Went to see the movie on a hunch actually. Our main target was True Grit, but I felt the whole 19th century wild-wild-west vengeance spiel might be too much for Garima to digest.The movie is splendid. I have always admired Colin Firth. The role was much tougher than the one he played in 'A Single Man', i.e. that of a gay man loosing the love of his life. I can image playing a real person has to be much tougher and according to me, it IS the penultimate black-belt of cinematic maturity as an actor. Of course he may have played a real person before, but the performance that gets kudos and shines is what everyone remembers, rest is all what lead up to that big performance.
Of course, as my habit is, I hit the Wikipedia to know more about King George V1. Not much about his personality but rather what he went through. Wonder how Colin got his material to identify with the character. Must have been books and biographies. The message I took away from the movie is that no matter how important you become in life, the most impossible insecurities and weaknesses that manifest in you since the early childhood, when not tackled at the right time will define you and your character. And it becomes almost THE major task in life to get rid of them, by any means necessary. But nothing will help except using up every last shred/drop of your will power. Yes, will power; something that this so called king had a very hard time gathering up in the movie and perhaps in his life, a theme that was beautifully conveyed.
My Grade - A+
Next on the list Dhobi Ghaat and Black Swan.
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