The Movie `The Queen` (2006 Best Picture Nominee)

One of the most basic appeals that the movie : The Queen has towards the audience is the fact that Helen Mirren played the role so well and that the real life event of the death of Princess Diana still resonates with the a caring and interested public . Even now , in October 2007 , the Royal Court of England is investigating the death of Princess Diana and whether or not the photos which were taken in Paris , should be made public . There has hardly ever been a figure in world history that has grabbed the

attention of the public to such as degree and duration as the People 's Princess . The physical beauty and elegance of Diana coupled with rumors of internal fighting with the Royal Family and her tragic death , all added to the mystique of Diana and the success of this film . Also , what cannot be separated from the success of the film is the performances of the starring actors . Helen Mirren is The Queen and if there are to be in cinematic history , another attempt to portray the Queen , all will be compared to Helen Mirren 's performance . She has become the gold standard . As a result of the individual performances of Helen Mirren and to a lesser , but no less valuable extent , Michael Sheen as Tony Blair , coupled with the fascination that the life and death of Princess Diana still commands in the public eye , ten years after her death , The Queen correctly and beautifully , captures a moment in history in a way that all others period pieces wished that they could so well

Helen Mirren is The Queen . It is hard to imagine any other actor who could play her so well . Also , the fact that Helen Mirren looks a lot like the Queen , does not hurt the story line either . This was accomplished with a great deal of make up , but the director , Stephen Frears , gives the audience a great deal of credit by placing before them , a realistic portrayal of the Queen , at least in the hearts and minds of the audience . The extremely secretive nature of the Queen and the Royal Family makes it nearly impossible for any movie or book to be as accurate as it needed to be in for the movie to be called a scholarly source for future study . There have been other period pieces before in which an attempt is made to create a realistically visual image of the historical figure that is being portrayed . However , in most of these cases , attempts to create a mirror image in which over the top and the attempt to portray the mannerisms of the person , usually hurts the integrity of the film to a large extent , that the film is used as canon fodder for future generations of critics . This was not the case for Helen Mirren who would eventually win an Academy Award for her performance of Queen Elizabeth . The movie audience found a rare treat never to be duplicated...