However, two weeks after the film was released, Douban scored 8.6, and the cinema was full, which means even the first row was full! ! Before watching the movie, I heard the girl in the back seat say: There are too many people watching this subject, and I can't understand it. But this movie didn't disappoint people, especially Gary Oldman, who plays Churchill. His acting skills after his reincarnation are amazing.
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—— ? Since World War II? ——
World War II began when Germany attacked Poland, and crazy Germans marched westward triumphantly. 1940, Britain and France were also seriously threatened. Britain, western Europe and even the whole world are facing the most critical moment in history. Churchill was pushed to the stage at this time, leaving him with a real mess.
Speaking of Churchill's coming to power, another person who has to be mentioned is Chamberlain, who was a participant in the Munich Conference and advocated the policy of appeasement. His appeasement policy was condemned, which led to his stepping down, but Chamberlain's position in the Conservative Party was extremely high, as can be seen from the white handkerchief in the film.
There is another person in the film, Lord Halifax, who is eager to find Mussolini to negotiate with Hitler. After Chamberlain stepped down, only two candidates were able to sit at the top of the prime minister's list. Tall and thin Halifax and short and fat Churchill have different styles. Halifax is an extreme conservative party, and Churchill is an extreme romantic in politics. A scene in this movie left a deep impression on me. Halifax kept interrupting Churchill with fierce words at the cabinet meeting. Churchill shouted, "Don't interrupt when I interrupt you." Domineering!
It is worth mentioning that the actor who plays Lord Halifax is stannis baratheon in Game of Thrones. I didn't know until I read the introduction.
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—— ? Cute fat old man? ——
In politics, Churchill was a tough politician and orator, but in private, he was a fat old man full of wisdom and humor. Compared with many of his titles, everyone pays more attention to smoking and drinking, loves streaking, and doesn't play cards according to common sense. Nobody can guess what he will do next.
In an interview, he compared the V-shaped gesture with the back of his hand outward to the reporter. Later, he learned in the newspaper that this gesture meant going to hell among the bottom people, and he couldn't help laughing himself.
When Churchill had no choice but to ask franklin roosevelt for help, he hid in the toilet. He said he wanted to borrow a plane and a boat from the American army to save British soldiers in Dunkirk. On the one hand, the telephone conversation was tense, on the other hand, it was Churchill's humorous response. He complained to Roosevelt who refused to lend him an aircraft carrier: I bought your weapon with the money I borrowed from you, and now you won't help me. ...
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—— ? The ever-changing Gary Oldman-
Apart from the performance that won the Gary Oldman Prize, it is difficult to relate the obese Churchill to himself by reading the introduction of the actors. Is this really a person?
After all, that's what he is in reality.
Let's make another comparison.
Before Churchill, Gary Oldman was a drug policeman who listened to Murder in Beethoven's Black Boy Not Too Cold, the godfather of Harry Potter, Batman's good friend, Sheriff Gordon, and Mei Sen, a pedophile in Hannibal. The audience will be surprised to find that Gary Oldman, Churchill's actor, is very old, and there is no sign of any magician who directed Gordon or Harry Porterie.
Although Gary Oldman has played many roles, he has only been nominated for an Oscar once. This time, he devoted a lot of energy and effort to Churchill. In his own words:
"Every day I am the first to come to the set and the latest to leave. Sometimes I arrive at two in the morning. When other staff and actors started rehearsing, I was already Churchill. The director hasn't seen me for three months-and Churchill spent about 200 hours on makeup. "
In my mind, he is already the best actor in next year's Oscar!
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—— ? Written at the end—
After Dark Hours, you can also watch The King's Speech and Dunkirk. These three films can really be shown in series. The King in the Dark Hour was the king who overcame stuttering and made an inspiring speech before World War II. Dark Hours can be said to be the best complement to Nolan's Dunkirk. In "Dunkirk", Nolan shows the situation that the British and French allied forces retreat in panic when Dunkirk is surrounded by the Germans through three dimensions. Churchill ordered the famous Dunkirk retreat in history.
Finally, Churchill's speech ended: "We will fight to the end, we will fight in France, we will fight in the sea, we will fight in the air, we will become more and more confident and powerful, we will defend our homeland at all costs, we will fight at the beach, we will fight at the enemy's landing site, we will fight in the fields and streets, we will fight in the mountains, and we will never surrender." Never!