King's Speech


I saw the histrical great movie "The King's Speech (2010)", starred by Colin Firth as King George VI.

 


A film poster showing two men framing a large, ornate window looking out onto London. Colin Firth, on the left, is wearing as naval uniform as King George VI, staring at the viewer. Geoffrey Rush, on the right, is wearing a suit and facing out the window, his back to the reader. The picture is overlaid with names and critical praise for the film.


He says,

"In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to

every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken

with the same depth of feeling for each one of you, as if I were able to cross your

threshold and speak to you myself. For the second time in the lives of most of us, we

are at war. Over and over again we have tried to find a peaceful way out of the

differences between ourselves and those who are now our enemies. But it has been in

vain. We have been forced into a conflict, for we are called to meet the challenge of a

principle, which, if it were to prevail, would be fatal to any civilized order in the

world. Such a principle, stripped of all disguise, is surely the mere primitive doctrine

that might is right. For the sake of all that we ourselves hold dear, it is unthinkable

that we should refuse to meet the challenge. It is to this high purpose that I now call

my people at home, and my peoples across the seas, who will make our cause their

own. I ask them to stand calm and firm and united in this time of trial. The task will

be hard. There may be dark days ahead, and war can no longer be confined to the

battlefield. But we can only do the right as we see the right, and reverently commit

our cause to God. If one and all we keep resolutely faithful to it, then, with God's

help, we shall prevail."



It's not wartime now, but truly the silent war against COVID-19.

We have to stand calm and firm, and united in this time of trial.