The Queen

Rating: 7/10 (17 April 2013)

THE QUEEN- FILM REVIEW
"The queen" is a 2006 British historical film directed by Stephen Frears, written by Peter Morgan and starring Hellen Mirren in the title role of Elisabeth the II. First of all the viewer get introduced in film.The first scene starts at the queen's palace. There is a dialogue between the queen and one of her servants. It deals with the upcoming election of a prime minister and by this way the queen tells her servant that she envies him because he can vote and she cannot. After that you get to know Tony Blair, the future Prime Minister. He has his first meeting with the queen and he is very excited. Arrived at the palace one of the servants explains to Mr. and Mrs. Blair how to behave in front of the queen. Soon they arrive in front of the door, but Mrs. Blair first stays outside. Just the servant and Tony Blair enter the room and greet the queen as respectfully and with dignity as she deserves. Then the servant leaves and Tony Blair stays alone with the queen. Already in this situation it becomes clear that the queen is not really warm-hearted. There is a big distance between them and by her words "I ask the question, Mr. Blair" the queen clearly shows that she is superior. After a while Mrs. Blair also comes in and she presents herself towards the queen. After their leaving there are a lot of news about Lady Diana,ex-wife of Prince Charles. The director uses a lot of original videos and interviews of Diana to get the viewer very close to her life. Days pass and suddenly at night the phone rings at the palace. The royal family get the news that Diana has a car crash in Paris and that she is dying. In the morning there are a lot of news about that. So the whole world is very sad and shocked, they cannot believe it and soon they start to put flowers in front of the Buckingham Palace. People are really in a low mood for a few days. And in addition to that there is no public address by the queen. Only the Prime Minister Blair give a speech after Diana's death, but people expect a reaction of the queen. But she does not show herself and moreover you cannot see the flag at the Palace. As a result of that people get angry and disappointed. There is a big chaos and the newspaper articles are full of possible reasons and prejudice towards the queen's reaction. The days go on and after a car break in the wildness, where the queen has time to think about the situation she makes the decision deliver a speech about the situation. So the whole family go to Buckingham Palace and they begin to walk in front of the people looking at the flowers and letters to Diana. After her speech things get better. People forget their anger, but they cannot forget Lady Diana, the "Princess of the People". Finally the queen also feels better and she starts talking about business with Tony Blair.