SummaryThe rise of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) is chronicled from her wedding in 1947 to present day in the series planned to air over six seasons.
SummaryThe rise of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) is chronicled from her wedding in 1947 to present day in the series planned to air over six seasons.
Its grand, opulent and superbly acted. Season one of The Crown, gives a fair dramatisation to the royal family, with a minute balance of emotional appeals, scandals and a prevalent sense of duty that is sternly and strongly reflected it the script and dialogue.
The irony is that while Elizabeth is continually told to suppress her individuality for the sake of the monarchy, the marvelous The Crown renders her more fully human than ever. [7 - 20 Nov 2016, p.12]
Like the subject it so lovingly examines, The Crown feels like an antique to be admired, even if its greater purpose becomes less clear with each passing hour.
Pieces of The Crown are more brilliant on their own than they are as a series, taken in as shorter, intently focused films like “The Queen” and another Morgan achievement, the play and film versions of “Frost/Nixon.”
The show, in its best moments, is a perfect mix of pristine elegance and soap opera schlock, all while finding ways to string along its bingeing Netflix subjects through to the next slowly unfurling royal crisis.
I was expecting more story. The visuals are spectacular. The acting is right up there with the best of shows. I honestly thought that I'd learn something about Elizabeth but, I didn't. It seems to me, to be such a huge waste of money because we're not told anything new about her. It's as though they went through every single gossip column and pasted together a story. I was bored and reminded of how silly it is that we still have a royal family.
BO-RING!
Uber-rich people having minor problems that are taken care of by other people. Looks nice. Smartly written. Set design is fabulous. What about all the colonialism and the way she treated the Irish? QE is a nothing, she's where she is because of some bloodline that traces back to medieval monsters.
So, so dull. Numbingly unimaginative and obvious. John Lithgow is a cartoon, but at least he moves his face. Everyone else is stuck in a single wax figure expression. Jared Harris alone show through the cracks in the wax. NEXT!
The Crown is a very interesting and fun way of learning and watching the British Monarchy through the years, This show accurately depicts Queen Elizabeth and the life she had to grown into at such a young age. Not knowing a lot about British history or the monarchy, I was able to pick up on events that happened before I was even born. This show is a must watch if you want to see be entertained and watch a suspenseful show that will make you want to keep watching. This show accurately shows the life of Princess Elizabeth to Queen Elizabeth and the family dynamic throughout history. Again, if you want to watch a real show that is very accurate to the set, costumes, and actors and actresses that played in this show, then start The Crown today, you will not regret it!