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11th May '13 7:33:05 AM nitpickeryandsuch

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** Although that also depends on what you see in this movie or as what you define it: People, who don't have an opinion on Margaret Thatcher, (especially foreigners) don't or can't think of it as a [[{{Biopic}} biography]] (or hagiography for that matter), but rather a portrayal of a woman, who rose to power and lost everything in the end. After all, even many ''neutral'' parts of her life are cut off or skimmed (it is never mentioned, what she studied at Oxford) and the movie itself ''never'' brings up a political discussion: [[WordOfGod It's all about aging.]] Irregardless of that, [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade it still paints her all white, since we never see her doing something bad.]] [[{{Hatedom}} According to the movie, it's like half Britain hates her for no reason.]] That being said, it might be easier to enjoy and actually ''like'' this movie as someone without any knowledge/opinion on her policies.
* ImaginaryFriend: In the present-day segments, Thatcher is accompanied by the delusory figure of her late husband. JimBroadbent is clearly having the time of his life playing Denis.

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** Although that also depends on what you see in this movie or as what you define it: People, who don't have an opinion on Margaret Thatcher, (especially foreigners) don't or can't think of it as a [[{{Biopic}} biography]] (or hagiography for that matter), but rather a portrayal of a woman, who rose to power and lost everything in the end. After all, even many ''neutral'' parts of her life are cut off or skimmed (it is never mentioned, what she studied at Oxford) and the movie itself ''never'' brings up a political discussion: [[WordOfGod It's all about aging.]] Regardless of that, [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade it still paints her all white, since we never see her doing something bad.]] [[{{Hatedom}} According to the movie, it's like half Britain hates her for no reason.]] That being said, it might be easier to enjoy and actually ''like'' this movie as someone without any knowledge/opinion on her policies.
* ImaginaryFriend: In the present-day segments, Thatcher is accompanied by the illusory figure of her late husband. JimBroadbent is clearly having the time of his life playing Denis.

5th May '13 1:40:22 AM Feteo

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23rd Apr '13 7:53:11 AM Achaemenid

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29th Jan '13 6:32:03 AM bernardbeanpole

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9th Nov '12 12:10:11 PM MrZAP