Here you are!" However, this is nothing but a visual insult to the people, who are knowledgeable in history, a misdirection of people, who are not, and an evidence of the artistic incapacity of the filmmakers.
@jackmessick2869Ай бұрын
George VI was king from 1936 to his death in 1952. Just over 15 years. He was only 56 when he died from cancer. The War started in September 1939, so George had been King for just under 3 years by the time of this historic speech. His father, George V, also entered adult life thinking he himself would not be king, but his brother died of influenza in 1892. He became King after his father Edward VII passed, in 1910.
@auapplemac2441Ай бұрын
King George was a renowned playboy even after marriage to a beautiful woman.
@KrazyKat007Ай бұрын
I love that even when Dawn watches a modern movie, it’s still not one that’s a typical crowd pleaser for the movie reaction scene! 😂 God bless you Dawn 🙏
@joelwillems4081Ай бұрын
Dawn has a wide and wonderful taste though.
@KrazyKat007Ай бұрын
@@joelwillems4081 That’s one of the many wonderful things about Dawn. She doesn’t run her channel blindly following the crowd and reacting to the same small handful of movies that have been deemed safe choices by the movie reaction community.
@terje4392Ай бұрын
About Queen Elizabeth II, during WW2 she wanted to do her part, and enlisted in the army, was trained as a mechanic, and worked on restoring damaged trucks for the army. She later used that skill to do some repairs on her own cars at Balmoral. An impressive woman indeed, RIP!
@GN-jn1tyАй бұрын
Lilbet was an amazing woman - a total QUEEN
@rebo2610Ай бұрын
As an American, I adore this movie! I'm glad you loved it, too. It is so emotional, yet I have no idea how accurate it is. So well acted and simply said, perfect!
@Embur123 күн бұрын
I second this and believe the portray is pretty accurate.
@ryansyler8847Ай бұрын
When the movie begins George V is king. Bertie is his second son, the Duke of York. The older son is David, Prince of Wales, the heir to the throne. Bertie had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. When George V died in 1936, the Prince of Wales became King Edward VIII. He was involved with Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American socialite. When Edward made known his intention to marry her, the establishment revolted and made it clear that they would not support him. With such opposition, Edward abdicated the throne after less than a year in favor of his brother Bertie. Bertie became king as King George VI. His older daughter Elizabeth became heiress presumptive. King George VI reigned from 1936 to 1952. When he died in 1952 Elizabeth became queen as Queen Elizabeth II. She died in 2022 and her eldest son became King Charles III. And now we're up to date.
@neilmcdonald9164Ай бұрын
As Edward viii/Duke of Windsor had no children,the Queen would still have reigned...but her reign would have started 20 years later than it did in 1972 (the year the Duke died)🎩
@neilmcdonald9164Ай бұрын
1 bob=1 shilling=5p Dawn🎩
@joelwillems4081Ай бұрын
It's often been speculated about what hold Simpsons had over males. It might have been her bedroom talents but I suspect she may have just been very manipulative, like a Rasputin. Or, she could have just been a charming person, to those above her station, that is. No one ever accused her of being beautiful though.
@jeremysmith54565Ай бұрын
George V father was Edward VII whom was Victoria's eldest son, then obviously Victoria before him (going back to the 1800s). Infact with what you said Edward VIII (PoW at the time though) became a member of the 'gentlemens club' that is named the Boulingdon Club (same one Cameron and Johnson were former members of), when Edwards mother (and of course George V wife) told him to withdraw his name from their list immediately. Edward VII was largely responsible for making Buckingham Palace into what its like now, though not entirely of course.
@dansdiscourse4957Ай бұрын
Accurate and succinct
@todddepue681Ай бұрын
Bertie's brother who gave up the throne did marry Mrs Simpson and they were together, mostly in exile, for the rest of their lives. Often vilified and dismissed as being frivolous and shallow, but they truly adored each other. International society (and the tabloids) loved them and they were certainly one of the most stylish and best dressed couples of the 20th century. But yeah, he would've been a dreadful king. Bertie and his young family were exactly what the nation needed to see them through the war.
