Sixty Glorious Years is an exercise in the creation of iconography, both for Victoria and its star, Anna Neagle (who subsequently became known as 'Regal Neagle'). Just as Elizabeth I commissioned artists to create flattering iconic images for public consumption, so this film performs a similar function, for Neagle is more beautiful than the real life Victoria. Controversial events (such as the 'Irish problem') are omitted and unpleasant aspects of Victoria's character (her petulance, arrogance, favouritism and 'right to privilege') are glossed over as endearing little 'whims'. Albert acts as a moderating influence when she goes too far.
The film followed a year after the highly successful Victoria the Great (d. Herbert Wilcox, 1937). Again the screenplay is by Miles Malleson and Robert Vansittart, and many of the supporting cast (the cream of acting talent of period) repeat their roles, this time for the colour cameras. This was the first full length Technicolor film of cinematographer Freddie Young, who captures the spectacle of royal weddings, grand balls and opulent interiors, with scenes actually filmed at royal palaces. Vivid battle scenes, set in Alexander Korda's empire territory (Sevastopol and the Sudan), rival those in The Four Feathers (d. Zoltan Korda 1939).
The title music sets the tone: a regal choir sings over a shot of the crown. Elgar's 1901 'Pomp and Circumstance' march is heard during the diamond jubilee celebrations and, as Victoria's coffin lies in state, the film concludes with Anthony Collins' stately music accompanied by the text of Rudyard Kipling's 'Lest we forget'. Combined with the emotional appeal of scenes of Victoria connecting with her 'ordinary folk', this is stirring stuff.
The film connects with contemporary events of 1938. The release of two celebratory royal films was intended to boost public affection for the monarchy in the wake of Edward VIII's abdication. Anglo-German relations were another touchy subject. With another war on the horizon, influential voices wanted appeasement, and the film could be seen to fit that agenda. Victoria herself was of mainly German descent, nicknamed 'the grandmother of Europe', while Albert is a 'good German', charmingly played by Anton Walbrook as a cultured, decent man.
Sixty Glorious Years now seems unduly formal and reverential. Had movies existed during Victoria's reign (they only emerged at the end) this might have been the kind of film produced. Unlike Mrs Brown (d. John Madden, 1997), it is all so very 'Victorian'.
Roger Philip Mellor
欧文·威尔逊真的好老且不帅，对土狗片不排斥，但是老实人能不能找个好看的演....
if u want something different, U have to do something different
当我明白这部电影导演将政治诉求彻底摆出来不加任何修饰时，恐怖的观感大大下降。
你拍恐怖片弄那么多隐喻干嘛？废话一大篇，真是浪费时间。
真的是好土好老套，谁能想到这么多年过去了，居然还能看到“巨星爱上我”这样狗血到令人发指又让人浮想菲菲的故事。剧情真的是从头到尾假（或者说童话？）到不行，中间两人闹分手的理由真是小学生都不会那么写了，但是本狗血爱好者还是看得津津有味。OST太好听了，JLo还是那么美，什么时候和大本再演个老土爱情剧？
if u want something different, U have to do something different
以后好莱坞这种说教型种族烂片会越来越多。整个设定就不合逻辑。既然糖果人出现的根源是种族歧视，那杀那么多黑人干嘛呢？全片恐怖的地方只有密恐
剧情很白痴，但是詹妮弗竟然演技不错诶！当她穿着镶满水钻的那条裙子从升降机升出舞台时，那神态，那眼神，还真是满满的悲剧调调。
一群大咖拿了个网文的剧本，工业流水线精良制作，却还是拍了个寂寞，无趣的爆米花
还不错啦，是那种步入中年的小妞电影，但是配乐都还不错，感觉整部电影和蔡依林的《我》很像。
比较平淡的爱情向电影，虽然剧情设置上一点也不“平淡”，独立女明星+平民理工男的幻想。结尾有点仓促。
近几年都流行打着恐怖片的旗号拍种族问题，可惜恐怖气氛全无，大晚上的戴着耳机看都没任何感觉，而且种族问题吧也没讲好！
太政治正确了 最后十分钟也太生硬了吧 硬拗命贵
本来政治化社会运动化议题的恐怖片就很难 但个人感觉故事内核还是有些被讲故事的方式浪费了。还是要为导演在恐怖元素上的执行和平衡 点赞
画面精致，镜头考究，恐怖气氛还不错，但导演把黑人种族问题过于强烈的扔到观众脸上，结尾的说服力也稍显不足～～～
真的，欧文威尔逊太丑了，他配洛佩兹几度看不下去，换成休格兰特演要好看一百倍……
不合口味，且没有那么惊艳。肤色问题表现得很赤裸，可能在西方世界比较有共鸣，容易获得高分。
影片的第一个场景用剪影的方式，不仅重现了2020年5月25日，美国黑人乔治·弗洛伊德在白人警察暴力执法后死亡的事件，也奠定下了影片的整体基调——黑人种族议题。
感觉那个提线纸片人太拉了还不如插图或复古图片有恐怖神秘感，影片也就片尾漏了个全身，血腥镜头几乎都没有
太幼稚了。恐怖片按影片吓人程度分量级的话，这得是草量级吧。如此稚嫩、平庸且枯燥，难不成是专门拍给小朋友看的恐怖片？全片唯一吓人的地方，或者应该说是会引起人们生理不适的地方，是黑人皮肤上密密麻麻的凹槽，密集恐惧症慎入。不应该叫糖果人，应该叫蜂巢人，听着就吓死人了。
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