When God Couldn't Save the King, the Queen Turned to Someone Who Could

 The Kings Speech is a fantastic piece of British film-making. A true story of George VI who after many attempts failed to overcome his stutter. Helena Bonham Carter, his Queen, turned to Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) not a doctor but an Australian whose methods are rather unusual. Not only does Logue become the Kings saviour but also his friend. HBC is fantastic in this film although I think Rush and Colin Firth deserve Oscars it is doubtful with such strong competition.
Colin Firth has give a mind-blowing performance and has portrayed our Queen's father with dignity and grace, it must have been incredibly hard to prepare for a role like this and he has not let us down. Rush as well is superb, he is funny and quick, his treatment to the Royals appears to be no different to treating his children, which I really like about this character. I think like the film The Queen, everyone should see this film, it is a piece of our history, a fight against fear and a struggle to hold together a country and that didn't believe in him.

One of my favourite quotes of this film comes from Firth; 'If I am King, where is my power? Can I declare war? Form a government? Levy a tax? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority because they think that when I speak, I speak for them.' The truth of how his voice will unite a nation, yet he cannot find his voice until someone with no qualifications gives him the courage to speak.

HBC is one of my favorite actresses, from Bellatrix (Harry Potter) to Queen Elizabeth, she is versatile and brings such grace to this role. Her lines are delivered perfectly with comic value and statue. I think she, teamed with Rush and Firth make this film exactly what it is, a masterpiece.