@thomast8539Ай бұрын
Its quite amazing how some human beings simply adore the "celebrity" idea of other human beings. As for me, I couldn't care less for any celebrity simply for their status. Plus, I loathe monarchies and royal families inheriting their titles, money, power and prestige because of their birthlines. That said, taking people one at a time, simply as people, down to earth so to speak, then yeah, I would gladly break bread with most people, excluding psychos and murderers of course. I think that Kate and William for instance might very well be decent people in private, but I wouldn't want to meet them simply because he will someday be the next king. I am a republican and will never bow to a king, but I do respect what George VI did for the UK during WW2.
@Muck006Ай бұрын
@@thomast8539 Monarchs MIGHT be better than politicians ... because they could be PREPARED FOR THE JOB (and the right mindset). No politician ever gets that chance and thus corruption creeps in. The communist hate for monarchies is just narrow-minded.
@elbrucesАй бұрын
@@Muck006 They theoretically could be, but rarely in history has that ever happened, so your theory is disproven by the facts.
@S0ldeedАй бұрын
Such a great movie. I haven't seen it in years and id forgotten most of it. So glad it won the poll!
@BubbaCoopАй бұрын
20:02 Aa a fan of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice I love this moment for reuniting Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth.
@kathyastrom1315Ай бұрын
It took me a while to recognize Jennifer Ehle here! When I finally did, my jaw nearly hit the floor. I’ve since seen the movie Contagion, and she’s great in that.
@TheDietrichDanielsАй бұрын
Came here to say that Dawn MUST MUST MUST watch the 1995 Pride & Prejudice miniseries!
@BubbaCoopАй бұрын
@@kathyastrom1315 And Zero Dark Thirty
@BillyButcher90Ай бұрын
@@BubbaCoop Also features David Bamber who played Mr Collins. He's the theatre casting director who rejects Logue.
@johnmccarthy3111Ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this movie, it holds such a special place in my heart. I wanted to go see it so my mom took me on New Years Day. The movie was so crowded, people were trying to bargain with others to shift so groups could sit together. It ended and it is the only time I have been where there was a genuine round of applause from the audience and seemed totally spontaneous. We still talk about it today!
@ernestitoeАй бұрын
The movie was an idea for years. The Queen Mum asked that it not be made until she was gone. She said the memories were too painful.
@handfuloftrains4781Ай бұрын
Well done, Dawn! I was afraid you might not find this story very interesting, but it hit you in all the right spots. I think Queen Elizabeth did watch the film and found it "moving and enjoyable." Pretty high praise from the best queen ever.
@joelwillems4081Ай бұрын
Elizabeth I wasn't too bad, in her own way/time too.
@footofjuniper8212Ай бұрын
Everybody laughs at the swearing scene Dawn: "Say the C word!"😅
@adamscott7354Ай бұрын
…c…c-c…Coitus?
@BillyButcher90Ай бұрын
@@adamscott7354 King George VI does say the c-word as part of a limerick in the Netflix series 'The Crown'. 😂
@MrGpschmidtАй бұрын
Your empathy & sympathy Dawn is truly moving; never change
@johnbuchanon7717Ай бұрын
Colin Firth is the UK’s Tom Hanks. He can convince you he is an aristocrat or an every man. Maybe he’s had more exposure here in the states but I enjoy his performances more than any other British actor except for Sean Connery, David Tennant and Craig Ferguson whatever they have in common.
@janescribner8258Ай бұрын
You mention at the end that the film didn't answer what trauma caused his stutter. I always thought it did by that the scene where Bertie is telling Logue about being pinched by his nanny before being presented, and so cried, and food was held back which caused digestive problems ... and it took the family 3 years to realize it!!! Along with steel leg braces to straighten his legs, and being forced to switch from being left-handed. And lest we forget Prince Johnny who had epilepsy and died young. That scene broke my heart.
@chadfalardeau5396Ай бұрын
I first saw this one in the hospital while recovering from a car accident. Its far from the usual type of movies i watch but I was glad I saw it
@BubbaCoopАй бұрын
"Churchill" was also in Harry Potter
@PhilBagelsАй бұрын
Bellatrix, Dumbledore, and Wormtail all in this movie!
@tomfowler381Ай бұрын
Just a suggestion but you might consider watching ‘The Madness of King George’. Incredible movie.
