"The King's Speech" is a film that stars Colin Firth and is realized on December 10, 2010. That's as much as I knew until a few hours ago, but then the LA Times tweeted a link to this article. I'm not sure what made me click it, but alas I did. Only reading the first few lines of the article, I searched for the trailer. I ended up in tears.
Few of you may know about my struggle with stuttering. I haven't told many people, but if you've talked to me before, I'm sure you've noticed my stammer. It's something that I can't describe when I'm telling my parents, how can I express how difficult it is for me? Not just speaking, but emotionally? Don't get me wrong, I've told them, but I don't think they grasp exactly how much of a trouble it is.
Seeing Colin Firth convey the exact expressions and emotions was only too clear to me. Seeing his performance was like looking through a mirror. That was me. No.. That IS me.
Zoom to the part where he cries "I have a voice!" to Geoffrey Rush's character. That did it. The tears waiting to be released came out in a flood. It's not an exaggeration, I know this all too well, as I'm sure many others who have or currently are struggling with this speech deficit will be able to identify. Not only are our voices lost with our incomprehensible speech, but in our emotions. Feeling lost.
I'm excited for this film and the buzz it's garnering, as I hope it does well in awards season. I can't wait to drag my parents along so they can experience and properly be shown what I've gone through these past years. It's overwhelming to finally see my story on film.
(...except for that whole being a king part, & being married.)
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