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
人设太有代表性了，这么看来让他们每年聊聊热点事件就能完成节目了，有料有趣却又无聊，请不要用这个系列代替黑镜圣诞篇… “纪念”每年被封S的明星那段倒是有创意。
解禁，在《解禁男女》这里是一个伪命题。同是扮演「下属」角色的男女主人公不仅是平等的「同性恋」关系，还是可替换的「无性恋」关系。其实，不用等到他们「互踩」起来，从他们「一字之差」的名字和一个模子刻出来的「staff」身份也能「细品」出来。另外，开篇那场「人事调动」戏也提醒了影迷，享有支配权的「S」角色并不由被困在「M」角色当中的白领阶层扮演。这一群体在这部为「次」文化摇旗呐喊的宣传片里从始至终是被「主流化的次文化」调教的狗，感谢女主温柔又体贴的科普，最终她被《定制男友》调教成了狗的主人。主人在这套基于权力结构搭建的底层逻辑里「喜上加喜」开发了一个情趣小游戏，看似解构「指令」逻辑，实则「变本加厉」巩固、细分和优化了「字母圈」这套叙事话语。以便让都市白领毫无顾忌地投入到这段可疑的「虐恋」关系里去。
不如2020了，但2021对于我还是美好的，我儿子出生了
“我新发现的变异病毒...”
此时此刻当我看完这部电影的时候，不知为什么让我想起了2007年尾跨年之夜的那次中出……感受是一模一样的。
人们没有从2020得到教训，此片可以结合《Don't look up》一起观看。
中国有这样的电影吗，不知道会是什么样子，太搞笑了。
要是Weekend Update也能做个类似形式的年度总结，可能更有趣。
感想就是比Don't Look Up要好😹
调侃式对2021大事件的总结，不出意外的对于川普和僵尸拜登的不留情面，对于疫情下不愿带口罩人群的刻画，以及休格兰特对于007角色的不屑，完全的美帝视角。
和去年的一样还是很好笑的。不过还是希望2022没有素材来拍这个了。
老三样：黑川普、婊保守派、吐槽网红，就这样吧，累了毁灭了。
期待2022，还能什么更荒诞魔幻的事情不能在地球发生
cop26大会那里我有点惊讶，就是双边对事件的报道差异。还有就是欧美影视行业存在保守派吗？好想知道。主要我喜欢刘玉玲。
经历完2021年最后几天发现2020年的疫情只是个前传，坐标西安
22.03.30 一个虚拟现实世界越来越诱人，因为在现实中这个世界还在努力杀手我们。
休格兰特表演好精彩。当时应该跟dont look up连看的，不过我觉得现实中的2021比电影里讽刺的还要荒谬
明明同在一个地球上，却一无所知而且无法理解的2021大事件。世界上除了美国以外的地区也会有同样的感受吗，还是只有我被蒙在鼓里？
感覺太趕做出來了，時長也不到一個小時，很多點可以吐槽滴更深刻更諷刺
这个系列好比慢速跳楼，在落地之前还会期待下一层的窗户里能看到什么。
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