@footofjuniper8212Ай бұрын
Yes!!! Please watch that one! Then watch "Yes, Prime Minister" for more Nigel Hawthorne.
@JonEdwards666Ай бұрын
I also highly recommend "The Lion in Winter" (1968). Lots of feisty dialog and terrific acting.
@PalimpsestProdАй бұрын
But what about the bowel movements? Does nobody care!
@kathyastrom1315Ай бұрын
@@JonEdwards666 The Lion in Winter is great! And filled with an amazing cast-Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn as the main two, but also Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton.
@PhilBagelsАй бұрын
Good suggestion! That goes back further, to George III.
@ggmietheАй бұрын
Proud to say two Aussies in this one. Geoffrey Rush and Guy Pierce. Geoff, from Fremantle Western Australia 🇦🇺 🦘
@tubekuloseАй бұрын
I have big issues with films in which the actors don't resemble the persons they have to play, which unfortunately is the case with most historical productions. This movie is really well made but I must say that Guy Pearce as Prinz Eduard might have been the only one that visually convinced me.
@lethaldose2000Ай бұрын
Hey Dawn, I am left handed and grew up in a former Caribbean British colony (Trinidad). ------- I was born in the 70's and I was the first generation not to be beaten for being left handed. -------- Being left handed was considered an afliction like deformed leg or epilepsy. --------- Teachers would beat you if you used your left hand. ------- As it was eluded to in the movie, being physically punished for being left handed led many kids to develop a stammer. -------- Back in the day any physical trait that labeled you different would draw teasing and ridicule from, friends, family and society. ------- Hence the reason why people push for acceptance of our differences versus ridicule for them.
@wyldhowl2821Ай бұрын
Not just a British thing either. My dad got the same treatment, just a very old superstition about it being "wrong" in some way, which they tried to train out of kids in school.
@sparky6086Ай бұрын
@@wyldhowl2821"Sinestra", the Latin root of the word, "sinister", means "left". If one was left handed, they were thought to be sinister or evil.
@lethaldose2000Ай бұрын
@@wyldhowl2821 I hear that. My family watched me like an alien when I cut bread or meat with my left hand. My grandma wondered why my father never fixed my affliction. "How will he get a job when he grows up if he's left handed." As she put it.
@leftcoaster67Ай бұрын
We left handed folks are the only ones in the right state of mind. My brother was forced to write with his Right. I was also the first not to be 'converted'.
@lethaldose2000Ай бұрын
@@leftcoaster67 hey Us left handed folks run the world. Since we are forced to think outside the box.
@pwmel1Ай бұрын
I love your reactions! They're always so fun and heartfelt. This is among my favorite movies. Two of my favorite actors in one movie. Thank you for a wonderful reaction!
@richardzinns5676Ай бұрын
I love this movie, and was so glad to see you react to it. Not nearly enough people do.
@jasonondik6003Ай бұрын
When I saw this in the theatre, I reared up as well. This is a truly magnificent film.
@DarthKay093Ай бұрын
This movie helped me feel seen as someone who had speaking difficulties in her younger years. Could barely do complete sentences as a 10yr old
@SubZeroCommanderАй бұрын
I'm sure you were told that its unusual among females, nevertheless I faintly remember there were two regulars in the self therapy group I attended and one being married to another participant. I dont really know why I quit eventually but Im not a very patient person in matters of speech and ofc we would wait for everybody to finish their sentences without help and there was this one guy who had it the worst! - almost every single word he had to work upon for seconds! Now in my fifties, I only stammer when Im emotionally upset/unstable!
@carlosyoung1629Ай бұрын
This truly is a beautiful film. It gave me a huge respect for The King. I think the entire cast was incredible, and the film deserved every award it won.
@RealTechZen14 күн бұрын
Queen Elizabeth II had a right of refusal for this movie. She could not make any editing suggestions, but if she had watched it and said “No”, it would never have been released while she lived. She said “Yes”.
@rollmops7948Ай бұрын
the Queen Elizabeth (1926-2022) was 13 when the war started (1939) and later, she joinged the Army as a driver-mecanician
@MikeWoodАй бұрын
Lovely reaction. :) The 'King's Speech' is just as much about how he is speaking and how he is improving his speech - as well as the actual speech to the UK at the end of the movie. One of my favourite movies. I haven't seen this since the passing of the Queen. Feels different now.
