Review of The Iron Lady (2011) by Nedryerson1 — 13 Feb 2012

The Iron Lady is a biographical movie, but that does not make it less interesting. The film shows the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of England. This woman grew up with a political vocation, but she lives in a men’s world, so in order to follow her dreams she has two options: turning into a man or become the wife of a rich and well known man. After that she must grow a character, but never stop being a mother for the British nation. The problem is that the stubbornness and egocentricity will come along to Thatcher with the age.

This picture defends and encourages the women to fight for the same rights as men and this is what they have deserved since long time ago. It also denounced the things a woman has to struggle to realize her wishes, but watching her thoughts, for they become words, for they become actions, for they become habits, for they become character, for it becomes her destiny.

With an extraordinary performance Meryl Streep shines as Prime Minister, the direction it is also outstanding, but all this is only well and completely achieved because the director is a woman.