"We must take a stand against...racism!" Harry says in the movie. Although I agree with the sentiment, the line is so heavy handed that I was surprised that the strains of "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!" weren't rising to a crescendo in the background. To be sure, there is some truth in the narrative presented by this movie: Harry and Meghan were unhappy in England and cruel things about them were printed in media. But, Prince William's endless rolling of the eyes in contempt of Meghan Markle's presence remind me of Jafar in Disney's Aladdin. Prince Charles resembles a befuddled character actor from an old Frank Capra movie, and if he does remember anything, his face immediately sours into an expression as if he popped a lemon candy into his mouth. The actor doesn't look much like Prince Charles, so I didn't know who he was supposed to be until Harry called him Dad. I can't believe we don't get to see an evil version of Camilla, but she is MIA, replaced with a Cruella sort of press secretary/ house manager person. Kate Middleton here seems like a Stepford wife under evil William's control. The only nice member of "the firm" is Harry's house manager who constantly battles William's Cruella lady.
There's an entertainment value here in viewing the story in a different way than what most angry YouTubers would have us believe and in the over-the-top villainous characters who attempt to harm Harry and Meghan. Although the film tells the story in a kooky Lifetime movie way, I'm left with the question: why does Meghan Markle inspire such animosity? It's as if a world that asks women only to attain physical beauty and men only to obtain money must then punish anyone who succeeds in these endeavors as narcissistic for doing what they've been encouraged to do. Maybe it's like the mirror in the British Vogue cover Meghan Markle labors over in the movie; society can't stand to see its own reflection.
There's an entertainment value here in viewing the story in a different way than what most angry YouTubers would have us believe and in the over-the-top villainous characters who attempt to harm Harry and Meghan. Although the film tells the story in a kooky Lifetime movie way, I'm left with the question: why does Meghan Markle inspire such animosity? It's as if a world that asks women only to attain physical beauty and men only to obtain money must then punish anyone who succeeds in these endeavors as narcissistic for doing what they've been encouraged to do. Maybe it's like the mirror in the British Vogue cover Meghan Markle labors over in the movie; society can't stand to see its own reflection.