@Waterford1992Ай бұрын
3:52 The girl on the left became Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 and her sister on the right Prince Margaret died in 2002
@ellet6560Ай бұрын
I saw this on release. Thanks for bringing it back into my memory! The next year, "The Artist" won Best movie at Golden Globes and Academy Award. It's a lovely film, as well. Thanks.
@VogelkinderАй бұрын
Honestly one of my feel-good movies, that I watch when I'm feeling low.
@BubbaCoopАй бұрын
25:18 This may be the best use of Beethoven's 7th symphony in film.
@prenz1015Ай бұрын
I think you would also enjoy the 2006 movie "The Queen". It's also very well made and well-acted. It gives us as wonderful a look into what kind of person she was, just as much as this movie did for Bertie. It also centers around the events of Princess Diana's death.
@prenz1015Ай бұрын
Sorry, I meant to add "The Queen" is about Queen Elizabeth II
@thomast8539Ай бұрын
Nice touch how they got Derek Jacobi to play the archbishop here. Derek played the stuttering Claudius in a fabulous series put out by the BBC back in 1976. All of you that haven't, (and Dawn) should check it out.
@joelwillems4081Ай бұрын
Few actors have ever had the professional range of a Helena Bonham Carter. It's astounding actually. Appreciate a Scot not fully understanding this. I'm an American but a history major so I knew the royal lines fairly well, although I'm glad we don't have them. Enough celebs and fake celebs here. This is a very nice film and I'm glad you watched it. He did do a wonderful job at the speech and while "kinging". :)
@michaelsommers5503Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed this beauty of a film, Dawn ... and that you learned a bit of history, too!
@lethaldose2000Ай бұрын
Hey Dawn, the Queen mother (Helen Bonham Carter) was so pained by the efforts to overcome Bertie's stamering she would not let the movie be made until she passed. -------- The idea for the movie was conceived in the late 90's but it was out into development until the death of the Queen mother. ------- Queen Elizabeth loved the portrayal of her father once the movie was released.
@markherron1407Ай бұрын
I have the DVD, and I knows how he feels because I stutter too King George VI loves to be in the background I love to be in the background too and I'm a man of few words, I'm always quiet I've been stuttering for 54 years. I admire King George VI Blessings and HUGS! 👑💜
@Wannabe_BabyАй бұрын
Glad you liked this one. There aren't many reactors who've watched it and it really is lovely, as you said. :)
@GaryGregg-ls6odАй бұрын
Thanks for reacting to this brilliant movie! Once again you are the only one with balls enough to react to something different. Howdy from north Texas babe!
@syriomontoya5121Ай бұрын
Just simply one of the most beautiful movies ever
@vermithaxАй бұрын
Thank you, Dawn! I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much!
@brettmuir5679Ай бұрын
Dawn Marie, you are sooooo adorable. I am happy you watched this movie and enjoyed it as much as you did. You never cease to amaze with your one-liner jokes. Sometimes you make me howl with laughter yet here you nearly brought a tear to my eye. I love your channel. Thanks for being here. BTW, this movie was postponed until the Queen Mum passed. She only gave her permission for it to be made until after she was gone because the memory of those times was to hard. Thanks again you wonderful deer
@BaronVonHardchargerАй бұрын
What an unexpected movie here! One of my favourites! :)
@woeshaling6421Ай бұрын
I was a projectionist at the time of its release. The speech at the end is still a wonderful scene
@harrytrevenen2310Ай бұрын
Dawn, don't you think the John Wayne method of curing a stutter was much faster and effective?
@EdwardGregoryNYCАй бұрын
Helena B-C, after playing the Queen, will go on to play the daughter, Princess Margaret in "The Crown." Another great watch. The Archbishop is played by Derek Jacobi, who made his mark back in 1976 as Emperor Claudius in the BBC classic series, "I, Claudius." Jacobi's emperor, BTW, is also a stutterer.
