Why Spencer (and Kristen Stewart) Is A MASTERPIECE | Video Essay

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  • Kristen Stewart IS Princess Diana in the incredible Princess Diana movie Spencer. In the this video essay FilmSpeak explains Why Spencer (and Kristen Stewart) Is A MASTERPIECE!
    There have been countless films and tv shows that have depicted Princess Diana and the Royal Family, but none have dared to challenge their power and mistreatment of Diana Spencer the way Spencer does. The Kristen Stewart Princess Diana movie is captures the very soul of Diana as a human and incredible mother. It frames her experiences with the royals as a horror film, cold, judgemental, callous. It helps that the events of the new Princess Diana movie are mostly fictional, but the people their relationships and the emotions felt by Diana are all real. As the film itself states at the beginning, "A fable from a true tragedy." Pablo Larrain directs this immaculate Princess Diana biopic starring Kristen Stewart, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, and Jack Farthing. The marriage between Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the queen's estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game, but this year, things will be profoundly different. Griffin gives you his Spencer movie review and explains why Spencer is one of the best movies of 2021, why Spencer is a masterpiece, and why Kristen Stewart WILL win Best Actress at the Oscars 2022 in this video essay!
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  • @bagusss9649
    @bagusss9649 Před 2 lety +464

    Literally a Disney princess-like setting yet feels like the hotel in the shining.

    • @aurizzaamandaputeri2998
      @aurizzaamandaputeri2998 Před 2 lety +5

      exactly what I was thinking

    • @JennySieck
      @JennySieck Před 2 lety +2

      I thought this too. The shining part.

    • @victoranaya3816
      @victoranaya3816 Před 2 lety +1

      Well said

    • @myong2206
      @myong2206 Před 2 lety +2

      i literally had trouble breathing during some of the scenes bc of the anxiety

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s Před 2 lety +1

      The filmmakers said that this movie is more of a fictional fantasy movie, imagining what would Diana be like during her Christmas. So it's not a straightforward biopic movie we've seen many times before. It's very different movie of this subject matter

  • @zacharywinograd2647
    @zacharywinograd2647 Před 2 lety +1089

    Tbh I didn’t read the pearl eating scene as Diana being rebellious and removing her shackles, but rather as visual symbolism for her eating disorder. She’s forcing herself to eat, to make it seem like everything is okay, but downing the soup is like chewing on pearls. It also doesn’t help that Charles and QE are glaring at her, increasing her anxiety.

    • @Bree420
      @Bree420 Před 2 lety +137

      I think that scene allows for multiple interpretations.
      The moment I saw that scene there was only one sentence on my mind: "Casting pearls before a swine"
      The words means for someone to not appreciate a good thing..
      Like, the royal title itself is a pearl necklace. It's expensive, it's classy, everybody wants it-- but she doesn't. It's uncomfortable, it strangles her, it's ugly.
      So, in her head, she broke it apart and EATS it.
      Because in her eyes, her title doesn't mean anything. Rather than wearing it, she would rather destroy it, eat it up. It's not important anyway.

    • @phoenix_teardrops5588
      @phoenix_teardrops5588 Před 2 lety +22

      I agree.. the pearl eating scene can be interpreted in more than one way..
      It shows how Diana's eating disorder is not her choice and that it isn't in her control.. it subtly shows us that her disorder partly stems from the toxicity of the royal family manifesting itself as the pearl necklace which feels like a noose round her neck..
      It is important to understand how a bulimic person views the food which they ingest...and regurgitate later.. the food becomes a symbol for all the things that haunt them .. scare them.. they cannot physically stand the fact that it is inside their body to a point where nothing can help except throwing up..

    • @user-kb8qw7dy4t
      @user-kb8qw7dy4t Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah, the message I got was that she was losing her damn mind. I have no idea what "shackles" she would possibly be removing. I mean, it's clear that Charles is being an unfaithful husband, but this is a really OTT way to handle that, IMO.

    • @aidendoe5775
      @aidendoe5775 Před 2 lety +5

      Yeah I saw it as more of royalty being shoved down her throat and how uncomfortable it made her and how imprisoning it was

    • @user-kb8qw7dy4t
      @user-kb8qw7dy4t Před 2 lety +4

      @@aidendoe5775 She had more of a choice in the matter than the others did. Surely the real Diana knew that becoming a princess would be a full-time job, but she may have imagined that her prince would be there to hold her hand the entire time. It was marriage that she was naive about, not royalty. And unfortunately, Charles is probably the least romantic out of the whole family.

  • @sandyrickard994
    @sandyrickard994 Před 2 lety +878

    Imagine being her son's and having to live through these constant interpretations of their Mother and their own early lives

    • @maidmarion2976
      @maidmarion2976 Před 2 lety +44

      It’s cruel. For money, shame on them all

    • @alexhenry3435
      @alexhenry3435 Před 2 lety +81

      I can't imagine what it would be like having your dead mother constantly repackaged for media consumption and profit. It makes me sick.

