Don't talk about the plot, just make an evaluation of the scene modeling of the two scenic spots in the movie

Trycia 2022-11-04 23:15:52

Because I like the style of the movie very much recently, so I will briefly talk about it. When watching this film, there were many theater scenes in order to show Christian's love for acting. But why does Christian like to perform? There is no such record in history. In fact, this has a great effect on the development of the film. Because of this characteristic, John was recognized by Christian, and after John was trusted, he often used this characteristic to persuade Christian to try to govern, to help himself cover up the fact that the queen was pregnant with her own child, etc. This is the director's clever idea. After all, Christian is the king. As his cronies, even if Christian is afraid of John's departure, John cannot use a demanding tone when instructing Christian to do something. Even if he is indeed a lunatic and mentally abnormal, from the lines of "I am the king" that he repeated several times in the film, it seems that he still has some awareness of his status.
Another well-designed scene is in the bathhouse where John persuades Christian to take power seriously. First of all, it is difficult for a person to have a conversation when he is naked while others are wearing clothes in the bath. Besides, he is a king, but John can, so it shows the close relationship between the two from the side. Already Christian's trust in him. Then, the topic of discussion is also the key. Let the king govern seriously and personally, obviously, from the understanding of the whole film, we already know that the king is a bit neurotic and very inattentive to political affairs, and even has some ADHD. This topic is indeed very heavy. If Christian was wearing clothes and in a relatively open scene, he might have left as soon as John asked this question, but he took off temporarily in the closed environment of the morning pool. Can't get over. So he can only listen to this sentence and think about it. When he was acting like it was going to be hard to do, John said to him that you can call it a show.
From this point of view, the director has indeed made every detail, and made the whole story colluded in details. The portrayal of the characters is also very good, and a few small things can fully express the relationship and attitude between several people.
Let's not talk about the plot for the time being, the selection of the scene alone is very admirable.

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A Royal Affair quotes

  • Johann Friedrich Struensee: Your majesty.

    Caroline Mathilde: You recognized me.

    Johann Friedrich Struensee: I would recognize you blindfolded.

    Caroline Mathilde: But your costume is not very imaginative.

    Johann Friedrich Struensee: I'm afraid I'm not very good at the masquerade.

    Caroline Mathilde: I believe this is the one night when everyone can be themselves.

    [pause]

    Caroline Mathilde: But you never remove your mask. Do you?

  • Johann Friedrich Struensee: Do you remember our first night together?

    Caroline Mathilde: It feels like we've been unhappy ever since.

    Johann Friedrich Struensee: I have been happy.

    Caroline Mathilde: Come to me tonight?