@rkw2917Ай бұрын
Great movie Dawn, I'm a little surprised that you know so little of this period in UK history
@brettmuir5679Ай бұрын
She is not British
@SgtTechcomDN38416Ай бұрын
@@brettmuir5679mate, she's Scottish, that IS British. Not to mention the Royals are very well connected to Scotland. The Queen spent a lot of time at Balmoral.
@brettmuir5679Ай бұрын
@@SgtTechcomDN38416 errr... yaa...tell that to Rentin in Trainspotting (aka Ewan McGregor)
@Drax514Ай бұрын
One of my favorite movies ever, even as a Yank. Glad you watched this. I dunno why there's a certain amount of the American population that is fascinated with and loves British Royalty, but I'm somehow among them. I'd honestly chock it up to Princess Diana. One of the seminal moments from my childhood was her death.
@EShelby2127Ай бұрын
Dawn Mari, I humbly recommend the movie "Chariots of Fire" 1982, for a Paris Olympics connection to the Royal Family, and SCOTLAND! The movie is set before during and after the 1924 Paris Olympics!
@jimdaw65Ай бұрын
On a historical note: my mum, born in 1921, told me that at the time of the Abdication Crisis stammering was seen as a sign of feeble-mindedness. Ordinary people dreaded Bertie being King, they assumed he was an idiot. That's how it was. No doubt things we take for granted now will be seen by future generations as incomprehensible.
@daveking939320 күн бұрын
Loved it. Thanks for sharing!
@RogCBrandАй бұрын
When I was 5 I remember hearing something on the radio about the King of England dying, which confused me because I knew the UK had Queen Elizabeth. It wasn't until a few years ago that I realized they were talking about Edward VIII dying!
@johnfairhurstReviewsАй бұрын
Saw this in the cinema when it first came out - not my usual fare, but it was a great film. The PM during the speech was Churchill played by Timothy Spalding (also of Harry Potter 🙂). The most emotional bit for me was when the Princesses curtsied to their new King rather than their father. An excellent selection of clips, too.
@Muck006Ай бұрын
Colin Firth deserved the Oscar very much, because it was an effort to train speaking with a stutter ... and apparently it took a few months to get rid of that again. Helena Bonham-Carter is brilliant and completes the perfect couple. Side note: one of Colin Firth's "big" roles was the 1995 miniseries "Pride & Prejudice", where he played together with Jennifer Ehle (the wife of "Lionel") and David Bamber (the "theater group director").
@rubensalvador9422Ай бұрын
This movie is awesome. I love this one. For me at least, when I first watched this in theaters, I felt like I was watching a Rocky-structured movie. Our hero has a sweet side and has his loved one be supporting him. His trainer helps him for the big event, where he ultimately succeeds. I have always maintained that impression. :)
@redviper6805Ай бұрын
Woman who plays Wallis Simpson is Princess Rhaenys from HOTD!
@wyldhowl2821Ай бұрын
Yup, that's what I figured.
@bodine57Ай бұрын
totally agree with you about Helena Bonham Carter. Saw "Room With A View" in the theater, have been enchanted ever since.
@leftcoaster67Ай бұрын
Even in Lady Jane, her and Cary Elwes were fantastic. 1986. The movie bombed at the Box Office it's a great watch.
@harryrabbit2870Ай бұрын
Good choice for reaction. Good job, Ms Dawn.
@wembleyfordАй бұрын
If you enjoyed that you might want to try The Madness of King George - also based on a true story,
@jimperry6463Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching this. This is a spectacular movie with a superlative cast, even if you pretend to not be a fan of Sir Derek Jacobi. If you really want to see Geoffrey Rush advance to the next level, “Quills”. If you want to see another great British royal period movie, “The Madness of King George“.
@080gina080Ай бұрын
If you loved this film then PLEASE watch "A Royal Night Out" 2015. YOU'LL LOVE IT ❤😊 About young Elizabeth and her sister who secretly go out to celebrate with the common folk the end of the war. Such a good feel movie you'll love.
@billolsen4360Ай бұрын
The king here, George VI, is Elizabeth II's father. He was a great guy.
