"Stiff upper lip, Bertie."

Dejah 2021-10-19 09:49:51

In fact, he was sitting in the second row of the goddamn theater with a blind eye and raised his neck for more than two hours just to catch up with the first day of The King's Speech. This is what kind of perseverance that has overcome all difficulties and has not been for a long time.

So I said, people always miss something.

From Triumph Toronto onwards, I look forward to the release of this film in the United States every day. What keeps in mind is the gratitude and calm on his face when a man named Colin Firth whispered Hello to the trophy like a child who finally got the most beloved toy on BAFTA. Last year’s Oscar rubbed him lightly. Passing shoulder to shoulder, but people will remember the pain, struggle and epiphany that he and his screen avatar experienced together-from that moment on, he said goodbye to his past. The nostalgia is the story of yesterday, and tomorrow is an unknown road. ——However, I seem to have digressed again.

So let's talk about The King's Speech.

I remember a while ago I saw someone comment that this kind of movie has become a cliché. Copy a recent or distant era, find a familiar story in this era, and find a bunch of people who are familiar with it to play it. After watching King's Speech, I don’t know what to say about such comments. Maybe I should say that history is a cliché. It’s just this cliché. It’s hard to say whether you watch too much movies or read too little books. ——This sentence is not to choke someone’s lung tube. I just want to say that some plots are happening again and again like a donkey. You can’t jump to the wheel of history and yell, hello, hello, screenwriter, you It's a silly lack: Look, isn't this an allusion to that god horse and god horse blocking the car?

So for this kind of non-infinitely adapted historical film, what should be pointed out is that after history has helped you write 75.4% of the script, how exactly should the remaining 24.6% be? Our fair judgment basis. In this regard, there is not much to blame for the script of this film: the dialogue is cunning, easy-going, and with the British crooked and dry sense of humor, each character has got his own shining point, and most importantly For the British guys who are holding back their energy and want to get rid of their arms and do a big fight, this script is neither disappointing nor robbing the show: Oh, come on, everyone can see it, pull such a set of cards Everyone’s goal is clearly to do all of the UK’s efforts to level Hollywood. Guess which other movie has fought this battle? Harry Potter who uses the word British to attract money from all over the world.

It's a pity that the director's link is weaker. Tom Hooper is a young director who was born and grew up in the TV industry, and has not completely separated from the TV industry. Faced with such a bunch of old drama bones, it is estimated that he can only let them go and let them make their own blood. The style of the whole film can only be said to be quite satisfactory, with the smell of the spotlight in the studio of an indoor drama, the mirror is slightly monotonous, and the control of the scene is generally on the top side, but hey, this is just what I said——09 When Slumdog Millionaire came out in the year, I ridiculed that they were first-rate directors. They used a second-rate book with a group of influential casts. As a result, they won an Oscar. When A Single Man came out in 10 years, I thought about this. Probably it has the potential to advance to the top, but it is still caught in the middle of the second-rate first-rate director, first-rate book and the combination of the first-rate cast. As a result, it did not win the Shenma Film Award. This year's King's Speech is completely a third-rate director plus a second-rate book plus a first-rate cast. Regardless of the past sad predictions, the fate of this year's Oscars apart from the performance awards depends on the awards. The face of the other films in the quarter sprint this month and a half-so far, the first-class director of the first-class book and the first-class card priest composed of Jimmy Franco have come to the fore. The Coen brothers adapted it, and it is very likely that it is also a first-class cubic. True Grid is not far away, and it is likely that at least half a dozen Cheng Yaojin will be killed in the middle of the road, so the best picture nomination of King's Speech is better.

Finally speaking of acting. ——Colin, Colin, Colin, you should be such a memorable George VI. The dark blue uniform covered with medals, the straight white shirt collar, and those brown eyes that were worried but determined. Yes, he stuttered, yes, he was bullied since childhood, yes, he was turned around like a top by a healer who was cunning like an old fox, yes, his wife is Helena Bonham-Carter , But he is still a king, a blessed king. From the Duke of York to George VI, this man's life is like two sides of a coin, one side is Bertie who can't get out of the shadow of childhood, a tough father, a smart but unsympathetic brother, and a weak and impaired younger brother; and the other. On the one hand, the Duke of York who is concerned about the country, Prince Albert who is concerned about his brother, and the father of the two little princesses, but for him, the coin is unfortunately printed upside down-Bertie, who should have been printed on the reverse side, is firmly Trapped in the front, so he was afraid of his father, his brother, and everything related to public life, so he was always so nervous that his throat was knotted and his jaw clasped, whether he was facing thousands of people or a small BBC Live microphone. His humor, his perseverance, his bravery, his loyalty to the country, responsibility, family and friendship, and his occasional wavering (without revealing the plot, I can only talk about the scene in the king’s study His performance in the play is almost perfect. I have watched so many Colin movies. This is the time when his performance really makes people cry.) Perfect, your name is every detail. Geoffrey Rush, as always in place and sharp, watching him and Colin's rivalry is like watching a wonderful fencing performance. Every round of you and me is to show your own strength and at the same time to bring out how good the other party is— —To say a digression, how similar are Rush and Chris Cooper, the American Magma Glue. The two were born in the same year. They are authentic stage actors from the West Side and Broadway. They have been in Hollywood for many years, regardless of any genre, any budget, Characters of any age can be easily won. Of course, the biggest thing in common is that they both hold a small golden figure in their hands. Maybe it's really because they have no regrets in this life, so they can open their hands and feet to try everything they want to try. Role? Uh, I don't know this either.

