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
我也想做石头，想和我妈一起做两颗石头，在没有碳基生物的星球，每天看着远方什么也不用想。一直都想成为硅基，石头也算吧。一切都没有意义，这是中国孩子走到某一步必然会悟出来的结果…… 然而美国人还是图森破，真正的中国女生哪里会有那么好的爸爸……（所以人家是美国华裔的痛苦，不是我们的，我们的痛苦一个贝果绝对塞不下，大概需要一整座面包房……【片子很好啦也很宅，不过不提母女，从科幻作品角度还是比较…常见？如果在影院看会因视听效果加分的
而且还能让你对几乎每一个细节感同身受——无论是宇宙的浩渺还是生活的琐碎无力
第一次在电影院看到那么多的白人观影华人题材的movie
好像近年都有一两部处理类似议题的中外华语片对照，19 年是《慕一伟》和《别告诉她》，21 年是《宇宙探索编辑部》和《瞬息全宇宙》。剧本用高概念包裹一个极其坚固的情感点，由此延伸爆发出充沛的想象力，好莱坞在此基础上用工业水平展现出全面碾压的势态。
从什么鬼到卧槽到迷之感动再到我的天呐，像是听了一整张亚逼hyperpop soundcloud mixtape。说得矫情点就是用无比当下的方式讲了一个亘古不变的故事。“反派”的设计太有创意了我愿称之为“hypervillain”。能看到这样的电影让我感到活在今天真好。“bedroom vfx supervisor”今后也是个值得关注的动向了吧。There is no rule！（哪怕你schizo了一圈最后都post-human了你却还是“你”，老套但有用
这电影我只能说能够欣赏但是不能喜欢。感官刺激过载了，看到大约一半的时候我的思绪已经飞出了电影。这个过于过于天马行空的视觉风格真的不是我的菜。漫画，电子游戏，香港功夫电影还有很多很多我大概没看出来的影响和成了这部大杂烩的电影。我最喜欢的部分是动作。剧情只能说挺熟悉的，最近类似的作品是turning red。这电影对我最大的作用是提醒我报税。感觉这是两个导演给漫威拍的面试作品带。
脑补无数部作品。恶趣味面包圈，还有两块石头非常《宇宙尽头的餐馆》。风格化慢动作MV风类似《告白》。后巷男女《花样年华》。冲上二楼打戏《杀死比尔》。女儿夸张妆容《买凶拍人》。手指俯卧撑《金瓶梅2008》。劈门而入《闪灵》。母女纠葛《青春变形记》。直接致敬《料理鼠王》不必说。观影观感也如片名正是everything at once。就这psychedelic的画风，不嗑几片拍不出来
妈妈女儿代际矛盾上升到全宇宙。。。 爸爸be like ： I feel like it is all my fault ….
▫️本人，科幻+奇幻片重度爱好者+泪点极低，看了这部电影不喜欢也丝毫不感动…年度期待很高失望很深排名前3了。
妈的多重宇宙版青春变形记。东亚人的family issue这么严重吗？穿梭千万个宇宙都不能和解？
全场爆笑但又热泪盈眶，看完后想给以前打过五星的电影全部降星，这部电影会像《盗梦空间》一样影史留名。借助最荒诞最搞笑的科幻设定，用华裔移民的背景，讲述能触动每个人心弦的亲情故事。在体验过所有宇宙，经历了所有的可能性，看透了世间万物皆无意义之后，还是要选择留在此时此刻这个似乎并不完美的宇宙，只因母女一场。就像《降临》里，如果你知道自己的女儿会在25岁的时候死去，你还会愿意生下她吗？
8.杨紫琼，以往总觉得她长得苦演的苦，这次全靠她死撑
看后半部分：“捏吗啥啊？？？？”
pps：小概率无厘头随机事件可以引发宇宙精神穿越，绝了。
好嫉妒这个天马行空的想象力，太灵了太妙了，我边看边想能拍出这种东西的人真的和我长着一样的简陋大脑吗，太牛了。
无厘头，被剪辑搞得有些摸不着头绪。剧情要表达的思想不多，宛如棉花糖，看似花团锦簇，实则入口空虚。
两个小时的视听煎熬，毒瘾致幻般花里胡哨，地铁老人样莫名其妙，喜看豆瓣大师们津津乐道
扣一星，給直男教杨紫琼「Be kind」。直男自己可以 be kind，这是一种 privilege，让我们东亚女性 be kind 就是一种 conspiracy。都已经这样了你还让我be kind=都已经在另外宇宙了你还在意我是不是同性恋是不是胖了。也不失为一种伟大的互文。
这部电影给我的感觉就是，woc，电影还能这么拍！！！
人物的情感动机和行为逻辑都是垮掉的，支撑电影的是一地碎成渣的屎尿屁无厘头和炫酷特效，完全是好莱坞工业走到尽头的样子
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