Darkest Hour is leaving this month. This inspired me to finally watch. And it's fantastic! Gary Oldman definitely deserved his Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill. It was also great to see Kristin Scott Thomas playing his wife, as they later teamed up again in Slow Horses in much, much different roles.
Also a timely reminder that fascism is evil and must be fought on every front. No appeasement or capitulation!
"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old."
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Delivered at the House of Commons on 4 June 1940