Last week we caught a showing of Darkest Hour, a movie
detailing the first few weeks of Churchill’s first term as British Prime
Minister. (It would be interesting to see this film along with Dunkirk, as both
show the same time period from very different perspectives.) Dozens of actors
have played Churchill in movies and on television; dozens will likely play him
in the future. But I think few will or have done as well as Gary Oldman.
Several wonderful Churchill quotes were included in the movie, like “Will you
stop interrupting me while I’m interrupting you?” and “You cannot reason with a
tiger when your head is in its mouth.” But my favorite quote was from Viscount
Halifax (although I believe it’s actually a John F. Kennedy original) about Winston
Churchill: “He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.”
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