I have to admit to being something of a movephobe. I see about two a year. This year one of them was ‘Darkest Hour’, at the vehement urging of my wife. She knows about my interest in Churchill ever since the 1,500 related books in the basement became noticeable.
In my opinion, the Oscar for Gary Oldman as best actor was absolutely appropriate. Like Richard Langworth, I have always taken the late Roberts Hardy’s performances as being the gold standard. But to see Oldman as he really is, in his acceptance speech, and to see him in character – superb! That to me is what the Oscar is for – the ability to convincingly be someone else. But to lose best picture – that was also appropriate. Darkest Hour was undoubtedly a good movie, but it was too obviously Hollywood. It needed a Hero and a Villain. Churchill was surely the hero, but was it really necessary to cast Halifax in such a satanic light? And while I understand that the underground scene was a dramatic contrivance to resolve Winston’s doubts, it jars far too much with anything that we know about the old boy. Wonderful casting and acting, but if we’re going to tell the story, let’s tell it right. Leave it to Marvel to inspire with myth and legend. Dave From: 'Marcus Frost' via ChurchillChat [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2018 7:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] @Darkest Hour Reviews I’m pulling for Gary O. Saw it again for the second time yesterday. I still wept again at the force of the re- creation of the speeches. I think people around me thought me weird, but they don’t know the depth of our study of this great man and how he stood. People will never know or appreciate what he did for the world. Marcus Sent from my iPhone On Mar 2, 2018, at 9:57 AM, Richard Langworth <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: "And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds..." @DarkestHour reviewed by the Hillsdale College Churchill Project. Richard Langworth: <https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.marketing/spake-brave-horatius-review-darkest-hour/> https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.marketing/spake-brave-horatius-review-darkest-hour/ Dr. Larry Arnn: <http://bit.ly/2GAgs3R> http://bit.ly/2GAgs3R -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