    • @Lililililili333
      @Lililililili333 Před 2 lety +58

      that’s what happens to every cultural icon 🙁

    • @MarinaAndTheDevil
      @MarinaAndTheDevil Před 2 lety +45

      She’s the blueprint for a modern tragic princess story. Unlike anything else of our time.

    • @kumarslvr1
      @kumarslvr1 Před 2 lety +79

      No one is going to force them to watch it, She is not just their mum, she is also people's princess, what happened to her and who she was should never be forgotten. Its an important historic event that shaped the society. She is so much more than mother of two.

  • @chrisr4679
    @chrisr4679 Před 2 lety +89

    As an european, I have to say that here in Europe we considered Kristen an amazing actress since forever. She even has a freacking Cesar. That is something super hard to win for an american in Europe.

  • @gwanny1885
    @gwanny1885 Před 2 lety +185

    The scene where she was crying in her childhood home hit me hard in the guts.

    • @pegaga1618
      @pegaga1618 Před 2 lety +1

      Same here

    • @maidmarion2976
      @maidmarion2976 Před 2 lety +2

      Don’t bother, it was not true. None of it.

    • @pegaga1618
      @pegaga1618 Před 2 lety +21

      @@maidmarion2976 oh!? Were you THERE .?

    • @ujiria
      @ujiria Před 2 lety +13

      @@maidmarion2976 so her having an eating disorder and her feeling trapped in her own home isn’t true

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 Před 2 lety

      @@maidmarion2976 "Maid Marion"? so.cute. And so You ....would know about reality....

  • @bemasaberwyn55
    @bemasaberwyn55 Před 2 lety +1385

    I've been saying for years that Kirsten is an incredible talent who people dismiss as "that Twilight chick" despite being in films for literal decades

    • @FilmSpeak
      @FilmSpeak  Před 2 lety +88

      Yeah it’s kinda crazy how she’s still considered underrated. Just watch her films! She’s been killing it for years.

    • @bemasaberwyn55
      @bemasaberwyn55 Před 2 lety +30

      @@FilmSpeak I've been watching her films since she played the older sister in Zathura. And her turn as Snow White is underrated AF

    • @rogueguardian
      @rogueguardian Před 2 lety +1

      @@bemasaberwyn55 holy crap I forgot she was in that.

    • @bemasaberwyn55
      @bemasaberwyn55 Před 2 lety +4

      @@rogueguardian I specifically remember her hitting on Dax Sheppard, then getting creeped out. Also doesn't that film also have Pre Bridge To Teribithia/Hunger Games Josh Hutcherson?

    • @alistaircampbell
      @alistaircampbell Před 2 lety +24

      She was great in David Fincher's "Panic Room" and that was years before the "Twilight" films.

  • @heatherhillman1
    @heatherhillman1 Před 2 lety +268

    I know people think Kristen Stewart can't act after the Twilight films, but to be fair to her, that character was written that way. She actually nailed it. I've seen her do well in other things and she's been around a lot longer than people realize. Spencer is one movie I'm actually looking forward to seeing, first thing out of Hollywood in a long time that I've been interested in.

    • @MsObsessedwith
      @MsObsessedwith Před 2 lety +7

      this comment made me SCREAM "YES YES THANK YOU" out loud in my room, i have been saying the same thing about twilight for YEARS, that Kristen nailed the character of Bella because she WAS written as this anxious teenage girl and she actually made teenage girls relatable because we are silly in that age!!! anyway thanks haha

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s Před 2 lety +5

      People hate what they don't understand. People who have read the Twilight books are the ones that can appriciate her more and more. It's basically what the book says, what are people expecting exactly? Kristen was doing her best with the material she was given. If anything Twilight has a problem, it's mostly the script, directing, dialogue, and CGI, not her fault at all cuz she's not part of those stuff. She has been picking better projects to showcase more of her talent. Speak and Camp X Ray shows that Kristen can do different roles especially Camp X Ray, does anyone ever thought Kristen can play a military very well??

    • @mallowmallow2070
      @mallowmallow2070 Před 2 lety +4

      I disliked Kristen until I read the first book of Twilight, Bella really is that fucking dull and whiny it wasn't Kristens fault lmao

  • @brucesnow7125
    @brucesnow7125 Před 2 lety +337

    Personal Shopper, Speak, Clouds of Sils Maria, Underwater, Panic Room, Still Alice, Happiest Season - if people want to witness Stewart's other great performances.

