It's a bit far-fetched to link the two recent films I've watched about the Queen of England (The young Victoria and Lady Jane), after all, the two are from different eras, one is a Tudor-era royal girl, a victim of royal struggle, and the other He is the constitutional monarch of the Empire on which the sun never sets; one was beheaded by Bloody Mary in just nine days, and the other ruled Britain for 63 years, unprecedented.
However, their married life, in which they first got married and then fell in love, had looming similarities. Both are in the hands of the son, Jane and Guilford went to Huangquan together, but Victoria and Albert were able to grow old together. The word growing old may be an exaggeration, but their marriage of more than 20 years is extremely happy compared to poor Jane.
When they first met, the arrogant Jane put forward conditions to her fiancé, hoping that the two would get along like brothers and sisters after marriage. Guilford immediately hinted that he was just as unwilling to this arranged marriage as she was. The first meeting between Victoria and Albert was much more friendly. The man who came with the task carefully spoke in front of the woman, for fear that his words would be self-defeating, but Victoria, who had been trained according to the standards of the future queen since she was a child, looked boldly at it. This newcomer, ignoring red tape politeness, said "Hello" without hesitation while the man was still figuring out what words to use. After all, too many people wanted to grab her skirt and climb up. Of course, this is just a scene in the movie, I know it may not be the case in reality, but I would rather believe this lovely and beautiful story.
Happy lives are always the same, and soon the sweet scenes of their married life begin to become the same - horses galloping on the grasslands, walking hand in hand in the sunset, sleeping together in the long night... After the enthronement In those days, the influence of her husband inspired the sentiments of the two girls who did not go to the door, but did not step out of the door. They saw the splendid extravagance of the palace and the life of their own clothes, which was based on how many people were hungry and displaced. above. The ignorant girl realizes how much change the position she doesn't care about and the rights it confers can bring to these people. Encouraged by their husbands, they did implement idealized policies that brought benefits to the lower classes (thank goodness, this is historical fact), although the implementation of these policies was always less than satisfactory.
History is actually one cycle after another, and those that make us marvel, mourn, and admire are just repeated again and again. Compared with Jane's tragedy, although Victoria's life was long, it was extremely plain and peaceful. After studying history for so long, I have rarely sighed with empathy like I do now. Constitutional monarchy is really a good thing.
Here I would like to mention two more actresses, Emily Blunt, the "most robbing supporting role in history" has finally achieved a positive result, taking the lead. Aside from the fact that she looks more beautiful than the real Victoria and is 20 cm taller than her, she plays quite well. From her performance in "The Devil of Fashion", it can be seen that her temperament is naturally suitable for this kind of bossy person. Role. Although some people say that she owes a little extravagance, for Victoria, who is just out of her boudoir, shouldn't she owe a little bit of aura. Although Helena Bonham Carter was 20 years old at the time, 4 years older than Jane's real age, the image of a girl with a Baby Face was still displayed in front of us, her brows were slightly frowned when she was reading, and she was overwhelmed by the sudden throne. , even a little lost. I have seen her in HP all these years, playing Bella, a neurotic woman who is loyal to Voldemort, with pale skin, high cheekbones, and unkempt hair, shouting "I killed Sirius!" everywhere in HP6, Screaming and kicking the glass over the long table. It is really embarrassing, although it is said that this is her true character.
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