"Darkest Hour"...some of the best acting I've ever seen!

[Beemerguy53]

I watched Darkest Hour the other night...one of the finest films I've seen in years. It chronicles Winston Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister of Britain in 1940, when the Third Reich was marching unchecked through Europe, and Hitler had Britain in his sights.

Everything about this picture was well-done, and there were, so far as I can tell, very few liberties taken with the real story. Gary Oldman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his astonishing portrayal of Winston Churchill, and when you watch him, you'll know why...

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtJ60u7SUSw[/ame]

 

[Rustyt1953]

I have watched it many times and am mesmerized by it each time.

Edward summed him up best, I think:

 

[Sistema1927]

Winston Churchill practically saved Western Civilization single-handedly, and I am not exaggerating. Certainly the man for the hour.

 

[Beemerguy53]

Winston Churchill practically saved Western Civilization single-handedly, and I am not exaggerating. Certainly the man for the hour.

No, you certainly aren't exaggerating! And the director of this movie really conveyed how dire the situation was at that time.

 

[Onomea]

I see it is on Netflix. Thanks for the recommendation, fellas.

 

[Beemerguy53]

I have watched it many times and am mesmerized by it each time.

Edward summed him up best, I think:

I don't know how I missed it before now, Rusty. I'm a Churchill fan, and really admire his leadership during the war.

"Mesmerized" is indeed the perfect word for Darkest Hour...I'm glad I bought the Blu-Ray so I can watch it again...truly an epic film.

 

[Rustyt1953]

To this day me mum will hold no truck with anyone who besmirches Sir Winston.

 

[Sistema1927]

I was living in Norfolk, England when he died in 1965 (Dad was stationed in England 64-68, 18 months in Norfolk with the P1127 project, and the remainder with US Army Group UK in London). I well remember the national outpouring of grief following the death of this great man.

 

[smoothshooter]

No, you certainly aren't exaggerating! And the director of this movie really conveyed how dire the situation was at that time.

Let’s not forget that like George Washington, early in his career Churchill made some horrific command mistakes that resulted in the needless deaths and maiming of his own men. In Washington’s case, hundreds, and in Churchill’s, tens of thousands.

But I admit to being a Churchill fan myself.

 

[Sistema1927]

To this day me mum will hold no truck with anyone who besmirches Sir Winston.

Pretty sure that my English gran voted Labor in the 1945 general election, but I won't hold that against her.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Rudi]

Will need to find this film. He was one of the greatest men ever. I remember his funeral on TV, live, via satellite.

 

[mattallamerican]

the greatest leader of the free world ever and a great movie

 

[Beemerguy53]

Will need to find this film. He was one of the greatest men ever. I remember his funeral on TV, live, via satellite.

Here you go, Rudi...

You can also find it on Netflix, apparently, but if you're a Churchill fan, the Blu-Ray is a steal, plus there are special features on the Blu-Ray...

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[sigp220.45]

Watching it now. It had me at Lily James.

 

[DWalt]

The movie "Dunkirk" was released shortly before "Darkest Hour". It was not very well received, primarily, I believe, because most younger people today had little to no idea what Dunkirk was all about, and the movie was unclear about why all those soldiers were standing around on the beach and how they got there. So "Dunkirk" would have made far more sense to the audience had they seen "Darkest Hour" first.

 

[UncleEd]

And yet as soon as the war
was over, he was booted
out of office. The government
coalition fell apart and it again
became business as usual.

 

[sigp220.45]

The movie "Dunkirk" was released shortly before "Darkest Hour". It was not very well received, primarily, I believe, because most younger people today had little to no idea what Dunkirk was all about, and the movie was unclear about why all those soldiers were standing around on the beach and how they got there. So "Dunkirk" would have made far more sense to the audience had they seen "Darkest Hour" first.

I loved Dunkirk. You’re right that people just didn’t have the historical knowledge needed, but also they got confused with the timelines.

If a viewer didn’t know Christopher Nolan’s obsession with time (Memento, Interstellar, Inception) or didn’t pay attention to the big words put up on screen said viewer might be a lost ball in high weeds. The beach scenes take place over a week, the little boat story covers one day, and Tom Hardy’s flight is only an hour - all coming together at the end.

Nolan won’t spoon-feed the audience.

 

[hannstv]

Add me to the list of those that loved Dunkirk. It is often overlooked the bravery that some French units displayed when they engaged the Germans and allowed time for the evacuation. French leaders deserve the ridicule they get but not the actual troops.

 

[soFlaNative]

Watching it now. It had me at Lily James.

Thanks for the name.
Excellent movie, I was going to point out Miss James helping Winnie out with the "V" and the fact she pops up in a few recent flicks I've enjoyed.