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s Před 2 lety +10

      I think Seberg should be on this list too, while the script was kinda cliche, Kristen was absolutely amazing in the movie, she did her best with the material she was given and she made the movie semi watchable. She could've gotten an Oscar nomination for Seberg if the script was better. Her being a versatile actress is extremely underrated

    • @cllafilms
      @cllafilms Před 2 lety +5

      camp x-ray is also one of my favs of hers

    • @prettycyber8332
      @prettycyber8332 Před 2 lety +4

      Panic room 🗣

    • @jbvader721
      @jbvader721 Před 2 lety +10

      And even though it doesn't tell the entire story and had it's flaws, Kristen was incredible as Joan Jett in The Runaways.

    • @dollface6104
      @dollface6104 Před 2 lety +7

      personal shopper was the reason pablo picked her for this role.

  • @nicgaron
    @nicgaron Před 2 lety +350

    This is exactly I'm talking about, that's why Spencer and The Crown portrayal of Diana works. Both Kristen Stewart and Emma Corrin treated Diana as a fictional character, even Corrin said so. We are consumed by Diana or the idea of Diana. Many portrayed Diana but no matter what accent or physicality, these 2 actors just succeeds on it.

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe Před 2 lety +11

      She's NOT a fictional character. I mean... using her this way just seems so wrong! Diana was "The People's Princess" NOT because she was bored, weak, dismal, and hallucinating! She NEVER refused to smile for the cameras the way this movie makes it look. She went out of her way to make people feel special. This movie made her look nearly schizoid. *DIANA SPENCER: GHOST HUNTER?*

    • @maidmarion2976
      @maidmarion2976 Před 2 lety +6

      @@maxcovfefe Agree 100%. It’s nasty sensationalism. They are totally devoid of creativity and have to resort to this rubbish

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe Před 2 lety +8

      @@maidmarion2976 Yes. The real Diana was so much more interesting than this film would have us believe! I feel bad for anyone who sees it without knowing anything about Diana.

    • @michaelgorby
      @michaelgorby Před 2 lety +1

      @@maxcovfefe I don't think this film was intended as a depiction of who she was. The "real" Diana, as it were.
      I personally think the Christmas wknd was intended to show how trapped, isolated, suffocated and out of place she was ever since she joined the Royal Family. Only feeling free and truly herself while being away. The film's strength and it's success in communicating that comes from how it actually makes the viewer share those emotions, albeit partially.

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe Před 2 lety

      @@michaelgorby I found it shallow. They made me feel bad for Charles, which was super subversive imo. I found her so totally unlikable that I was eager for the end of the movie.

  • @BB-ed4om
    @BB-ed4om Před 2 lety +160

    The chaotic score and disturbing imagery sprinkled in just the right amounts are awesome. Loved it.

  • @OMKhin-lm3ky
    @OMKhin-lm3ky Před 2 lety +50

    Kristen finally gets the recognition she deserves! Her eyes are so expressive. Her mannerism is on point throughout the whole film. Her performance is so well-deserved to be nominated for Oscar. The score and cinematography also deserve recognition.

    • @twilightblue8566
      @twilightblue8566 Před 2 lety

      I always thought that Kristen Stewart had such beautiful eyes anyway. I was stunned by this movie and performance. Poor Diana. Charles should have just told her that he needed a virgin to be his royal partner and mother of his children and would she agree to it. Then she would have known just what she was walking into.

  • @duanerichardsii9307
    @duanerichardsii9307 Před 2 lety +221

    It’s such a weird movie but goddamn is it enthralling. I’ve seen it twice.

  • @EvolvementEras
    @EvolvementEras Před 2 lety +98

    Between Kristen Stewart here and Robert Pattinson in the new Batman movie, they have both move past their twilight beginnings in such a fundamental way. She is such an outstanding actress who has been disregarded for too long and I cannot wait to see this movie. I was even more excited to know she was in it but as someone who grew up in the 90s I remember Diana and when she died I cannot wait to see this film. Great review

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Před 2 lety +4

      They both have moved on and, weirdly, I'm proud of both of them. They could have stayed trapped in that franchise but they did not!

  • @edwardchen9619
    @edwardchen9619 Před 2 lety +498

    if ppl stop sleeping on kristen's diversity, the world could be a much better place

    • @FilmSpeak
      @FilmSpeak  Před 2 lety +25

      I wish I could heart this twice haha

    • @bemasaberwyn55
      @bemasaberwyn55 Před 2 lety +11

      I've been saying for years that she's remarkably talented

    • @jbvader721
      @jbvader721 Před 2 lety +14

      @@bemasaberwyn55 It's a shame it continues to get buried by Twilight. People cannot get through to their heads that her character, Bella Swan was written to be boring, klutzy and with little outside interests other than her vampire boyfriend on purpose. Even when you consider that, you can argue Kristen was successful in portraying that on film.

    • @cassandracain3273
      @cassandracain3273 Před 2 lety +17

      @@jbvader721 Yeah, Kristen Stewart is a phenomenal actress... I also really loved her performances in Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal Shopper. People like to try discrediting her by bringing up Twilight which is wrong because she just portrayed Bella like how Bella was written in the books. In reality, Kristen is an incredibly nuanced actress, she has loads of talent.

