Recently saw the movie, Young Victoria. The movie told not just the story of Queen Victoria, but the story of every girl, every woman--- the desire to be a princess, and the desire to be threated not just a woman, but a woman of capability. She is all about equality--- as seen through her (with her husband Prince Albert) projects for the poor and working class and how to enhance their situation. The movie is a reality of a perfect fairytale, eventhough she faced unpopularity sometime in her reign, she still managed to pass that thru a marriage, true love (yet atleast that's what the movie was showing) and maybe then it was a very nice escape, and politically it seems quite a good event to take away people's attention to whatever the other issue was and focus on more chessy things (maybe it didn't happen like that, but still).
It's hard to believe, that true love can exist in a world of power. The life of Victoria, the Queen, showed that monarchy, being a queen, is not just glits and glamour, it is a responsibility.
About the acting, Emily Blunt, did it really well! From the devil's assistant to becoming a young Queen, she made a long jump, but well I can't imagine anyone to do the role better than she did. I really felt the love and conviction of every words they utter to each other. I imagined Victoria to be that stiff but still sweet.
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