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
呵呵，我觉得很一般，被过誉了。港普中不中英不英，说话又快又含糊不清。弱鸡长得很像成龙大哥的声音很娘的丈夫。和税务婆婆香肠手指爆浆爱恋。母女拉扯情绪敏感随时爆炸无法沟通。花里胡哨莫名其妙爆菊甩丁丁吃桌下的口香糖骂脏话。画面莫名其妙混乱不堪恕我不能欣赏这种艺术表现。石头的场景和对话很妙，但是后面升华的母女羁绊实在让我脚趾抓地地铁老人看手机脸。不得不承认，对西式华裔服化道的审美，我觉得非常变扭和诡异。
每一处庸俗的笑料处理我都喜欢，每一处堆叠的极繁美学我都欣赏，每一处迷影致敬我都欣喜，每一处炫技我都乐呵。总得来说，作为B级喜剧片的所有我都喜欢，但是一旦要探讨故事的内核我反而觉得无趣，哪怕她把亚裔家庭作为载体去探讨别的都好，对东亚家庭肤浅认识挺致命的。我不太相信东亚家庭能达成和解，尤其是在背景设置真实的情况下，这时候是会觉得爱拯救世界是多么的贫乏无力和机械降神。因为亚裔的孩子都是被爱压死的。相反，放手才是要解决的问题。但真的放手又不能保证故事的完整性——虚无主义真的是解决之路吗？本片只好做出了取舍。在无数次宇宙跳跃之后，母亲依然是母亲，女儿依然是女儿，女性形象身份依旧，她们还能为“普通女人”吗？
我对这片最不满意的地方恰恰在于标榜天马行空的本片的其实太不天马行空，太缺乏想象力了。只要观众熟悉一般的剧作套路、有一定观影量，了解编导他们那拨人当中有不少在美国人文学院体制下学习英语二手欧陆哲学这一语境，那么本片剧本的创作意图对观众就是透明的，几乎可以判断出每一个剧情转折。而观众发现本片剧本潜在的目的论结构以后自然就会意识到本片不但没有真正令人惊喜的地方，而且内含的潜在的目的论结构自身就与剧本的核心逻辑完全矛盾。丰富的影像文本互文并没有给本片带来真正“不可能”的、崭新的理解维度，一切都是披着“天马行空”外衣的陈词滥调。
简单总结：
A grand magnificent beautiful chaos, which leads to the destination of endless and unbreakable love. 想起我妈曾跟我说：“怎么办呢，我就想跟你在一起。”整个人哭成了傻逼。
高情商：天马行空，低情商：花里胡哨；
真的不行，看完啥感觉呢，就像一个美国小孩走上舞台一顿大招输出唱了一首花式茉莉花，跟你说嘿，看我多牛逼，我会唱会跳会rap，而我只觉得他吵闹又肤浅，还是原版茉莉花好听，btw，还是感觉导演像是嗑药嗑high了
游走在严肃与无厘头之间的那条细线上还能玩得如此花里胡哨，真的是怎么吹都不过分了
有让我落泪的地方，也有大致get到中心思想，不过确实是一部看完之后会觉得“我到底看了个啥”的奇特电影。
说实话非常无厘头、抓马、跳脱，香肠手之恋和浣熊料理王都可笑又好哭，但我有些厌倦这种应该用爱感化世界的主题了，我讨厌这种对残酷世界无逻辑的粉饰。
有非常多的影迷梗，致敬了很多的电影，在这里就不一一细数了。本作本身作为功夫奇幻喜剧，算不上神作，但完全能用“才华横溢”来形容，天马行空，想象力爆棚，剪辑技术炸裂，这是一种从未有过的，全新电影体验！脑洞发散到无止境，一切的混沌归根究底还是收束到普世价值观的层面——
吊打最近几年一系列以东亚女性/家庭为主题浮皮潦草蹭热度的同类电影，一边是nothing matters，一边是i still want to be with you，母女的百年战争背后都有一个巨大的黑洞，她们有权逃避，但是却不。
In short，电影大概就是前半段提了那个终极问题，后半段尝试去回答它；我想，大概有点“醒过来”的人至少都会有几次瞬间触碰到生命的真相——意识到人生终究不过是熵增定律下走向虚无的一场徒劳，然后不同的人创造、选择或者相信了不同的解释和意义，宗教、资本、权利、智识、爱好等等等等，只是这部片子给出的we are family之类的无条件爱对方这个解真的有点泛滥了，我只能代表我个人说sorry but not convinced.
5星我会给4.99颗星，10分我会给9.99分，电影呈现真的无与伦比，但每次看这种东亚母女情都让我又痛苦又恐惧，等到什么时候大家真的拍出来“妈妈真的就是不爱你，你的痛苦都是真实存在的，只有离开这个病态家庭你才能治好自己的病”我才能够坦然地给出我的满分。
去那个黑洞不好吗？不去看看咋知道好不好呢 拜托了 让我们都去那个黑洞吧 (这也是唯一看下去的动力
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。
太难看了 跟青春变形记一样难看 原谅我无法跟一个为了让亲妈完全接受自己是女同于是试图毁灭全宇宙的自私华裔共情 更何况这电影还拍得节奏混乱 画面又丑又脏 好莱坞真的找不到年轻的好看点的华裔演员了吗？
这是Rick & Morty的华人家庭版？只是核心观念和故事的内在逻辑仍是很平庸的。所以最后拖出＂天马行空＂四个大字时忍不住笑出来了。
妈妈除了是我的妈妈，她本有更多的选择，成为明星、厨师、科学家，但她仅仅因为是我的妈妈，她还是最终会选择我，并且只会选择这个属于她的这个宇宙中平庸普通的我，这不仅仅是爱，是我们相处这么多年的羁绊，让我们无法割舍彼此。
怎么看下来感觉此片在讲抑郁症，黑狗变成摄魂怪大贝果。全片围绕一个问题：该如何消解庸常生活中巨大而沉默的无意义感？或许可以伸出恶心又忍不住靠近对方的热狗触手，试着去拥抱亲密关系；可以学着乐观，与人为善，给与我们作对的人一块幸运饼干；可以给一切贴上玩具眼睛，用幽默抵御虚无；可以寻找新情趣，哪怕情趣本身只是“情趣”……做任何能做的，只去过一种生活：当下的！
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