Helena Bonham-Carter, uh, aunt, ah, aunt, I really don’t have a prejudice against your homewreck ten years ago, but how do you act in everything now feels like a Tim Burton movie? You really hate the history of performing Period Drama back then. You have to burn the fan to ashes and pour it into the sewer to flush it out to be satisfied? Speaking too fast and accent too strange is the second thing. The important thing is the aura-I am not saying that HBC's performance is not in place in any scene. As an actor, she has already surpassed these basic requirements, but it is a pity that brother The shadow of the super shrew uncontrollably appeared from time to time under her acting skills. I think she ran away from Hollywood to reject the nickname "Ms. Corset", but it was a pity that when she turned back twenty years later, it seemed that she was just put on another type casting shaft. Queen Elizabeth (that is, the silver-haired, kind old lady who died in 2002 at the age of 101 after the current queen came to the throne for many years) is shrewd and strong, but it is definitely not the tough method of Red Queen. The performance of supporting roles in the film, such as the old drama bone Derek Jacobi (worship grandpa again), now rare Jennifer Ehle and the energetic Guy Pearce can all be ranked in front of HBC aunt. There are only a few scenes between Michael Gambon and Timothy Spall, but how can you say that you are not impressed...

(So ​​as long as she appears in the whole movie, I will have a calm voice in my heart. Lightly muttering: Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson, Emma Thomp...)

(I really don’t have any complaints about the mess that happened when Uncle Nii Ni and Aunt Emma divorced years ago. Really. Anyway. , Hasn't Sense&Sensibility been lost without the divorce? Aunt Emma and uncle Greg's happy life have not yet existed.......)

This is another film full of reunion moments. In fact, it’s quite boring to say this in British films, because in fact, regardless of what Shenma British films are, TMD is a reunion film: the circle is too small, and there are too few people. How can it be possible that few people have ever worked together to make a film? Once or twice. But this steadfastly contributed a moment for us to wait for a full fifteen years-yes, I know I am nervous, Colin and Jennifer Ehle only have one scene together, but when Mrs Logue bends his knees towards His When Majesty bowed, I still had to fight the urge to applaud in the crowded theater. Fifteen years, enough for him to get out of the big tree Mr Darcy, enough for her to win two Tony Awards, but the classics, after all, will never change.

Having said so much, I should stop there. Again, the spoiler is unavoidable. You probably don’t know me, but anyone who knows me should know that although I have sent a lot of complaints to this film piecemeal, but when I finally rubbed my neck and blinked hungry When I walked out of the cinema with a blinder dog, my satisfaction must be close to the vulgar word "happiness". Let me rate this film, and I will definitely give it five stars, because of such a strong performance, any imperfections in the screenwriter and director can be ignored at this moment. I know I saw what I wanted to see.

Hearing Bertie Bertie calling the future king in the film did trigger a weird smile for me, because it reminded me of another Bertie, another kind heart, good temper, good bully, and love to help. Bertie is busy with others, so I can't help but use such a small allusion in the title. That book of stories was originally called "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves", but what the hell. The uncle who is full of praise for The King's Speech will certainly not mind.

Once again imagine making a New Year's wish like last year after watching A Single Man.

Colin Firth for the Oscars.

How many opportunities does a fifty-year-old man leave for you in his career?

The answer is countless. If you dare.

The wine is still open, and the temples are slightly creamy, so why not?

In the clouds, when will Feng and Tang be dispatched?

Will draw the eagle bow like a full moon, look northwest, shoot Sirius!

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The King's Speech quotes

  • King George V: In the past, all a King had to do was look respectable in uniform and not fall off his horse. Now we must invade people's homes and ingratiate ourselves with them. This family's been reduced to those lowest, basest of all creatures. We've become actors!

  • Lionel Logue: Oh, surely a prince's brain knows what its mouth's doing?

    King George VI: You're not... well acquainted with royal princes, are you?