I had no idea there were fictional renditions of Churchill, but then I know so little about him to begin with, I might not have known what I was watching.
For better or worse, Morgan is fixated on the romantic travails of the royal family: Edward's affair with Wallis Simpson and Princess Margaret's affair with Peter Townsend both get a lot of screen time. A focus on the Queen's marital woes is thematically consistent, at least. And all of these romantic dilemmas derive much of their impetus from the monarchy itself, "The Crown."
I'm arguing in Morgan's favor because I think he made the right choices dramatically to appeal to a broad, international audience. I missed out on the historical nuance of "Establishment Monarchy vs. My Family Got Couped Out of Our Throne and I Want to Not Be Hanged in a Another Revolution, So Let's Modernize This Institution," probably because I know almost nothing about European history, and even less about European monarchies.
Normally I pass over historical dramas but I found "The Crown" to be utterly captivating.
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Date: 2018-09-01 01:53 pm (UTC)For better or worse, Morgan is fixated on the romantic travails of the royal family: Edward's affair with Wallis Simpson and Princess Margaret's affair with Peter Townsend both get a lot of screen time. A focus on the Queen's marital woes is thematically consistent, at least. And all of these romantic dilemmas derive much of their impetus from the monarchy itself, "The Crown."
I'm arguing in Morgan's favor because I think he made the right choices dramatically to appeal to a broad, international audience. I missed out on the historical nuance of "Establishment Monarchy vs. My Family Got Couped Out of Our Throne and I Want to Not Be Hanged in a Another Revolution, So Let's Modernize This Institution," probably because I know almost nothing about European history, and even less about European monarchies.
Normally I pass over historical dramas but I found "The Crown" to be utterly captivating.