This film restores Churchill's attitude towards the Nazis and the historical scene of the situation at that time very well in World War II.
The most worth mentioning is: Gary Oldman who plays Churchill is very vivid and restores Churchill's image, and at the same time, it also shows a staunch politician who shows the fragile side of human nature under great pressure. In the film, the director used a dark frame such as a door frame to frame Churchill in it many times, showing the difficult situation he faced and his inner anxiety, stress and helplessness.
Another clue in the film is the match, which symbolizes hope. At first, Churchill accidentally lost it, and then kept showing up until he finally borrowed fire from the people in the subway, and found his own match on the table in the map room, symbolizing the rekindling of hope.
In addition, the lighting and photography of the film are very brilliant, echoing the "Darkest Hour" in the title, most of the scenes in the film are in a dark room, and then focus the audience's sight through more concentrated lighting, which also improves the The contrast of the picture makes the picture look comfortable.
I think what the movie should celebrate is courage. The king's courage is to choose to stay in England with his people, rather than go to Canada; Churchill's courage is to stick to the belief of victory in such a crisis situation; the secretary's courage is to know that his brother died in the front line. But instead of shedding tears, he insisted on his work; the courage of the British people is the will to never compromise and fight to the death. As said at the end of the film: success is not the end, failure is not the end, only the courage to move forward will last forever.
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