@adamscott7354Ай бұрын
I love how the undertones of animosity for the rest of the UK towards England, the Royals have this one exception of where it falls away, yielding to being on the same page of unity, swelling pride of being part of something larger and worthwhile together and that is the British peoples collective efforts against fascism in WW2
@stefkukla8533Ай бұрын
You really should follow this up with "The Crown"
@asafoster7954Ай бұрын
This is my all time favorite movie
@williambranch4283Ай бұрын
Mrs Loeg coming home early is one of the most precious British scenes ever ;-)
@chrishankey3396Ай бұрын
The way that the succession works is that the heir becomes the King or Queen on the death of their Mother or Father, i.e. the parent that is the Ruing Monarch. This is automatic, however as with "Bertie";s brother you can abdicate the throne in which case it goes to the next person in the order of succession.
@leftcoaster67Ай бұрын
The Queen Mom was the backbone of Royal Family. What Edward saw in Wallis Simpson (Other than in the bedroom) I never figured out. The guy could have had any woman. But thanks Bertie. You and Elizabeth II helped the Commonwealth go through a lot tough times together.
@user-jl5lo6cx4gАй бұрын
KIng George V was King. His son was the stutterer and his wife was Elizabeth, later to be the Queen Mother (Helena Bonham Carter).. When the King died, his son Edward became Edward VIII. He abdicated in 1936 because he was in love with a married woman and wanted her to divorce and marry him and become queen. This was not allowed back then and was a scandal. The King was head of the Church of England and divorce was banned. Therefore the man portrayed here by Colin Firth became King George VI. He was Queen Elizabeths father. The children you can see in the film are Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret. King George VI was king during WWII and died in 1952 of cancer, due to the stress of the war and the stress of the abdication. He was never meant to be King, nor was Princess Elizabeth meant to be Queen.
@ThomasReeves-s7uАй бұрын
"The King was head of the Church of England and divorce was banned." As an American, and Catholic, I've always been confused by this. Doesn't the Church of England exist because the King wanted to leave his wife? I mean I know Henry VIII wanted the marriage to be annulled because she had previously been married to his brother, but still feels odd somehow.
@dbking4194Ай бұрын
King George VI died very young at 56 of coronary thrombosis and lung cancer. The kings wife (the queen mother) and our queen blamed David and his abdication as the cause George IVs early death. The stress of being king contributed to his early death. The first series of the Crown covers this and it is excellent.
@BillyButcher90Ай бұрын
@@dbking4194 She mostly blamed Mrs Simpson for her husband's death as it was she who stole David's heart and lead to his abdication.
@HankD13Ай бұрын
Beautiful reaction. Impressed by a reaction from somebody who isn't really into "royal" history. I will throw in a world for the Princess Royal - Anne - my old commander-in-chief. She is a very fitting daughter of her mother. She is someone worth learning a little more about, and I very vividly remember the Mall attack by Ian Ball. Much respect.
@theTemplar08Ай бұрын
The actor that plays Churchill Plays the rat in Harry potter
@philipcochran1972Ай бұрын
George 6th, the man with the stammer, was bullied by his father, George 5th, hence the stammer. A 'bob' is slang for a shilling. 12 pennies in a shilling, 20 shillings in a pound = 240 pennies in a pound. David (Edward 7th) was king from Jan to Dec 1936 but was never crowned. George 6th died in Feb 1952, at which point his 25 year old daughter, Elisabeth became Queen
@ryansyler8847Ай бұрын
David was Edward VIII (8th), not Edward VII (7th). Edward VII was David's grandfather, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and reigned from 1901 to 1910. His son and successor was George V who reigned from 1910 to 1936. Incidentally Edward VII, also known as Bertie (Queen Victoria insisted that every male in the family bear the name Albert in memory of her deceased husband Prince Albert), had the longest tenure as Prince of Wales until Prince Charles surpassed him when he became king in 2022.
@stevehafke3614Ай бұрын
Also, abused by the staff and punished for being left handed.
@philipcochran1972Ай бұрын
@@ryansyler8847 Thank you for the correction. I even have Edward 8th set of definitive stamps, quite modern looking.
@ryansyler8847Ай бұрын
@@philipcochran1972 Mistakes happen. Hope I didn’t come across as smarmy.
@jeffbeaufort3798Ай бұрын
Loved your reaction / love this movie!
