The King's Speech

Wow. What a great story about what it means to define oneself. Are we our name, our title or are we our voice? This struggle for Prince Albert to define himself, not by how others have treated him, but how he sees himself had me enraptured. I thoroughly enjoyed how Geoffrey Rush's character, Lionel Logue, did not allow Colin Firth, as Prince Albert, to define himself and the nature of their relationship by the Prince's title, but as a human being. As "Albie".
In this same vein, Lionel didn't use his lack of official status to deter him from his work. Even after being confronted by the soon-to-be King just before his ordination, he stood firm that he was not to be defined by any official paperwork, but by how he had helped hundreds of people overcome their speech disability.
This film is deep in psychological exploration, but unfortunately is only able to touch the surface of such intriguing topics, including the sibling relationship between Edward and Albert. It left me wanting a little more. A good tell that the cast succeeded in their believability, not only in their social status, but also the chemistry between their characters. Definitely a must see and has my vote for Colin Firth as Best Actor and Geoffrey Rush as Best Supporting.