    • @edwardchen9619
      @edwardchen9619 Před 2 lety +7

      @@jbvader721 and also, now finishing the original novel of twilight, robert, kristen, and the crew all did a great job by portraying this awkward, stiff, and cold blooded character that the original author had given. they did nothing wrong, and still got criticized. quite like Princess Diana?

  • @mariavelilla729
    @mariavelilla729 Před 2 lety +140

    I saw this movie a week ago and I still thinking about it. Amazing review!

    • @FilmSpeak
      @FilmSpeak  Před 2 lety +9

      Thank you! Yeah it’s a film that hasn’t left me. That’s for sure

  • @HelloHello-tm7uc
    @HelloHello-tm7uc Před 2 lety +34

    This is not your typical biopic and that was low key refreshing when I saw it. I love Stewart's performance - and frankly wouldn't mind her taking the Oscar home ( I still haven't seen WSS or LP so I cant say yet who my favorite is, but Stewart should definitely be nominated)

  • @heartofcinema3454
    @heartofcinema3454 Před 2 lety +54

    Although some critics call the pheasant motifs as "on the nose" or "hammy" , perhaps they are right. What isn't hammy however, is the "mise en scene" with the pheasants (proxy for peasants). Opening scene, 3 huge military tracks drive over a pheasant bird laying on the road leading to Sandringham castle, just missing it's head by inches on screen, you watch each truck expecting the pheasant to be be-headed (this is very obvious), but then the camera cuts away, and we don't see the inevitable happen, if it even does? Wow, the reference to Diana's future fate? As we know she died in car accident on a road in France. That is masterful storytelling.

    • @FilmSpeak
      @FilmSpeak  Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah I was so onboard with the pheasant motif. It was incredibly effective.

  • @avanishdutta2658
    @avanishdutta2658 Před 2 lety +67

    I love the cinematography in this. Pablo larraìn chose the beautifully mundane and conflicted colours to show Diana's conflict in this film. Really gives it a dark and melancholic look.

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s Před 2 lety +3

      This is the same cinematographer of France's masterpiece, Portrait of a Lady On Fire, highly recommend checking that out, it's like you're watching a beautiful painting moving from scenes to scenes

    • @avanishdutta2658
      @avanishdutta2658 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Bjork4s Oh you will see another comment i made here about the same thing. Foreign cinema does need more appreciation. Parasite, Portrait of a lady on fire, Roma, Four Lions, Another Round. Great movies.

    • @Bjork4s
      @Bjork4s Před 2 lety +2

      @@avanishdutta2658 Foreign movies definitely need apprication. As people complain Hollywood lacks originality, go watch some Foreign movies, they have lots of good original movies that Hollywood doesn't explore that much. The problem is American people are extremely lazy at reading subtitles, probably can't read at all 😂 Always prefer subs over dubs

    • @avanishdutta2658
      @avanishdutta2658 Před 2 lety

      @@Bjork4s Yeah this is understandable. But the people who talk about originality don't know that you can't get it anywhere. The videos below explain the problems i have with hollywood:
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      Watch them and you will know why.

  • @naomimacdonald3673
    @naomimacdonald3673 Před 2 lety +91

    it really surprised me that someone else felt it reminded them of the shining, i told my friends that and could exactly explain why but would find it interesting how others did, for me i assumed it was a combination of camera style and the score?

    • @uhuhuh1966
      @uhuhuh1966 Před 2 lety +19

      Also the cold emptiness of both the hotel and palace

    • @angxlpeach
      @angxlpeach Před 2 lety +9

      I think part of it is the large space of the setting but the overall claustrophobia it induces

    • @slyphwing
      @slyphwing Před 2 lety +1

      The colors of the palace, specifically Diana’s green bathroom and the walk-in freezer filled with food. It’s was the colors mostly for me that reminded me of the shining.

  • @chicellycrio5448
    @chicellycrio5448 Před 2 lety +11

    im constantly amazed at how high Kristen Stewart raises the bar for herself. shes so passionate about it that it shows. just watching the minin clips of the movie give me goosebumps. one of the greatest actress of our time.

  • @AYKAY88
    @AYKAY88 Před 2 lety +85

    As soon as I saw it would be Kristen Stewart playing the part I knew it'd be gold. She's an incredible and understated actress.

  • @sunsetman22
    @sunsetman22 Před 2 lety +67

    Steven Knight on screenwriting duties + Pablo Larraín on the director's chair. perhaps the birth of a powerhouse duo? I hope they produce more amazing works together

  • @notaclue822
    @notaclue822 Před 2 lety +34

    I loved this film too. It's just so artistically done, brilliantly acted, and had a gothic mood to it.

