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** Near the end of the movie, the Queen warns Blair that what happened to her can happen to him as well. It is almost certainly intended as a reference to Blair's [[Fallen Hero]] status in the eyes of many people following the Iraq War. |
** Near the end of the movie, the Queen warns Blair that what happened to her can happen to him as well. It is almost certainly intended as a reference to Blair's [[Fallen Hero]] status in the eyes of many people following the Iraq War. |
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** Prince Charles' fears of being shot may at first be taken to be an overreaction and irrational fear, until you recall that only a few years ago in Sydney, Charles narrowly avoided being assassinated himself by a student republican protester. While the gun only carried blanks, he would have been highly shaken by it nevertheless. |
** Prince Charles' fears of being shot may at first be taken to be an overreaction and irrational fear, until you recall that only a few years ago in Sydney, Charles narrowly avoided being assassinated himself by a student republican protester. While the gun only carried blanks, he would have been highly shaken by it nevertheless. |
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 7 March 2020
- Fake Brit: American James Cromwell as Prince Phillip. And it's stranger than that: Phillip is himself a part-Danish, part-German born in Greece who first moved to Britain when he was seven.
- Hey, It's That Guy!: DCI Tennyson is the Queen! That tall guy from L.A. Confidential and Babe is Prince Philip! Tony Blair is a werewolf and married to Narcissa Malfoy!
- Reality Subtext:
- Near the end of the movie, the Queen warns Blair that what happened to her can happen to him as well. It is almost certainly intended as a reference to Blair's Fallen Hero status in the eyes of many people following the Iraq War.
- Prince Charles' fears of being shot may at first be taken to be an overreaction and irrational fear, until you recall that only a few years ago in Sydney, Charles narrowly avoided being assassinated himself by a student republican protester. While the gun only carried blanks, he would have been highly shaken by it nevertheless.
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