Their Finest (2016)
Unlike movies like 'Dunkirk' and 'Darkest Hour' that looks at a macro level, at the decisions and moves made at a higher level, this British film looks at it from a somewhat different angle. It reveals two things, as I see it; how the war affects the little man in the streets of London and how the spin doctors bend the truth to give a more grandiose picture to suit their agendas. Somehow, in the name of nationalism and duality of nature of things, we always see ourselves as the aggrieved but the righteous one.
Is it just me or do I see more and more flicks where the female, in many recently released movies, play a more dominant and composed role? Their male counterparts are made to appear weak and fickle.
Catherine Cole, a Welsh lady, starts work with Ministry of Information to make documentaries to boost the morale of the public during the trying times of World War 2 as the UK is under attack by the German forces. She hears about a pair of twins allegedly sailing to Dunkirk. The story goes on to show the falsity of the story and how the whole team turned into a movie, inserting elements to satisfy various quarters and sentiments. The people struggle through the inconveniences of sudden disruptions of daily lives and inability to enjoy their sumptuous meals. The lives of the members of the fairer sex were destined to change forever by the war. As their males counterparts had marched to war, the ladies had to fill the vacuum left by their exodus. The War must have ejected the dames from their comfort zones behind their apron to flood the job market and demand for women empowerment.
This flick also drove home the point that when a story is based on a true story, it just means that it is loosely associated with it. Along the screenplay, the directing, satisfying the producers and the distributors, many things must have changed and edited a million times to make the whole presentation appear appealing, larger than life, sexy, sellable, screen-worthy and politically correct.
Unlike movies like 'Dunkirk' and 'Darkest Hour' that looks at a macro level, at the decisions and moves made at a higher level, this British film looks at it from a somewhat different angle. It reveals two things, as I see it; how the war affects the little man in the streets of London and how the spin doctors bend the truth to give a more grandiose picture to suit their agendas. Somehow, in the name of nationalism and duality of nature of things, we always see ourselves as the aggrieved but the righteous one.
Is it just me or do I see more and more flicks where the female, in many recently released movies, play a more dominant and composed role? Their male counterparts are made to appear weak and fickle.
Catherine Cole, a Welsh lady, starts work with Ministry of Information to make documentaries to boost the morale of the public during the trying times of World War 2 as the UK is under attack by the German forces. She hears about a pair of twins allegedly sailing to Dunkirk. The story goes on to show the falsity of the story and how the whole team turned into a movie, inserting elements to satisfy various quarters and sentiments. The people struggle through the inconveniences of sudden disruptions of daily lives and inability to enjoy their sumptuous meals. The lives of the members of the fairer sex were destined to change forever by the war. As their males counterparts had marched to war, the ladies had to fill the vacuum left by their exodus. The War must have ejected the dames from their comfort zones behind their apron to flood the job market and demand for women empowerment.
This flick also drove home the point that when a story is based on a true story, it just means that it is loosely associated with it. Along the screenplay, the directing, satisfying the producers and the distributors, many things must have changed and edited a million times to make the whole presentation appear appealing, larger than life, sexy, sellable, screen-worthy and politically correct.