  • @megamoviez
    @megamoviez Před 2 lety +141

    Masterpiece is right! Best movie of the year so far hands down!

  • @Cbarnes45
    @Cbarnes45 Před 2 lety +75

    Such an unexpected film. It really put me inside the mind and psyche of Diana rather than focusing on the specific events in her life that have been covered already ad nauseam. Aside from some small pacing issues, this film was brilliant!

  • @bramz00
    @bramz00 Před 2 lety +9

    Man, that presentation was incredible! I was just hanging on to every word as if every sentence was the last - I didn't even realize the clips were recycling over and over again. You truly are gifted in the art delivery. Whatever you are selling, I'll take two. Simply Amazing.

  • @avanishdutta2658
    @avanishdutta2658 Před 2 lety +28

    This is actually a note to my previous aforesaid comment mentioned below. At first i didn't know who the cinematographer was for the film, but i checked the cast and crew names and found it out. Claire Mathon. I love her work in the film, especially those beautifully melancholic colours that are imparted to give a frustrated and conflicted look into Diana's life and her marriage. Looking at her previous work, i found out she worked with celìne sciamma on Portrait of a lady on fire and petite maman. I hope she finds even more great films to work on and wish the best to her.

  • @peterwall9999
    @peterwall9999 Před 2 lety +30

    hands down one of the best more detailed movie reviews ive ever seen , huge amount of work, well done

    • @FilmSpeak
      @FilmSpeak  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

  • @catarinabarro3364
    @catarinabarro3364 Před 2 lety +10

    Best video on this movie yet!!!! Thank you soooo much

    • @FilmSpeak
      @FilmSpeak  Před 2 lety +1

      No, thank you for the kind words!

  • @randy6889
    @randy6889 Před 2 lety +14

    Just saw it last night, and never got bored, as biopic can be boring sometimes, even my friend found it boring after 20 mins.. Love every second of this movie, kristen is so goood.

    • @sparkles7111
      @sparkles7111 Před 2 lety

      she had me on the edge of my seat the whole time

  • @bjlyon615
    @bjlyon615 Před 2 lety +66

    A real tribute to Diana would be to leave her alone, make no films, write no books. Let her family and friends keep her spirit alive.

    • @kumarslvr1
      @kumarslvr1 Před 2 lety +35

      a real tribute is to make sure she is never forgotten, including how she was, how she was treated and what happened to her. Not something you should brush under the carpet and forget. Her life is a lesson for everyone on how not to treat strong independent women who wants to make real change in the system.

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 Před 2 lety +7

      Chuckie and his throne grasping mistress would be pleased that they did not need to pay you for your publicity of their cause.

    • @sofia-qe3rg
      @sofia-qe3rg Před 2 lety +5

      @@kumarslvr1 I agree with everything you said. We should keep her spirit alive and never forget how the media and the royal family treated her.

    • @trashbasket11
      @trashbasket11 Před 2 lety

      @@kumarslvr1 you really think she would like a movie that makes her look like Jack torrence in the shining? Some of you need to just say f*ck you I like the movie and stop trying to act like you actually care for the person being used as a horror movie character.

  • @kandorstevenson
    @kandorstevenson Před 2 lety +9

    I saw it the other day, and it is as you say: A Masterpiece!

  • @twilightblue8566
    @twilightblue8566 Před 2 lety +6

    Spencer must have been a good movie, because after it was over, I just sat quietly for a long time thinking about it. Kristen Stewart was wonderful in the role. So many doubted her ability to carry it off. I just have some trouble hearing all of the dialog with all of the low whispering so had to turn the sound way up sometimes.

    • @m.syauqiabdurahman2798
      @m.syauqiabdurahman2798 Před 2 lety

      Yeah
      But it was a storytelling weapon because in this movie , it was say that the royal family knows "everything" so Diana has to speak in this whispering tone in hope the royal family wouldn't caught it .

  • @scottn322
    @scottn322 Před 2 lety +30

    Kristen Stewart is an amazing actress, and looking back at her career, I definitely regret the view I took on her due to Twilight. She got wrapped up in a garbage project, and that colored the views of a lot of people. But she is incredible outside of Twilight, and the more projects I see her in, the more her talent and charisma shine through.

    • @pandawan4
      @pandawan4 Před 2 lety +5

      Twilight wasn't really garbage though. It had high production value and raked in profit. I watched it as a teen and it still holds nostalgic value. I still dunno why the series gets so much hate, specially since girls worldwide enjoyed it

  • @jdmom29
    @jdmom29 Před 2 lety +3

    Awesome analysis!

  • @eftelyak6035
    @eftelyak6035 Před 2 lety +52

    Best movie of the year and best performance of the year. We need to see that Oscar in Kristen's hands or I will riot.

  • @kokijavier
    @kokijavier Před 2 lety +4

    "Intimate, claustrophobic horror show" I was thinking just that when I was watching the movie. Thank you for saying it.

