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1、Rarely do you get to see a movie that promises a lot and then, lives up to its promise. The Kings Speech is a rare piece, indeed.The movie starts off with a stammering speech and signs off with a staggering one, with hardly any glitches in between. The basic premise of the movie is fairly simple. A
2、king with a stutter is helped by a maverick speech therapist to overcome his problem and become an inspiring orator. That sounds like a very known territory to most movie goers. But few minutes into the movie, and you realize that this one simply pushes the bar a notch higher.It is a very pleasing m
3、ovie, doesnt lead the audience into a lot of uncomfortable questions. However, the artistry lies in the overall balance of the movie. You slowly start getting gripped by David Seidlers screenplay. The actors are superb, takes it slow and steady with superb grip on each of their characters. While Col
4、in Firth puts in a spectacular performance (one you cant miss), Geoffrey Rush goes a bit more old school and pulls off a subtle and deep portrayal. One that fills up your heart but also keeps your brain active. Humor comes in here and there, with a very easy flow and steady pace. Not for a single mo
5、ment do you perceive the movie as dull. Helena Bonham Carter is good. Guy Pearce is appropriate, though he does look a bit too casual at times (maybe that was an intentional character flaw).Most of the movie had been filmed indoors, albeit with eloquent art direction. But the occasional sequences sh
6、ot outside had been filmed very beautifully, portraying a very dreamy picture of the then England. Sometimes, the camera goes in too close to the characters, and stays there for a while, just long enough to give us a sense of suffocation, quite an artistic equivalent of a speech disorder ! But then
7、again, negative shades had been whitewashed with joyous ones and you never perceive it as a dark movie. Direction wise, Tom Hooper is bang on ! This is the kind of a movie where you want to give a lot of credit to the director. The set-up is such that the dramatic elements are high but needs to be t
8、amed, so that it doesnt goes over board. And Mr.Hooper hits the bulls eye ! Perfect balance.All points considered, its a brilliant movie and a must watch.Even now, the die is being cast. By 5pm today Pacific Time (1am tomorrow GMT), academicians will have lodged the last of their Oscar votes. On Sun
9、day, these may or may not provide The Kings Speech with the coronation so many expect. Yet even if, in spite of that avalanche of nominations, this doesnt happen, perhaps it wont matter all that much. This film can manage without Hollywoods ultimate accolade. Its built its own legend already. 本片不止获得
10、了盛赞的影评、无数的奖项和惊人的票房收入。它让人们在街道上排队等待观影、在播放演职员表时起立鼓掌。本片是英国人热衷于拍摄的那种低成本历史剧，没有什么特效。因此其成功颠覆了许多传统看法。Its not just the ecstatic reviews, the sackload of awards and the startling box office takings. This is a film thats had people queuing around the block to see it and standing up to applaud as the credits rol
11、l. Yet its a low-budget costume piece of the kind the Brits have delivered so often before to no particular effect. Its triumph has therefore shattered much conventional wisdom. 普遍看法是，如今不再有观众在大银幕上观看小成本戏剧。老影迷已经灭绝。英国电影别指望赚大钱：本土市场不够广阔；需要资金雄厚的投资商，但无从觅得；公共资助不足，而且投资者不知如何挑选优胜者；同时即便有优秀影片诞生，它们也进不了本土影院，遑论出口海外
12、了。2We were told that these days, theres no longer a big-screen audience for small-scale drama. That older cinemagoers have become extinct. That Britflicks shouldnt expect to hit the jackpot: our home markets not large enough; deep-pocketed investors are needed but cant be found; there isnt enough pu
13、blic funding, and those who disburse what there is dont know how to pick winners; while even if the right films were to get made, they couldnt get into our own cinemas, let alone the rest of the worlds. 现在英国人打开了眼界，但为了从此经验中受益，英国人还需要知道：为什么国王的演讲如此成功？Weve now learned different, but to benefit from this
14、lesson, theres something we need to know. Just why has The Kings Speech been such a success? 业内专家并不知道答案，因为他们并没有预料到本片的胜利。现在，他们会推崇Prescience公司和英国电影协会等投资方的远见、四象限受众选择法、针对评奖季的定位、Momentum公司和英国分销商的卓越营销，以及美国同行温斯坦兄弟机智的搭桥引线。不过他们也承认除此以外还有更多原因。Weve now learned different, but to benefit from this lesson, theres
15、something we need to know. Just why has The Kings Speech been such a success? 于是，和许多评论家（以及电影艺术与科学学院奖的提名者）一样，这些专家表示他们相信本片有杰出的表演、精致的剧本、优秀的美术指导以及动人的摄影、服装、剪辑、作曲和混音。然而，即使你相信所有这些好评都不算过誉，但从什么时候开始电影只要够出色就能被大众接受呢？我们现在不是在谈论一部经典电影（本片还不够老），我们讨论的是一部大卖电影。大卖电影往往要引发共鸣，而不仅仅是铺陈其优点。So, like many of the critics (and th
16、e Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominators), they point to what they deem to be magnificent acting, a fine script, classy production design and, for that matter, impressive cinematography, costumes, editing, score and sound-mix. Yet, even if youre sure that all this esteem isnt at least a little excessive, since when was mere excellence enough to bring in the crowds? Were not talki
