Spencer (2021): thank you Rev!

[Trevor]

I just watched this because Rev said I should as I would like it.

Answer: yes, I did like it.

The Princess - someone who I looked up to as a teen especially in her work helping those less fortunate than herself and others - was an example to me in my formative years and I am a blood donor and an organ donor because of her.

I remember crying when I heard that she had died and the circumstances of her passing - like the horrors of my birthday on September 11 2001 - still leave too many questions unanswered.

The Queen is one of the coldest human beings I have ever witnessed: when the Princess died, she stayed silent for five days and only spoke up under huge public pressure: in fact, the Princess' former employer said she heard someone at Diana's funeral say "I hope the old b**** drops dead tomorrow." Taking five days to speak publicly about the death of your ex daughter in law and the mother of your grandchildren isn't just cold: that is Antarctic cold.

The film depicts Diana as she was by all accounts, a complex, flawed but genuinely good person - most of us qualify for that, especially me and Kristen Stewart's performance is magical and more than a little spooky when you see how much she resembles Diana: the rest of the cast playing the Royal Family play them as they should: a bunch of entitled, pampered morons.

Like with the ending of Ghostbusters: AfterLife, I got a little teary-eyed when Diana leaves with her sons, finds a note in her car saying "It's not just me who loves you" from her dresser Maggie and the three of them leave the castle to the tune of All I Need Is A Miracle by Mike and The Mechanics.


SPOILER ALERT



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugUVRDTdoLc

[Rev. Powell]

I'm glad you liked it! I voted for Kristen Stewart for "Best Actress" and for "Best Soundtrack" and "Best Costuming" in the Online Film Critics Society awards, but unfortunately it didn't win anything.

[Trevor]

I'm glad you liked it! I voted for Kristen Stewart for "Best Actress" and for "Best Soundtrack" and "Best Costuming" in the Online Film Critics Society awards, but unfortunately it didn't win anything.

I'm sure Kristen will get nominated for an Oscar and hopefully win it.  

I realized something last night: in the film, Diana's dresser / lady in waiting is named Maggie. Not too odd but my special sister's name is Maggi (minus the e) and she was never a Diana fan. But she told me that she felt incredibly sad when Diana died as she "felt she'd lost someone she knew".