  • @carlyshay1922
    @carlyshay1922 Před 2 lety +3

    Out of the Royal movies I’ve seen I am IN LOVE with this one,Kristen Stewart did a EXCELLENT job in this.This movie and Kristen Stewart deserves an award!!

  • @colecash6208
    @colecash6208 Před 2 lety

    This might be one of your best essays 👏👏.. Bravo 👏 🥳. Definitely one the best movies I saw in 2021

  • @metersreviews
    @metersreviews Před 2 lety +9

    Another BRILLIANT video essay man! Keep ‘em coming

  • @pronavidad
    @pronavidad Před 2 lety +5

    It is amazing. I was surprised, I have to say, it’s not what I had expected

  • @moniqueroders323
    @moniqueroders323 Před 2 lety +11

    Kristen was amazing

  • @duvan.deschain
    @duvan.deschain Před 2 lety

    I agree with every single word you spoke here. It's been a week since I watched the film and I'm still thinking about it. Everyone in front and behind the camera did a fantastic job, just like you with this video. I'll be watching this film again because now I know there's plenty there to discover or re- discover.

  • @isychia4947
    @isychia4947 Před 2 lety +3

    I could watch this movie 100 times. It’s like Pride & Prejudice (2005) it’s gonna be timeless

  • @ChowDownDetroit
    @ChowDownDetroit Před 2 lety +12

    Excelllent essay. It’s one of the best films I’ve seen in 2021

  • @musative
    @musative Před 2 lety +8

    I disagree with your analysis of Charles as a villain. Grossly flawed, yes, but he is trying to teach his sons to survive monarchy in the only way he knows how, the only way he has been taught, and the only way he knows works. William's future is the same as Charles' and no amount of escapism or wishful thinking will make him an ordinary boy. Charles knows that the sooner William becomes comfortable shooting a pheasant, the more harmonious his mindset will be with the life prescribed for him, with its rigid Christmas traditions. Charles and Diana's parenting styles are vastly different but share a common aim: helping their sons - particularly William - navigate and cope with the life they have been born into and cannot escape.

    • @nebai
      @nebai Před 2 lety +3

      The thing that makes him villanous is that he has the power to change those rigid traditions, to make things easier for their sons. But he wont. He simply doesnt care enough about the wellbeing of his children, there are more important things like nonsense traditions.

  • @ricardoreyes534
    @ricardoreyes534 Před 2 lety +26

    I can't wait to watch this. BTW his last name is pronounced like "Lara" + "Inn* for an english speaker. He's one of the few directors out that continues to make original work and hasn't sold out. Also I notice he feels more comfortable with medium-sized budgets, a rarity these days.

    • @m.syauqiabdurahman2798
      @m.syauqiabdurahman2798 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah
      And for his american film , his movie has been really psychological . Ofc we have Spencer but remember Jackie ?
      Yeah that movie also makes me at the edge with Natalie Portman's chef kiss perfomance as Jacqueline Kennedy .
      Suprise how Kristen and Natalie delivered this 2 brilliant perfomance and get nominated yet didn't won the oscar .

  • @montgomerylamar3916
    @montgomerylamar3916 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful review! Would you mind if I asked what background track was used around the middle of the video?

  • @blauespony1013
    @blauespony1013 Před 2 lety +5

    I would love to enjoy the film, but I studied at that castle where it was filmed, so I always burst out laughing when I see the scenes. It is a castle in Germany where the tax officers of Northrhine-Westfalia get trained.

  • @pradeepbalakrishnan3128
    @pradeepbalakrishnan3128 Před 2 lety +2

    In the end when Diana leaves with her sons, order at a drive through and spends the day outdoors, none of it actually could have happened because of paparazzies, I can't help but think, that was the kind of life Princess Diana must have really wanted. Stewart was excellent. The best portrayal of Diana up-to-date.

  • @imangelinayoujennifer
    @imangelinayoujennifer Před 2 lety +8

    She's actually very talented but bcoz of those dating controversy seems like the industry has been blackmailing her for years now she finally get to shine

    • @lucxl.5796
      @lucxl.5796 Před 2 lety +2

      She's done a lot of work with the French, and has been a Chanel ambassador for years, so I would say the industry hasn't been blackballing her at all, at least not in the last 5 years. I think mainstream American perceptions of her are weirdly dated though.

  • @rmp7400
    @rmp7400 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant and brave analysis! Apt and important🏆

  • @amytamez
    @amytamez Před rokem +1

    My grandma used to say that pearls means tears, I do believe that even though a lot of people see her cry, she may have swallow a lot of those tears 😢

  • @shanec3610
    @shanec3610 Před 2 lety +1

    Very well said

  • @KingOrest
    @KingOrest Před 2 lety +1

    I've only read the screenplay with KS in my head. After reading it, I ordered the Blu-ray! Can't wait to experience the film! Overjoyed that KS is nominated for an Oscar! Do hope she wins!

