The Queen

This an interesting look into the life of Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) and how she and the royal family reacted to the tragic death of Princess Diana.  

This movie was able to shine some light on the subject and expose what it must be like to be the Queen, a regal an noble person who does not, or is not supposed to show her emotion.  I love that this movie came out while she is still alive and still the queen, even though it may have painted a bit of a prettier picture than what it is really like in reality.  It still gave me more respect and admiration for her and her role.

I love that they included lots of actual footage making the story so real and memorable to that time of our lives, for everyone remembers where they were when they found out Princess Di had passed.   I also loved Helen Mirren, for she is truly believable as the Queen, she was spectacular, and this must be a difficult task to impersonate someone that is still alive, and do it so impressively.

As a person who's face is often in the press it was most interesting for me to watch her, and see how she reacts for she is always in the public eye.  Every little thing she does is scrutinized by everyone that can see.  It was great to see her face doing things her way, or doing what her public expected her to do.  How would you publicly morn someone that you never really liked to begin with?

Go see this movie, it started off really slow and I was irritated that I was even watching it, but then it sucked me in and I was interested to see what was going to happen and how she would deal with her issues.