Jason Watkins was obviously made for this part. Brilliant casting and amazing mimicry. I applaud Mr. Jefferies for approving the production. His story is a socially important one. I am impressed and appreciative that Netflix has bought this and highlighted it.
Peter Morgan's script and Roger Michell's direction have produced a sensitive and suspenseful portrayal of a real life with the feel of documentary veracity. The key theme of unjust persecution by authorities based on appearances is so relevant to us in the U.S. as police are being investigated for racist targeting of Black Americans. The other theme of persecuting the sexual, or asexual, outsider by "normal" people is also important and seldom confronted in media in a sensitive fashion.
Mr. Jefferies resurrection after his persecution is inspiring. The care taken to portray the loyalty of his true friends is also inspiring. In an age of superficial apologies after injustice or ill manners, seeing Mr. Jefferies friends portrayed as loving and accepting of his special personality in the face of public shaming offers a good example of basic human courage. The current obsession in media with buffed superheroes seems rather silly when seen in light of the courage of this one very real and eccentric Englishman and his friends.
Peter Morgan's script and Roger Michell's direction have produced a sensitive and suspenseful portrayal of a real life with the feel of documentary veracity. The key theme of unjust persecution by authorities based on appearances is so relevant to us in the U.S. as police are being investigated for racist targeting of Black Americans. The other theme of persecuting the sexual, or asexual, outsider by "normal" people is also important and seldom confronted in media in a sensitive fashion.
Mr. Jefferies resurrection after his persecution is inspiring. The care taken to portray the loyalty of his true friends is also inspiring. In an age of superficial apologies after injustice or ill manners, seeing Mr. Jefferies friends portrayed as loving and accepting of his special personality in the face of public shaming offers a good example of basic human courage. The current obsession in media with buffed superheroes seems rather silly when seen in light of the courage of this one very real and eccentric Englishman and his friends.