  • @mysticmouse7261
    @mysticmouse7261 Před 2 lety +5

    Cinematic art. Worthy of Bunuel, director of the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

  • @marywise7661
    @marywise7661 Před rokem +1

    so many people disregarded kristen after the twilight movies but lets be fair she was a kid in those movies.i mean she got her high school diploma during the filming of eclipse for petes sake.she is a very underrated actress worthy of the academy award nomination she has received

  • @therickfiles9908
    @therickfiles9908 Před 2 lety +6

    Thanks for a very honest review! Awesome! Subscribed! 💪💙

    • @FilmSpeak
      @FilmSpeak  Před 2 lety +1

      Amazing! Thank you so much.

  • @pamelafolger8449
    @pamelafolger8449 Před 2 lety +5

    She Did an Amazing Job!😊👍

  • @UnderstandMedicineWithDrJoyita

    your review made me want to watch the movie

  • @RonnieStewartJr
    @RonnieStewartJr Před 2 lety

    That shot with the billiard ball is my favorite, its so perfect. Kristen Stewart deserves an Oscar, DO NOT @ ME!!!!

  • @EE-xw4sb
    @EE-xw4sb Před 2 lety +4

    Kristen Stewart is great at what she does! She has done different types of films with complex characters and it works. Her passion is incredible when you listen to her interviews. She did Bella very well, I've read the books and she nailed it. People just hate for the sake of hating.
    Watch her movies without bias, you might surprise yourself hahaha

    • @amt6098
      @amt6098 Před 9 měsíci

      TRUE. I feel bad for myself that I just came to know about her just know twilight saga and spencer. Now I started to go through her masterpieces.

  • @monvici
    @monvici Před rokem

    Could anyone please tell me what brand was white or cream colored top that Diana wore walking-in-fridge middle of the Night scene? She wore it with blue mommy jeans and White wool socks. I have tried to find that top, but without success.

  • @eggman37
    @eggman37 Před 7 měsíci

    I really like how they made it look like a show from the 80s and 90s that was a good detail

  • @rogueguardian
    @rogueguardian Před 2 lety +7

    Thanks for putting this on my radar I'm going to give this film a shot.

    • @FilmSpeak
      @FilmSpeak  Před 2 lety

      Definitely do! It's phenomenal.

  • @apostolia2124
    @apostolia2124 Před 2 lety +6

    Τhe competition in the Osacrs for best actress will be tough, and Kristen will be there for sure!!

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Před 2 lety

      Yes! And KS is going to start another movie in early December so her additional campaigning might be hard to do up until the beginning of Feb. Anyhow my picks for the BA Oscar are: Kristen, Jessica Chastain, Nicole K., Jennifer Hudson, and, probably, Oliver Colman.

  • @puichiung2959
    @puichiung2959 Před 2 lety +28

    I liked this. It was cool at the end that Diana took her kids to a fast food place instead of suffer the usual royal meals lol.

  • @magicayu
    @magicayu Před 2 lety +1

    It's not a pool table, it's a 12 ft vintage Riley's snooker table.

  • @AnitaAnneLloyd
    @AnitaAnneLloyd Před 2 lety +3

    Through the movie, we realised that it was such an unbearable, toxic situation for EVERYONE, ( not only Diana), that by the time she leaves, we all thought Thank God! This is the best for all. The poor Queen……… she had to tolerate someone in her own house, who clearly did not want to be there and spoiled Christmas for everyone.
    Great ending! We all sighed a sigh of relieve when Diana left.

  • @eliaskhanmeh7399
    @eliaskhanmeh7399 Před 2 lety +1

    Great genius thanks, princess angel

  • @maytingliu4441
    @maytingliu4441 Před 2 lety +1

    she killed it. too good omg

  • @spacebar9733
    @spacebar9733 Před 2 lety

    this movie made my anxiety skyrocket, my palms were sweaty the whole time

  • @Prieze868
    @Prieze868 Před 2 lety +3

    Brilliant portrayal of Diana Kristen Stewart

  • @AaronattheMovies
    @AaronattheMovies Před 2 lety +1

    Loved the video and the points you made but as a brit I have one thing to say...It's SAND RING HUM, not saaand ring ham. Just a little fyi, keep up the great videos 👍

  • @wonderyearsdouche475
    @wonderyearsdouche475 Před 2 lety +1

    K-Stew is my jam, my jelly, my peanut butter and my peanuts.

