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
20220315le。看着挺舒服，但实际没有小伟拍得好。谁的家庭不是一地鸡毛。3.5
20220315le。看着挺舒服，但实际没有小伟拍得好。谁的家庭不是一地鸡毛。3.5
像是把人按进温水里。不会凉也不会沸腾。只是这烧水的锅不该有一股铁锈味。
好几处都感动得落泪了 不是因为煽情 而是因为真实 和瀑布相比 疫情是背景里的白噪音 而着力点在人物上 内心的转变、人物之间的距离都捕捉得极其敏锐 全员演技炸裂！中西文化之间的差异放在了东方语境下也很耳目一新 总之就是现实、感人又艺术👍
妈妈本来就因为生病一堆事，还有个不懂事的逆子，就会中伤身边的人，家庭真是太烦了，各种特定情况，会让人崩溃的。
4.5吧。我还是想看演讲报告如果有的话。这么处理也不错。 眼浅。
2003年非典爆发时期，母亲带着两个女儿从美国回台北治病，但大女儿非常不情愿回来，造成她和母亲的矛盾冲突与日俱增。
青春期遇上更年期，美国开放自由文化碰撞中国古板教条文化，还有同样对死亡的恐惧。马应该隐喻自由。
本片中心思想：不要生小孩,小孩会带来不幸。
爆感同身受😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭为他人（家人）着想总是需要敏感 敏感就容易受伤；但自私也容易受伤。家人与地域的认同过程里 也是爱和恨的并行
【2.5】全片细腻扎实地推进，不刻奇也不讲大道理。但局部冲突与外部环境较为分离，社会及文化议题有被搁置的嫌疑，最终只收束于亲情关系的和解，因此一切尚属陈词滥调，可也已经比近三年的Golden Horse最佳影片都好多了呀。
在大中華圈的家庭裏，每一個個體都像小孩子一樣地情緒輸出：不能說不intimid，但是也談不上幸福吧。
我还挺喜欢看家庭题材电影的，这个故事架构和角色设定真的非常吸引我，有特别多可以深入展开的东西，比如东西方文化矛盾，比如如何面对癌症，比如家长如何跟叛逆期的孩子相处，比如男人如何平衡家庭和工作之间的关系等等，这些内容电影似乎都涉及了，但似乎都浅尝辄止，没有深入挖掘，电影似乎只呈现出了这么一个矛盾集合体的状态，有明显的感觉东一榔头西一棒槌。我觉得应该像城南旧事一样全部改成儿童视角可能会好一些，这样有很多只呈现出一部分的内容在逻辑上就合理多了，整个电影的气质也会发生质的改变
中国式家庭。没《瀑布》那样想得太多，却反而将情感表达得更加贴切。
那种压抑但又无法彻底爆发的氛围还是拍得蛮到位的，大女儿面临的文化冲突其实可以再深挖一点。说实话，林嘉欣饰演的这个母亲角色的脾气，如果放到现实生活中的话，已经算是挺好的了，现实生活中的很多中国家庭实在是太压抑了，比影片中更为压抑。PS：林嘉欣还是那么美，现在更多了一份温婉的气质。
情绪上编排的其实有些无厘头，没有重点，算是比较平实的讲出一些家长里短。具有很典型的女导演剧本风格。和赵婷的差距就在这里。
关于成长阵痛、中美文化身份认同、中式家庭关系之中矛盾与爱的无解，剧作处理其实有些浅了。整部想讲的事情杨德昌在《青梅竹马》已给出了答案：美国也不是万灵丹，跟结婚一样，只是短暂的希望，让你以为一切可以重新开始的一种幻觉。
非典时期，台湾也是深受影响的。也是对当下疫情的一种观照。
7.9，抑郁心情不好可能是因为家里光线不好。这个屋子里幽暗潮湿，重新装修一下房子换个心情会好些的
壳子不错，内容没有填的很深刻，起码是没有让人心头一震或者深深回味的部分。戏剧冲突有了，戏剧冲突没有体现出来。只能说在我这很一般。
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