2021 is destined to be an extraordinary year for the British royal family, from the huge impact of the new crown epidemic on the entire country to the death of Prince Philip, who is about to celebrate the birthday of the century. Prince Philip and the Queen's long standby for nearly a century is not only a model aristocratic marriage, but the story of the two is also a microcosm of the modern history of the British royal family. Why do people like the crown of this work? Most of the friends who are not interested in this historically realistic TV series may find it boring, but why does the crown make the general public so buy this TV series. Taking advantage of the historic year of 2021, I invite you all to talk with me about the 2016 high-scoring Netflix series "The crown"
1. Satisfy our voyeuristic desire for the British upper class and the royal family
Regarding the life of the upper class in the UK, I believe that everyone's heart is full of curiosity and desire. The detailed description of the diet and living habits of Queen Elizabeth II and the main characters in the play is quite in place, so that we can clearly understand I saw the real life scenes of the princes and nobles who no longer hold the power after the implementation of the constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom. The events of George VI and Prince Philip's love of hunting and the Queen's love of horse racing in the film allow us to understand the daily pastimes of the British upper class and also promote the development of the storyline. In the second half of the twentieth century, the second mechanical In the late period of the revolution, under the premise of rapid social development and progress, the royal family had to make many changes in the face of the progress of the times. How to look at the traditional Christian church marriage problem is a good index, although the film does not give us an accurate answer, but the story triggered in it is quite interesting in my opinion, and it satisfies our expectations for the upper class. Society and the voyeurism of the royal family.
2. The characters are vivid and vivid, with flesh and blood
In traditional stereotypes, the roles of kings and queens are almost as solemn and solemn as gods, but this is not the case, whether it is the girl-like ignorance and shyness when Elizabeth II married Prince Philip at the beginning of the play or Margaret. The injustice of the princess and Edward VIII against the traditional religious marriage system and the cursing of the royal church, it is not difficult for us to see that no matter how prominent people are, they are all flesh and blood. All ordinary people have their own troubles and difficulties. It has narrowed the spiritual distance between us and the characters in the play more clearly, so that the audience can better empathize with the characters in the play.
3. In-place lens feel and filters
Friends who are familiar with British dramas know that it is not known whether it is because of the relationship between the weather in London and the melancholy mood of the British. But The crown presents us with another sense of picture. The excellent lens movement is biased towards warm-toned filters, which not only set off the queen's aristocratic temperament, but also better let us appreciate the beauty in the play and the high value of the actors. , Although the retro film filter of Spencer, a similar movie with a relatively high popularity recently, fits the plot of the play, it doesn't seem to be used to it after all. Of course, this is a matter of personal preference of the audience, so we won't go into details here.
The first scene in the play is the scene of the old King George VI vomiting blood in the toilet. This is an introduction to the queen's hasty enthronement. After the old king died young and her husband Philip, the young Elizabeth visited Africa. After hurriedly ending the trip and embarking on the road to return home, the moment she changed into mourning clothes and stepped off the plane also represented the official start of her legendary queen career.
King power is in hand, it may be a burden of grace and luxury, or it may be a shackle...
Although the Queen was born in a royal family and the old King George VI had no children as the eldest daughter, she should be ready to be the first heir, but the hasty death of her father made the newlywed girl in her early 20s even There is no time for sadness and calmness, and it is necessary to put on the name of the Queen to appease the emotions of the entire British nation. This was cruel to her at the time, because her identity was the responsibility of the queen and it was a positive side to the national royal family. I really like the line in the play that the queen is the public servant of the people. Although this sentence is a bit too exaggerated, the meaning expressed is very different from the actual life of the queen. It is hard to imagine how a young girl who has just experienced the loss of her father has to adapt to the change in her identity and the responsibilities she will face in the future in such a short period of time. In the third episode, the helpless and powerless eyes after the quarrel between the queen and the prince over the child's surname can't help but make us empathize with her. But how can a woman standing at the top of the whole British Isles be brought down by these difficulties, after the coronation ceremony we can see the Queen's understanding of the responsibilities on her shoulders and the change in her attitude towards the people she knows around us. We can see the screenwriter imagine that we show that Lilibet, once innocent and lovely, is dead, and now standing before you is the rightful Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland! The actor's understanding of the level of performance is also quite in place. Playful and cute with a mighty domineering. For this woman who stands at the peak of the discourse of the times, in addition to my heartache for her as a woman facing all this cruelty, I have more sincere admiration and respect in my heart, just like the queen in the play to Margaery The line of the special princess, "Between family and responsibilities, I have no choice. I am the queen first and your sister second." The Queen's strong, open-minded, studious, and responsible conduct deserves our respect and learning.
In addition to the main character Queen Elizabeth II, I was also impressed by two characters in the play, Princess Margaret and Edward VIII, the only monarch in British history to voluntarily abdicate. After the death of the old King George VI, my brother, the Duke of Windsor, rushed back to the United Kingdom from the other side of the ocean. I still remember the scene. People in the royal family criticized him for being irresponsible, but I saw more from him. It was his pursuit of his own love and yearning for freedom, although this behavior might be too selfish for the king. But on the other hand, he and Princess Margaret are just two ordinary people who want to pursue the free love right that everyone has in today's society.
Through this TV series, I think we can shake hands with life better. We are always complaining about the various unhappiness in life, but on the other hand, even if the TV series is expensive as a king and a princess, it cannot do everything smoothly. Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory. I think this is also a concept that this TV series wants to convey to us.
The crown is definitely a rare and excellent work. There are many intriguing plots, and we will not list them one by one here. If you are interested in this TV series, you might as well watch it for yourself, I think it is still very worthwhile.
Finally, let us recite the phrase "God save the Queen" together in our hearts
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