Mrs. Henderson Presents
Today, Sunday, April 2, 2006, I went to see Mrs. Henderson Presents. I was pleasantly surprised, the previews weren't too tempting, but I am glad I went to see it.
I discovered during the open credits that not only Judi Dench was in it, but also my favourite Idol, Will Young, was in it. Though Will Young wasn't playing a lead character, he played the lead singer in the production, which was quite good, since I got to hear him sing! This is the next DVD I will purchase after Brokeback Mountain.
This was a beautifully done film, with very nice musical numbers. There's also a nude scene where everyone gets naked - including Will Young! He is portrayed as a bit of a sexually androgynous character in this film, but I have heard that he's supposedly gay in real life.
The main nude girl also rang a bell with me. She's the hopeless romantic type, and she loves romance. Unfortunately, during the film, she falls in love with a soldier, who gets her pregnant, and then tells her that he has a girlfriend, and will go back to her after the war. When I saw that, I felt so sorry for her, because I recently lived an experience where the emotions I poured into someone were not mutually respected. Later on in the film, she dies from an explosion. Well, I guess she doens't have to suffer emotionally. I personally believe that physical pain is better to endure than emotional pain. With physical pain, it is only skin deep, and it lasts much shorter. With emotional pain, it is a lot deeper than just your skin, it takes longer to heal (if it does ever heal completely), and other emotional wounds in the future could open up an old emotional wound. Also reminded me that most men are pigs.
Some of the speeches that Judi Dench made in the film were very powerful. A few points in the film made me tear up, I thought that for sure I would cry with the lead nude girl being dumped, but I guess she died too soon after that incident for me to cry, even though I recently lived something very similar.
There was also lots of British humour. This was a very well done film, and I laughed a lot, which was needed.
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