@keiththompson7280Ай бұрын
It was one of the best movies I have ever watch , the movie Darkest Hour is one of my favorites , I think you would like it also.
@arthurtane6505Ай бұрын
Geoffrey Rush (Lionel Logue) sadly never received a reward for his acting in this movie. Logue in real life was a founding member of the UK Speech Therapy Association.
@theTemplar08Ай бұрын
You couldn’t Pre-record The radio broadcast in the 30s & 40s
@auapplemac2441Ай бұрын
Dawn Marie, I'm really surprised you don't know the details of the King who gave up his throne "for the woman he loved." He gave a very famous speech when abdicating. It's part of the lore of British history. BTW, Wallace Simpson was no great beauty. I remember the first time I saw a picture of her and in my romantic teens couldn't square the circle.
@GrouchyOldBear7Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
@ghostlyraider48909 күн бұрын
Barbosa cleans up nicely
@speleokeirАй бұрын
Another great Geoffrey Rush movie you might like to watch is 'Shine'. This movie had such a good cast. You reconised Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) and Helena Bonham Carter (Belatrix). How about Churchill who was played by Timothy Spall who rose to fame in Auf Wiedesen Pet and has been in loads of films including The Last Samurai. He was Wormtail in Harry Potter. The Archbishop was Derek Jacobi who's been in loads of stuff, including Gladiator, Jason & the Argonauts and Cadfael the medieval monk/detective. And did you recognise Ramona Marquez who played the young Princess Margaret? She was Karen in Outnumbered.
@myrdozerАй бұрын
You are awesome!
@EastPeakSlimАй бұрын
I very much enjoyed your take on this, Dawn. Thank you. I absolutely adore any movie with Helena Bonham Carter. She has such great range.
@chefskiss6179Ай бұрын
You reminded me of a similar scenario where if someone said do you want to watch such-n-such a movie I'd be 'definitely not', I have absolutely no interest in... and yet I've watched it many times since(!)...as shouted from the cheap seats: PLEEEEEASE watch Helen Mirren in 2006's THE QUEEN. It's SOOO good! Seeing you get all warm 'n' fuzzy during this watchalong, I now would love if you did more 'brit'-ish flicks... like Bertie's wife in the Pride & Prejudice mini-series, 84 Charring Cross, Remains of the Day, Gosford Park, at the very least, Four Weddings & A Funeral :D
@Embur123 күн бұрын
The older brother was in league with the Nazis and was watched the whole time after he abdicated...
@melanie62954Ай бұрын
Eventually I hope you'll check out Colin Firth's most iconic role--Mr. Darcy in the 1995 miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice. Jennifer Ehle, who plays Lionel's wife in this movie, is Elizabeth Bennet. Both were much younger, of course.
@DewJee2019Ай бұрын
This movie makes me want to watch the first season of The Crown again.
@Madpup1ukАй бұрын
a bob is a shilling, a shilling was worth 5 new pence when the coins changed a shilling and a 5p was the same size, the 5p, 10p & 50p all got smaller and the current 10p is the same size as the old shilling. A 10p can be referred to as a 2 bob bit and a 50p is a 10 bob bit.
@user-mr6qu8jr3iАй бұрын
Britain, the Commonwealth, the whole Empire was better off with the abdication. Edward VIII was not the man to rule during WWII thankfully. Though I think Elizabeth would have been Queen anyway as the Duke of Windsor and Wallace had no children
@CarolinaCharles777Ай бұрын
Great to see that little reunion between Ehle and Firth as they were famously awesome in the Pride and Prejudice miniseries.
@odysseusrex5908Ай бұрын
Bob was a slang term for a shilling, 12 pence, one twentieth of a pound. How could you possibly know so little of your own history? King Edward VIII abdicated the throne after no more than a year so that he could marry the twice divorced *American,* Wallis Simpson. Wallis was completely unacceptable to the aristocracy, the Church, and the government. As one, they told Edward, "Either she goes, or you do." He made his decision. That put Bertie, King George VI, on the throne. Bertie's wonderfully loving and supportive wife was the lady you would know best as the Queen Mum. In Edward and Wallis's defense, they were married, seemingly happily, until his death in 1976.