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
Atmospheric。这个月在撒丁岛也去了这样一个喀斯特洞穴参观，当然铺好了防滑栈道打好了灯光。有一个洞穴上有1962的黑字，导览说是第一个进入这个深洞的地质队伍留下的笔记。这部电影有科普的一面，队员留下随身小包，挤过黑暗洞穴的狭窄处，自然从来就不是以人的尺度存在，它的存在也不是为了人去赞美去游玩。
全片自然之声太震撼，片尾洞穴的水滴声，牛脖子上的风铃响…无数静止帧真的会让人置身，获得片刻宁静。
没睡，但也是真的没劲。想要故意误用一个概念来形容它：“视觉系”电影。如果把它往脉络里续，当然逃不掉60年代那些到现今的慢电影，但还是很没劲。
直到钢笔写下“-683”的时候才意识到不是纪录片…
明明是四口之家，却拍出了单亲妈妈独自拉扯大残疾儿子的感觉。弟弟实惨，父亲存在感为零；奋斗过程轻描淡写，过于顺理成章。
有長影評。電影早段節奏明快、角色鮮明，大量精彩的金句有待觀眾發掘，取得金牌後的節奏略嫌拖沓，部分故事線虎頭蛇尾，例如蘇媽與弟弟的關係、如何處理廣告商等等。
安排的这22点这场真的是故意的吧….全场都在睡觉..呼噜声满天飞🤷♂️
为什么最后死了的只有在露营地旁边放牛的啊，我也想去露营地旁边放牛😭
全片没有台词只有声效推进，从洞口不断下探687米。随着勘探的终结，老人的生命也走到了尽头，是电影语言的比兴，是诗意。
2021北京国际电影节第二部，前期节奏略缓慢，看到中后部老人倒下突然发现和洞的探索状态和阶段都有呼应，尤其是从医生用手电照眼睛和探照灯照洞穴，片尾大雾袭来背景是老人放牛的呼声
格调悠扬，走神难免，好想知道洞里的场面是怎么拍出来的！
电影语言没有什么新鲜的，贵在平实接地气。前半部分是点式抓取最有爆发性的场景让艰辛和天赋卓然显现，后半部分（快递员起）在对“要荣誉还是要实利”“超人还是不及常人”议题的展现上和《超越》如出一辙，并且更有层次一些，现实境遇和运动寿命是逃不开的问题，拍广告表演原来的自己和突破弱点更新自己之间发生摩擦（交叉剪辑还可以），不过荷载这些矛盾的是母亲。
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当一支探险队踏入一座无人洞穴，一位年迈的山民就此逝去。这位山民终日俯瞰山间草甸，宛如关照群山的神祇。探险队测绘洞穴，理性取代了神秘，所以神自然要离开。结尾时雾里的吆喝，正是神明在向群山告别。
香港电影怎么了，以前拍底层拍小人物，香港电影是top级别的，这是怎么了？？？这么好的题材，导演甚至不愿意好好塑造人物
4.9 人类瑰宝 固定机位我全部喜欢，绝美。这片让我知道声音也是有记忆的，浪花拍岸的声音让我想起从前喜欢过的那些海岛的浪花与水声。探险的部分有点太多了，再剪掉一点，就无懈可击。审美真是天注定，导演的审美太好了。
不是「媽媽的神奇小子」，也不是「神奇小子的媽媽」，而是「小子的神奇媽媽」，孩子的意願並不重要，爸爸依舊總是缺席，媽媽做錯了也是一切為了孩子好，近乎綁架的「世上只有媽媽好」，透露著一股強烈的「沒有XXX就沒有XXX」的單向因果，孩子的自身努力被抹殺，其他人的犧牲與幫助也被無視，真實的故事也許並不如此，只是電影本身實在令人失望。
故事和节奏是剧本的锅。
有些时候啊（比如今天），我也会疑惑，我等叽叽喳喳百般挑剔的观众，真的有体量有力量去倒逼电影流水线上面涉及质量制作的逻辑么？我没有这个信心，说出这般自大的话。一者，质量并非唯一甚至首要的衡量标准，在急需扩张的时代背景加持下，个体言论也好，群体观点也罢，都无益于市场的增量逻辑，反而是流量明星、热点话题、奇观图景、关键档期等等要素来得更加直接，也更加凑效。二者，电影在社会当下的语境之中，并没有参与建构价值观的职能，而更像一块可消费易消化的点心，削弱的地位自然无需费心劳神地出力做功，只要配合肠胃做到两小时新陈代谢，便是功德圆满阿弥陀佛。消费者拍拍屁股走人，片方投资方数钱分账。对如此制作的影片，我已很难再用不温不火无功无过的形容词，它们低则敷衍，高也启发，高低要素被限定控制在安全的温室，卑微苟存。
如果不是真事改编就一星。
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