  • @corean3polar
    @corean3polar Před 2 lety +2

    Love this movie. My fav from 2021 along with the green knight (one might say this is from 2020 but,,,)

  • @adarshtiwari7395
    @adarshtiwari7395 Před 2 lety +1

    For me personally this was the best film of the year and a masterpiece indeed ❣️

  • @devilsdaugther1020
    @devilsdaugther1020 Před rokem

    where can i watch that movie 🥺

  • @KatieSanvick
    @KatieSanvick Před 2 lety +3

    This movie is a work of art with amazing acting, it's not a good movie to watch and be entertained though.. i literally paused it to take a nap and probably would have just not finished it if i hadn't rented it for hecking $20 on amazon. I knew nothing of her previously and If i hadnt looked into her life and what all went on before i watched this i would have been pretty lost with this movie since nothing is explained well, knowing about her life is almost a pre-requisite to enjoy this movie properly

  • @lanadelgrad3102
    @lanadelgrad3102 Před 2 lety +1

    Mate the pearl scene in the dinning room is an hallucination. They are back on her neck after dinner. She only frees herself from them at the end when she decides to divorce him.

  • @thelonewolf2476
    @thelonewolf2476 Před 2 lety

    Who spall is playing?

  • @overtonpendulum2071
    @overtonpendulum2071 Před 2 lety +2

    0:52 Daaaayumm those leggggs!

  • @jennifermelton9598
    @jennifermelton9598 Před 2 lety

    Anne Boleyn giving Diana the stink eye?! That’s interesting.

  • @alexandriafitts9262
    @alexandriafitts9262 Před 2 lety

    Have always loved her....people thought she was snobby....But she is just reallt shy. Shes getting much better and coming into her own!!

  • @Sol-Cutta
    @Sol-Cutta Před rokem

    Oh and it is a masterpiece I have to agree and I know my movies..the screens have been my life..lol. it's a captivatingly enthralling and thrilling film..and u can get away with classing it as a Xmas drama film. Perfection.

  • @nmikloiche
    @nmikloiche Před 2 lety

    What a haunting film this is. Hands down, nobody plays the beautiful tragic better than Kristen Stewart.

  • @eliaskhanmeh7399
    @eliaskhanmeh7399 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for critical job, how evaluate all action all work in talented acted…….

  • @vivsleigh2054
    @vivsleigh2054 Před 2 lety +2

    Thought Kristen was Melanie Griffith in the 80s! She looks just like her

  • @jaguargrace9218
    @jaguargrace9218 Před 2 lety +2

    There is ONE Role for EVERY person that reveals the MASTER actor within. And this role is seen immediately for what it truly is. This Actress has revealed her MASTERY of the acting genre with this role utterly. If one could imagine how utterly controlled, suffocating and contrived a life in the royal family would be if you were a NATURAL human being and NOT a robot, then Her imagined expression of utter terror at her Confinement is masterfully portrayed by Kristen on so many different and very deep levels, one of which is of course her bulimia which only reveals the affect of such complete oppression of one's Own identity and individuality "for the greater good of england and her people" as the perverse charles put it. Every action Kristen takes is to express HER own SELF and NOT the Royal family and their absurd INSANE traditions. I do believe that Kristen actually tapped INTO Diana her self for this role and revealed the INSANITY that Diana had to deal with on a daily basis with the "Royal INSANE family". Kristen Steward is a MASTER and this role reveals that fact in every way.

  • @2melo194
    @2melo194 Před 2 lety

    7:50 What a beautiful Picture 🥺🥺❤

  • @chowmarina008
    @chowmarina008 Před měsícem

    What a fantastic movie. I saw it online and then my laptop got a virus. It was worth it i loved it

  • @quester09
    @quester09 Před 2 lety

    it low key gave me A Dark Song vibes, but wirh a happy ending.
    worth watching twice.

  • @imperfectanimal57
    @imperfectanimal57 Před rokem

    One thing I love about this movie is the score. It’s a very uneasy, jazzy, and messy. It feel psychedelic at times which sucks you almost a queasy atmosphere

  • @thewriterchick134
    @thewriterchick134 Před 2 lety

    Did anyone notice in the beginning when Diana stopped at the roadside diner to get directions, notice the name of the restaurant. It's a nod to her nickname as a child Duch... Duchess. 🦋

  • @deborahbrown2871
    @deborahbrown2871 Před 2 lety +2

    The film show the marriage was a heavy
    load to carry. The princes was what
    made her Royal life a little easier
    The princes were her strength Her all

  • @DanielGarrett0123
    @DanielGarrett0123 Před 2 lety +3

    2:12 Kensington Palace not Sandringham

  • @lazaromurad322
    @lazaromurad322 Před 2 lety +4

    She has been the best Diana portrayal yet

  • @insanityhelps2800
    @insanityhelps2800 Před 2 lety +5

    I was planning on seeing this movie today but my car had other plans

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 Před 2 lety

    I absolutely enjoyed this movie Kristen did a marvelous job as diana she definitely deserves to be nominated for an oscar

  • @kimfletcher1111
    @kimfletcher1111 Před rokem

    Spencer is a beautiful film. I was surprised how much I liked it.