For one brief moment I had hopes because of the title, but....
"‘King’s Speech’ hits nerve with those who stutter" by Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press / February 5, 2011
CHICAGO — “The King’s Speech’’ is about a hero, one who battles an invisible enemy that torments nearly 70 million people around the world....
Dr. King's comments on AmeriKan imperial empire?
The film depicts King George VI, father of England’s Queen Elizabeth II, as a reluctant leader tortured by his stuttering.
So that is what happens when they give you a ride on the waterboard, 'eh?
Now, I am not trying to be insensitive to stutterers; however, I object to the choice of terminology.
But with a sense of duty as England confronts a second world war, he musters the courage to seek speech therapy so he can address and calm an anxious nation.
Look who the war-promoting paper is calling a hero and why.
S-s-s-s-igh.
The focus on George’s relationship with his eccentric speech therapist who insists on treating him as an equal makes the king a sort of everyman for people who stutter....
(Blog editor just lowers his head at this elitist rubbish being passed of as news. WTF is a damn movie review and promotion doing in the "news" section anyway?)
Stuttering affects almost 1 percent of the global population, including 3 million in the United States.
Wow, that's even less than the Jews. Big news indeed!
It typically begins in early childhood as children are learning to speak and is more common in boys. About 5 percent of children stutter, but most outgrow it. The condition tends to run in families, and genes are thought to be involved in at least some cases.
For Erik Yehl, a fair-haired, soft-spoken boy who loves basketball and video games, the film was sometimes tough to watch, because it hit so close to home. A scene showing George failing miserably while trying to give a speech to a packed stadium was particularly difficult.
One wonders where the elite core curriculum comes into play there.
Even I had to pass a speech class.
British actor Colin Firth’s portrayal makes the shame George feels uncomfortably palpable even for nonstutterers.
That's interesting because I'm wondering when the shame of torture -- as well as the blood of millions of Muslims over damnable lies -- is going to start becoming uncomfortably palpable for some?
When is the ethnic cleansing and a literal destruction of a people in Palestine going to elicit some sort of shame, 'eh?
When I start seeing some movement there I will give the King a sh-sh-sh-shot!
“It was hard to hear the speech because he stuttered, and I hate to hear that,’’ Erik said haltingly.
Yeah, it's t-t-tough, but it can also be funny, right?
Erik’s stuttering becomes most noticeable when he’s nervous.
As opposed to uh, well, you know, uh, what most people, uh, do when they, uh, are up in front of, you know, uh, most people, and, uh, you know, trying to get a, uh, point across.
That's why bald-faced government and media liars are unique and special individuals worthy of awe in a warped sort of way.
Curiously, his speech flows fluently when he calls out to teammates while playing basketball or soccer.
I can certainly relate to the certain sense of tranquility, relaxation, and calmness the kid may be feeling out there.
The film reveals another surprising truth — singing often frees stutterers of their problem. Specialists say that for some people, stuttering disappears when they speak to infants or animals, imitate a foreign dialect, or perform a role onstage.
Why the hang-up with direct contact with people?
British actress Emily Blunt has been quoted as saying she chose her career after discovering in a school play that her own stuttering stopped while she was acting.
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Wouldn't it be nice if all world leaders stuttered when they lie?
