The 2010 critically acclaimed film “The Kings Speech” aimed to showcase the struggles of King George VI as he dealt with his stammer and becoming King. The tale follows the King along with his therapist Lionel Logue, as they try and find the best way to cope with the issue before the Kings first wartime radio broadcast. Although this movie is just a film adaptation of a true story, it is still able to show the viewer a lot about British Culture during the 1920’s, which has even carried into the modern day. Additionally, “The Kings Speech” reveals the importance of saving face as well as power distance within the United Kingdom. At the beginning of the movie, the relationship between Lionel, and King George VI, (who is referred to, as Bertie throughout), is weak. This may be due to the fact that many place special treatment on him because of his Royal namesake. When Lionel and Bertie first met, Lionel made sure not to sit too close and waited for the prince to choose a topic of conversation. This reveals that the Royal family plays a big role in British culture. They place a lot of emphases as well as respect on them, and they are very much a part of their lives. The emphasis on the royal family and the fact that this movie was even created about King George VI suggests that British culture puts a lot of value on their history. They are very much about keeping tradition and sharing their history, which is why they created a film doing just that. When a royal
From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial more than forty years ago, Martin Luther King electrified America with his momentous "I Have a Dream" speech. This speech demanded racial justice towards the mistreated black community of America. The theme of the speech was that all humans were created equal and that this should be the case for the future of America. King's words proved to touch the hearts of millions of people and gave the nation a vocabulary to express what was happening to the black Americans. This did not happen by chance. Martin Luther King's speech was carefully constructed so it would have the most appropriate diction to propose his facts and ideas. His speech involved multiple different literary techniques which were very
Through the emotional engagement King had with the audience, he was most definitely able to gain a substantial amount of credibility. Consistently relating back to the phrase “one hundred years later”, he directly
Martin Luther King Jr. built his speech around fighting unjust conditions placed on both African Americans and soldiers of the Vietnam war with non-violent protest. King is arguably the best speaker the world has seen, he knows how to get his audience passionate about the problems America faces while also informing them of what causes these problems.
Mr. P is thinking about eating him. At this instance Wart has enough time to turn around and swim away just in the nick-of-time to escape from Mr. P.
King develops and refines his ideas in “The Letter From Birmingham Jail” to purify and increase the power of his argument. In multiple paragraphs, this technique is used to persuade the reader into looking at the point of view King presents. King uses this technique by inserting many rhetorical questions, allusions, anaphoras.
Throughout his speech, Henry’s repetitive reference to biblical and mythical scenarios is crucial in portraying the British monarchy in a negative perception. Henry asserts that the audiences’ misconception of the British is similar to a “song of [a] siren till she transforms [them] into beasts.” He metaphorically
Queen Elizabeth wrote an inspiring speech to the Troops who fought for the Armada about their honor and power over this astonishing war. Alongside, Winston Churchill delivered a majestical yet powerful speech about the issue dealing with battle of Britain and the unifications needing to be healed. Queen Elizabeth and Winston Churchill both delivered exhilarating speeches to their troops and counties with the battle of Britain. The Queen delivers her speech to the courageous group of men and women who fought this rigid, enduring war. While Winston delivers his speech to the House of Commons. While analyzing and juxtaposing these two speeches and their contrastive audiences; it is very mere to see the compelling diction, dynamic emotion used in their speeches.
After reading and analyzing Dr.Kings “Remaining Awake during a Revolution” commencement speech that he presented at Oberlin College during his graduation ceremony; he wanted the people to have a good visual on what he was explaining and talking about. King wanted to inform the people about what was going; so he used allusions, statics, and logos.
To be able to counterattack, one must know where the attack is coming from, hence analyzing the audience. By doing so, King is able to address his audience appropriately. In the preface, the
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave the “I Have a Dream Speech” to a large group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. Martin Luther King Jr. is a great example of how displays of anger must be controlled in order to be effective and lead to good outcomes. Throughout his entire speech he appeals to the emotions of the audience. By addressing that even though the Emancipation Proclamation was signed to free the slaves, and many years later they are still not free. He is constantly reminding the people of color that they continue to be the race being segregated and discriminated by the white people. He blames the white people of being prejudice viewing
Bertie knew his brother had no right to be king and was not sure how he would go about confronting his bully of a brother. Blake and Bertie were bullied by a friend and family member, almost before anything happens to change their lives. The film quality is wonderful. One film is based on actual events and the other based off a novel.
In some of last video recordings of “Mountaintop”, King looked directly at his audience and scouted the room. A recording provides a zoom-in of King’s face; his eyes occasionally darted to one side to the next as if he was trying to unravel what he rehearsed moments, hours, or a day ago. Another example that “Mountaintop” was delivered extemporaneously was King’s habit of going into conversational anecdotes to support his arguments and toasts to his colleagues. Such detailed anecdotes include his march on Birmingham and his family trip to
On April 23, 1934, United States Senator Huey P. Long delivered his most well-known speech to the American people via radio. His speech became known as “Every Man A King.” During this time period, the United States had felt the effects of the Great Depression for about five years and looked to the president for a solution to their suffering. Both presidents during this time, President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had the responsibility of facing the economic depression and leading the United States out from the clutches of the Great Depression. Feeling that he himself would resolve the issues more effectively, the senator committed himself to run for president in 1936, threatening the current president Roosevelt.
While The Kings Speech draws upon a number of historical facts and events, this is not its primary concern. The film is about the effect of a person’s family on how the person develops. For example, in The Kings Speech, King George VI’s brother abdicating and his father’s cruelty played a part in his stammer and lack of confidence. The film is also about the importance of a secure support system, for example Queen Elizabeth and Lionel Logue were Bertie's support system and they helped him overcome his stammer and lack of confidence. A third important issue in the film is about the different approach to class distinction by British and Australian people, as shown by the expectations of Bertie and Queen Elizabeth that Lionel Logue will do
The thorough presentation of a well researched context in the film provided the environment for priming the viewers on the concept of belonging which was highlighted in the film. This grounded the film and prepared the viewers on the film’s main focus. Through the brief but meaningful snippets of what happened during the trial of Rodney King, the viewers were introduced to the conflict used in the film that surfaced and distinctly placed attention on the concept of belonging.