Simplicity is the beauty of this
film. Starts with the hallucination of Margaret Thatcher in her old age. She instructs
and corrects her husband who is no more in this world. The director mingles her
present with her past brilliantly. She redeems her present with the memories of
the past, just like John Nash used his logical thinking to overcome his
hallucinations.
The film is narrated in a
non-linear style. It is in the form of flash-back mode. The critical incidents
that shaped the life and the leadership style of Thatcher are breath taking. Intelligently chosen events tells us the story
convincingly.
It is always the unique talents
which separate a person from others elevate her/him to the leadership position.
It is these talents which attract other people to support her/him. At the same
time it is these very talents which bring her/him down eventually. Every talent
and strategy comes with an expiry date. Unless a leader is aware of this
predicament, she/he will live longer only to become villains.
Thatcher was a woman of great
substance and conviction. Her fresh and bold approach to the ailing Brittan
brings hope and a sense of purpose to the people of that nation. Her no-nonsense
style of taking decisions makes her the only man in the parliament. The journey
to the top was smooth and fast in spite she being the only woman among the
elected representatives. As she produces results, critics take back seat, and
she moves from being bold to bolder and boldest. Then the inevitable takes
place, her strength becomes her weakness. And like most of the high achievers,
she too fails to notice the dissent among her loyal supporters.
It is an irony; when something does
not work, we repeat the same approach harder and longer, blissfully closing our
eyes and heart to different alternatives. Thus Thatcher’s glorious era come to an
abrupt end.
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