Sixty Glorious Years is an exercise in the creation of iconography, both for Victoria and its star, Anna Neagle (who subsequently became known as 'Regal Neagle'). Just as Elizabeth I commissioned artists to create flattering iconic images for public consumption, so this film performs a similar function, for Neagle is more beautiful than the real life Victoria. Controversial events (such as the 'Irish problem') are omitted and unpleasant aspects of Victoria's character (her petulance, arrogance, favouritism and 'right to privilege') are glossed over as endearing little 'whims'. Albert acts as a moderating influence when she goes too far.
The film followed a year after the highly successful Victoria the Great (d. Herbert Wilcox, 1937). Again the screenplay is by Miles Malleson and Robert Vansittart, and many of the supporting cast (the cream of acting talent of period) repeat their roles, this time for the colour cameras. This was the first full length Technicolor film of cinematographer Freddie Young, who captures the spectacle of royal weddings, grand balls and opulent interiors, with scenes actually filmed at royal palaces. Vivid battle scenes, set in Alexander Korda's empire territory (Sevastopol and the Sudan), rival those in The Four Feathers (d. Zoltan Korda 1939).
The title music sets the tone: a regal choir sings over a shot of the crown. Elgar's 1901 'Pomp and Circumstance' march is heard during the diamond jubilee celebrations and, as Victoria's coffin lies in state, the film concludes with Anthony Collins' stately music accompanied by the text of Rudyard Kipling's 'Lest we forget'. Combined with the emotional appeal of scenes of Victoria connecting with her 'ordinary folk', this is stirring stuff.
The film connects with contemporary events of 1938. The release of two celebratory royal films was intended to boost public affection for the monarchy in the wake of Edward VIII's abdication. Anglo-German relations were another touchy subject. With another war on the horizon, influential voices wanted appeasement, and the film could be seen to fit that agenda. Victoria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed 'the grandmother of Europe', while Albert is a 'good German', charmingly played by Anton Walbrook as a cultured, decent man.
