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
程序正义与结果正义
世界是复杂的，在尔虞我诈中还能坚守初心，也是不易。
耍小聪明的政治最后还是失败。追求结果，不择手段。人和人还是不一样
降低预期以后发现没那么差，卞成贤拍正经剧情一般般但是两个男人之间这种微妙情感的确有两下子……李善均和薛景求完全是给电影安了一个稳定的底盘
7分给电影，多1分给李善均。其实今年的百想应该颁奖给李善均。
中规中矩……谈政治和权谋，韩国还是太嫩了……
韩国前总统金大中与影子幕僚严昌禄的历史改编。
导演好像把所有的能量都用在中场楼梯的“密室政治”戏中，那段的走位铺排，美术置景，寓意内涵，人物关系剑拔弩张，相当精彩，但十分可惜的是，后半段流于形式般的结束，又回到了国际市场那样年代片的套路，而且选举政治的展示是否过于“脸谱化”
我想给故事和影像打4.5星
到底谁引爆了炸弹？为了正义的目地是否可以不择手段？你所谓的正义是否只是胜利？因为历史由胜利者书写。政治就是一场戏，可俺们只有看戏的资格，因为人民不是公民。
浪费演员，薛没有发挥余地，即使几次演讲都很平淡，对原型有抹黑，没用真名是对的。
韩国电影有一个通常的做法，即使在很宏大的主题或者很严肃的背景下，也经常会采用一些轻松幽默的手段来活跃影片的气氛。
亮点是那个局长，像功夫里的酱爆，演得真好，喜欢。
确实好片，看得我目不转睛，里面对人民等概念的阐述很有意思。殊途到底能不能同归，正义是不是胜利者才能定义，这是片子讨论的问题，但我想zz作为工具确实难说对错，mz也只是治理手段，没什么好坏。总要有人去考虑整体是否富有，安全，可持续发展，能达到些大目标的就算合格的zz家，那些本身弱小，只空有理想和正义感的，还是尽早转行吧
薛景求宝刀未老，他还是韩国男演员里的扛把子，李善均总觉得缺了点什么。
老实说我是抱着很高的期待看此片的，也确实有点看头，但问题也很明显。对历史的演义，就说选举策略这事，当年受条件所限，自然不可能有如今大数据分析这些手段，而且一切都是开先河之举，想到做到就已经不易，这是历史赋予的逻辑合理性。但你是今人，要迎合今人的审美趣味，就不能仅满足于和观众达成某种谅解，你得超越。这样一个谋士在今人眼中并无丝毫高明之处，他若自始至终不摇摆，则更是了无生趣，即使往政治中注入正义的鸡血，也是枉然。打个比方，你塑造诸葛亮，也得重塑才有成功的可能性，就算伎俩无法升级，也该极尽斗智之能事，把谋略做得更花哨更传奇一些。就这点遗憾。几个主要角色的演技都还在线，情感、心理都到位，叙事很成熟很韩国。
按照电影中的主题，我们能不能用以牙还牙，以眼还眼的招数去还击？如果用了同样的方法，那么是否背离了自己的初衷？这是一个很让人值得深思的问题。
不知道评分为什么这么低？明明很好看啊，就是字幕太乱了，有时候靠猜和上下文来理解。
政治场永远迷雾缭绕，它不能凌厉、只能含糊是因为转不明白，到最后影子这个符号已经解剖不出什么来了，只剩“光线越亮，阴影越深”的论证杵在这里。
真的可以，用微信小程序看的低清版本，而且字幕还贼垃圾。。机翻受不了。
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