I can’t write a short review again

Elissa 2021-11-25 08:01:26

1. Finally, there is a director who makes perfect use of Lily James's drooping mouth, which has three points of bitterness and deep hatred, which is amazing compared to "Downton" and "Cinderella"; 2. Even if the makeup has been done with all kindness, God knows the dog father. How difficult it is to hide the drooping eyes with both tails and feet. When watching the first half with the mentality of finding fault, I can still clearly realize the true identity of the actor, and then completely lose this deliberate sobriety as the plot progresses, and I am willing to fall into it. The sorrows and joys of his role are gone; 3. The layout of the mirror is really very delicate, almost every frame cut out is a proportional composition; the design sense is very strong, such as Churchill meeting the French representative of the aircraft and underground The interaction transition of the little boy, the insomnia call, the sudden change of light and shade from the dark night to the other day when the curtain was drawn, the spotlight scene when he was on the phone with the old American and when he was in the elevator before... Joe White played with this classical aesthetic The things that are really slipping away; 4. One is not good, the sensational traces are too heavy, and the tears that were once aroused often make the big strings and the long-winded lines go back. At the end of the 30 minutes, I revisited "The Founding of a Country" in a trance. "Selected clips, Bayi Factory directors have said that we closed our eyes 30 years ago to shoot this way of expressing the mass line; Live, you can always hold on to the day when bgm sounds loudly.

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  • Annetta 2021-11-25 08:01:26

    It's too cute this Churchill. There should be a king's speech + darkest moment + Dunkirk filming package, it is too coherent!

  • April 2022-03-18 09:01:03

    Great history, great characters, great acting.

Darkest Hour quotes

  • [Clemmie proposes that the family drink a toast to Winston who has just become Prime Minister]

    Winston Churchill: [raising his glass of champagne] Here's to... to not buggering it up.

    All: To not buggering it up!

  • Title Card: Almost all of the 300,000 troops at Dunkirk were carried home by Winston's Civilian Fleet.

    Title Card: Neville Chamberlain died six months later.

    Title Card: Viscount Halifax was soon removed by Winston from the War Cabinet and sent to Washington.

    Title Card: On 8th May, five years later, Britain and its allies would declare victory.

    Title Card: Later that year Winston was voted out of office in the General Election.