Last night I went and watched "The Kings Speech" with my wife and a few friends at the dollar theater. I really didn't know what to expect about the movie. I knew that it had once been rated R for it's language, but that they had edited it and made it more of a PG-13 movie. So I was a little worried about what was in it. I thought I might have to leave depending on how bad it got. But to my very surprise, it was probably one of the best movies that I had ever seen. I would not recommend it for anyone's kids because of the language, but that is actually part of the movie. It wasn't just thrown in there so it could be thrown in there. It had a crucial part of the movie, actually.
I was thinking about why I liked the movie so much this morning and I have came to a few conclusions. The biggest reason that I liked the movie was that it showed someone overcoming obstacles and challenges in his life and succeeding. If you are unaware of it, the movie is about King George the Sixth and how he overcame his speech impediments with help from a therapist, just in time to deliver some of the most crucial speeches to the people of England and around the world during World War II. It was refreshing to see someone persevere and so hard and struggle and finally succeed.
The other part of the movie that I really enjoyed was seeing how important it is to have a trusted friend. Someone who you could confide in and talk with about your problems. Seeing the King finally learn how to take down his barriers and trust in his speech therapist was amazing. I thought to myself, I hope that I am able to be that type of friend. The friend that people can trust and confide in. I also hoped that I was never that type of dad or brother that caused so much fear and so much distrust that my family and friends develop some very severe problems because I was so unwilling to accept them for who they truly are.
I think of a talk that I recently listened to that discussed the importance of focusing on the problem, rather than the person. Rather than labeling someone as a state of being - as a lazy person or stupid - we should make sure that what they did was the problem, not who they are. I think we all too many times forget that people are children of our Heavenly Father and that we should love them and care for them, no matter what.
I was thinking about why I liked the movie so much this morning and I have came to a few conclusions. The biggest reason that I liked the movie was that it showed someone overcoming obstacles and challenges in his life and succeeding. If you are unaware of it, the movie is about King George the Sixth and how he overcame his speech impediments with help from a therapist, just in time to deliver some of the most crucial speeches to the people of England and around the world during World War II. It was refreshing to see someone persevere and so hard and struggle and finally succeed.
The other part of the movie that I really enjoyed was seeing how important it is to have a trusted friend. Someone who you could confide in and talk with about your problems. Seeing the King finally learn how to take down his barriers and trust in his speech therapist was amazing. I thought to myself, I hope that I am able to be that type of friend. The friend that people can trust and confide in. I also hoped that I was never that type of dad or brother that caused so much fear and so much distrust that my family and friends develop some very severe problems because I was so unwilling to accept them for who they truly are.
I think of a talk that I recently listened to that discussed the importance of focusing on the problem, rather than the person. Rather than labeling someone as a state of being - as a lazy person or stupid - we should make sure that what they did was the problem, not who they are. I think we all too many times forget that people are children of our Heavenly Father and that we should love them and care for them, no matter what.
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