Sixty Glorious Years now seems unduly formal and reverential. Had movies existed during Victoria's reign (they only emerged at the end) this might have been the kind of film produced. Unlike Mrs Brown (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so very 'Victorian'.
Roger Philip Mellor
梁朝伟指着元华的鼻子喊：我吃过的盐比你吃的饭还多。算得上年度趣味场面了。
不能说难看，只能说毫无新意——西方可真爱弑父这个题材；倒是动作场面的确不错，整部电影与其说是拍给我们看的，不如说是拍给游离于双重文化的abc——从这个角度来看，就有意思多了。当然，最离谱的肯定是杨紫琼对着刘思慕说你长得真像陈法拉。P.S.女性几乎承担了片子一大半的功能性角色。
看完觉得被抵制挺冤的，喷长相的是真的觉得演员必须长得好看才行，普通人长相就是乳化了吗，那英国人是不是该觉得选本尼是乳英啊。对于中国文化的呈现相当不错了，尤其是直白暴露传男不传女的重男轻女思想这点就吊打很多国产电影了。
东方神龙打败西方恶龙，还有比这更正统的主旋律吗？
上气不接下气地驾驶上汽通用十环，文武香贵，一二四五
太喜欢Awkwafina了，混身都是戏，戏精本精。
类型感不差但就是洋人过春节的感觉，迪士尼殚精竭虑地避开歧视点，试图将蕴含在华裔中的复杂历史，简化为异族力量和美的奇观，或刘思慕说的“庆祝”，有文化融合的美意，但工业积弊难改，对元素的整合只在器/展示价值，缺乏道/膜拜价值的理解，比如神龙当做沙虫在拍，却毫无超越性的气象，“县志”有雕像圣物，却无宗族家谱，这可能还是东方主义的阴魂，一切异域都化约为符号，然后和美国街头涂鸦等价交换。而生硬的中文台词和奥卡菲娜的人肉弹幕，提醒我们真正的观众是谁，梁朝伟代表一种神秘父权力量，但他的精神信念是美国式的：征服世界，然后建立以夫妻为核心的中产家庭。尚气去塔罗只能是一次纳尼亚式的壮游，而非寻根，他的人物断裂在功夫熊猫的动作与言语的外宾感之间。这可能构成了某种过审时的疑惑，这些人到底是红是黑？
文武可真是深情，死了好可惜啊，倒是不怎么喜欢尚气。普通话还是有点尬，视觉特效还不错。
也许是漫威目前为止最好的动作戏，从公交车上狭小空间的闪转腾挪，到高楼外惊险刺激的肉博，再到融入武侠意境的竹林打斗，最后到奇珍异兽的乱斗大场面，虽然风格有所割裂，呈现的却是目不暇接的精彩动作调度。当然必不可免的用东方视角去看待多少存在文化隔阂，然而就像电影里太极象征包容平和的寓意，正是西方创作模式与东方文化的杂糅才创造了更多可能，而不是一味的指责。还有，梁朝伟也太tm帅了！
准三🌟！制作是不差的，偶尔为了人物成长/高潮戏铺设感情慢下来，（过了前10分钟）总体剧情推进还是比较顺。内核本质其实欧洲戏剧的内核（男人之求之爱之得之失，个体如何找到/成为自己等等，家庭/亲人）。整部片的最外表和一些构成元素的确是沾着中国的边，也做得不错，那只long大概是我在电影里见到做的最好看的龙。另部分台词和中文对白真的是有极大进步空间。梁朝伟当然是各种好，各种会演，且Awkwafina很棒，尴尬之时还好有她，最后打完靠在男主肩头那一下也着实演的好。所有华裔都喜闻乐见的一部片吧，漫威也是时候推出了。打戏还可以，还不少，很利索，当然也十分太极，之前看预告片以为会扑街，结果完全是预告没剪好。还算不错的blockbuster吧，若身为华裔华人，还是值得去电影院一看吧。
主角我觉得选出来也没毛病，是帅气的。整部电影看下来我是没有感觉到有rh，当然套路还是那些套路。世外桃源的场景也做得很美。
赶紧上映，就想看这乳华破片扑街
北美年度冠军，在大陆没有上映的前提下全球4个多亿美金票房，烂番茄、爆米花和IMDb都还不错的分数，可见中外审美差异有多大了。依然是他者化的东方，依然是蹩脚的中文，依然是高科技背景下的冷兵器，依然是完全讲不通的人物逻辑。其实乳化与否我不是很在乎，而且似乎有点儿故意讨好了，公车司机手臂上有一串数字似乎是在暗戳戳地乳化。奥卡菲娜我也没啥意见，没必要攻击她的容貌，只是从勇敢者游戏到这里，她似乎也被定型了，谐星+说唱。整体看下来，就是乏味且疲惫，就跟当年看黑豹类似，缘起类电影的问题也都存在，总的来说就是视觉上也没有得到充分的满足，无论是打斗还是特效，都没有超出预期的，故事就算了，根本讲不通，转折生硬到比振金还硬。唉，因为没看黑寡妇，所以这部是今年看的第一部MCU电影，挺失望的吧。
辱华这件事，没有看出来。虽然有很多美式政治正确，但至少看得出中国文化输出有了进步，文化要素过多且深度流于表面，但也算是有思考有奇思妙想的连结。看得出这个电影符合了世界整文化体价值观，并不断深入并留下好奇的窗口。唯一让我不爽的点就是带女权节奏，尼玛你家都快让女人亡了，还跑这来输出价值观
特效还行，更像是功夫+神话片而不是科幻片，故事有点单调。
结果好像一直在不停刷手机~
回归AMC Loews！意外的好看…？故事很完整，直给的中国美国ABC元素还有熟悉的漫威配方，单眼皮男主和Awkwafina也不讨厌，只是结尾特效有点五毛，豆腐渣竹子工程有点出戏。梁朝伟还是这么帅，情痴虎爸太适合他了！！鼓励分五星！
你母亲被人杀的时候，你只是在窗户里看着什么都没做
梁朝伟指着元华的鼻子喊：我吃过的盐比你吃的饭还多。算得上年度趣味场面了。
简直是真人版《功夫熊猫》，超出预期，美术服装演技样样都行，特别是配乐和伟仔非常棒，场景特效也是十分精彩。
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