Depiction of Bertie and the Royal Family Members in the Film, The King's Speech
Whilst ‘The King’s Speech’ presents Bertie in a positive fashion, the film is extremely critical of the rest of the royal family. Discuss.
Tom Cooper’s famous drama film ‘The King’s Speech’ documents the journey of King George VI or the Duke of York who, to cope with a speech impairment, seeks an Australian speech therapist, Lionel Logue. The Duke of York is the main protagonist, the victim of a tormenting older brother, received a lack of attention from his parents and is raised by an old parenting style by both the Queen and the King; all of this contributing to the reason for his stammer. However, some times the Duke of York is not conveyed in a good light nor is his family members always conveyed in a bad light.
The film is extremely critical towards David who is his older brother. He is seen as a bully and a selfish playboy. The film shows that he has these attributes when he bullies the Duke at the party that he and Wallis hosted. He directly attacks the Duke’s weak point as Bertie tries to persuade him to stop ‘kinging’ or partying and start his job properly, ‘Yearning for a larger audience, are we? Buh, buh, buh, buh, Bertie?’; Duke’s weak points being the centre of attention and his stutter. From this, we can see that David and Bertie do not have a good relationship but the opposite. He goes off to give the champagne to Wallis, and she then refers to him as ‘Little King’.This gives the audience a feeling that he is being controlled like a puppet. We find that David is one of the contributions to the reason for Bertie’s speech impairment. We also find out that the King, their dad, had encouraged his behaviour towards the Duke. This film persuades the audience to see David in a critical view, and as bully like brother towards Bertie too.
He receives next to none attention from his parents. We find that out when the Duke visits Lionel after the death of his father and he tells Lionel about his experiences about his first nanny. She had ‘starved him’
Tom Cooper’s famous drama film ‘The King’s Speech’ documents the journey of King George VI or the Duke of York who, to cope with a speech impairment, seeks an Australian speech therapist, Lionel Logue. The Duke of York is the main protagonist, the victim of a tormenting older brother, received a lack of attention from his parents and is raised by an old parenting style by both the Queen and the King; all of this contributing to the reason for his stammer. However, some times the Duke of York is not conveyed in a good light nor is his family members always conveyed in a bad light.
The film is extremely critical towards David who is his older brother. He is seen as a bully and a selfish playboy. The film shows that he has these attributes when he bullies the Duke at the party that he and Wallis hosted. He directly attacks the Duke’s weak point as Bertie tries to persuade him to stop ‘kinging’ or partying and start his job properly, ‘Yearning for a larger audience, are we? Buh, buh, buh, buh, Bertie?’; Duke’s weak points being the centre of attention and his stutter. From this, we can see that David and Bertie do not have a good relationship but the opposite. He goes off to give the champagne to Wallis, and she then refers to him as ‘Little King’.This gives the audience a feeling that he is being controlled like a puppet. We find that David is one of the contributions to the reason for Bertie’s speech impairment. We also find out that the King, their dad, had encouraged his behaviour towards the Duke. This film persuades the audience to see David in a critical view, and as bully like brother towards Bertie too.
He receives next to none attention from his parents. We find that out when the Duke visits Lionel after the death of his father and he tells Lionel about his experiences about his first nanny. She had ‘starved him’