Numerous films use disease as their main theme and while the disease is often inaccurately misrepresented for artistic purposes, it nevertheless manages to present aspects of it to the general public and raise a certain level of awareness. With present day medical advances, a great majority of physical diseases are treatable, or at least present a great deal of understanding of the pathophysiology, and thus they do not present a great deal of mystery. For this reason, screenplay writers have turned to mental illnesses, where causes are often unclear, and treatment is more experimental.
Although some films present sympathetic portrayals of people with mental illnesses to add dimension to their character (such as social anxiety, hyperactivity, narcissism, OCD, etc.), individuals …show more content…
The plot is all about his speech disorder, but underneath it all, these are all the suppressed memories from his childhood when he was bullied and the lack of any true friends. When it comes to Bertie and his brother David, it is noticeable that there is a great contrast between them. It is the conflict between duty and hedonism, completing one’s personal interest compared to conquering one’s great fears on behalf of the whole nation of England. In this historic drama, David is represented as a romanticism, however, an irresponsible and self-concerned royal member. Although this is a movie about the king’s speech disorder, the heart of the film is the relationship between Bertie and Lionel Logue. As an audience, it is intriguing to take a look into how an unconventional Australian speech therapist managed to develop a friendship with the skeptic monarch, helping him to ultimately overcome his worst fear of speaking in public. But the heart of the film is the relationship between these two men, which was astonishingly portrayed in the Oscar-winning film The King’s
Although some films present sympathetic portrayals of people with mental illnesses to add dimension to their character (such as social anxiety, hyperactivity, narcissism, OCD, etc.), individuals …show more content…
The plot is all about his speech disorder, but underneath it all, these are all the suppressed memories from his childhood when he was bullied and the lack of any true friends. When it comes to Bertie and his brother David, it is noticeable that there is a great contrast between them. It is the conflict between duty and hedonism, completing one’s personal interest compared to conquering one’s great fears on behalf of the whole nation of England. In this historic drama, David is represented as a romanticism, however, an irresponsible and self-concerned royal member. Although this is a movie about the king’s speech disorder, the heart of the film is the relationship between Bertie and Lionel Logue. As an audience, it is intriguing to take a look into how an unconventional Australian speech therapist managed to develop a friendship with the skeptic monarch, helping him to ultimately overcome his worst fear of speaking in public. But the heart of the film is the relationship between these two men, which was astonishingly portrayed in the Oscar-winning film The King’s