commentr/StutterJanuary 14, 2023
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I was reluctant to see it just because I usually hate stuff like that, plus I was sure it wouldn't represent stuttering accurately or George VI accurately, but it ended up being tolerable. It's not totally historically accurate (they mess with the timeline a lot, plus I like the real King George much better), and a lot of the things they do to tackle the king's stutter are kind of silly (there aren't records of what they actually did do), but for a movie it's not bad. The two positive things it did was to draw much deserved attention to a very good king who is worth remembering, plus it showed stuttering in a more sympathetic and serious light instead of what most movies do, which is to portray stuttering as pathetic and comedic.
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Identity & Disability
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Public Awareness / Media