‘The King’s Speech’ is still sailing in the ships of fame and glory. The movie bagged four awards at the 83rd Academy awards. This included the best picture and the best director awards. The Oscars were promoted as a night of youth and hip hop but the most prestigious award of the best picture fell into the bag of a traditional movie. The movie had already created a profound impact on the audience since its release.
‘The King’s Speech’ is a historical saga and the background of the story takes us to the reign of King George VI during the start of the Second World War. The director of the movie Tom Hooper dedicated the award to his mother who gave him the idea to retain the traditional theme of the movie. ‘The King’s Speech’ was a theatrical play which turned into a movie adaptation by Tom Hooper when his mother suggested him to do so.
Colin firth who played the role of King George VI in the movie was exhilarated when he was declared the best actor. He was nominated consecutively for the second year but finally succeeded in getting one this season.
David Seidler who wrote the screenplay of the movie won the award for the best writer. Seidler, 73 was one the oldest person to have won the award and felt as if his career has just started. The Oscars night saw the various colors of the new cinema as well as the old one.
Contrary to all the paradoxes and myths, the best picture award to this historical movie added the flavor of excitement among the audiences.
