Camelot told again

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2017)

Two main reasons for watching this film for me - I was a freshman in college when JFK was killed and I wanted to see how Natalie Portman portrayed her. That is a day I will never forget - yes the Kennedys were the royalty of the United States - a handsome President, A beautiful wife and young children. The sudden change in her life had to have been incredibly hard for her to endure and all in the public eye. The nation was mourning but nothing could compare with HER grief. Portman's portrayal is so good - the grief, the mothering, the trying to have her husband honored, and of course there is the Kennedy family wishes and then she is homeless. She was not able to grieve alone and that would have been so hard. Everything she did was so public. I like the way the story is presented - an interview with a reporter and of course she had control of how it would be presented. The usage of old film to help tell the story was done well - soon the young will not know the story as I do. The White House must hold so many secrets - wish the wall could talk.