Timely award-winning film

Merle 2022-04-19 09:01:40

Every awards season, there will be many movies targeting performance awards that "appear at the right time". After that, most of these movies have become ashes in the corners of history and have been left unattended. Darkest Hour's lineup at least lives up to its name in a movie of this type, with a powerful performance that makes the film surprisingly impressive, with Gary Oldman only "appearing" about For a few minutes and then you see almost a convincing Churchill, the same goes for the supporting cast, Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Dillane, every single one of them is doing their part for the role It's solid and credible and blends into the film's own logic. But the most impressive thing is probably the pride of the people of the British Empire that cannot be completely eliminated even if they are knocked out. But in addition, Joe Wright seems to be too self-repeating in the scheduling of film techniques. The bridge at the end basically reproduces the British Conservative Party leader Comrade Churchill in the form of images: "Everything is for the masses, everything depends on the masses, From the masses, to the masses" fine work style, this expression is correct, but nothing new.

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  • Oma 2021-11-25 08:01:26

    The back of Dunkirk, the front of Churchill. Great actors and performances can largely conceal the flaws and imperfections in other aspects of the film. This is an excellent example. In addition, to make a rough calculation, Daniel Day-Lewis played Lincoln, Anthony Hopkins played Nixon, Alan Rickman played Reagan, Gary Oldman played Churchill... these people The President and Prime Minister were all contracted by old British men.

  • Keeley 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    political film. When I watched it, I kept thinking of "Namhan Mountain Fortress", but the history and film values ​​were diametrically opposite. I also think of Churchill's ending in "Motherland": Britain seeks peace, Churchill and the Queen hid in Canada after abdication to write his memoirs. I still think that it is easy to fight chickens in wartime, but difficult to seek peace. It is useless to incite national sentiment by fighting chicken blood. Although Gary Oldman's acting skills are extremely outstanding, the film as a whole still seems too neat and routine.

Darkest Hour quotes

  • [having accepted the post of Prime Minister, Churchill must now have regular meetings with the King]

    Sir Anthony Eden: You only have to meet him once a week.

    Winston Churchill: But that's like saying you only have to have your tooth pulled once a week.

  • [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!