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
生者独守十字伤
打戏如预期的精彩,是全片的精髓.尤其剑心和冲田总司的一战,也算是弥补了动漫作品留白的遗憾.
剧情紧凑，格局很大，打斗招招见血，出血量让人惊叹。拔刀斋（佐藤健）牛批！
这个叙事顺序完全按部就班走完了漫画各个篇章，10年，太牛逼了！！！！！男女主好在线的感觉，而且最后的事了弃剑去太帅了
之前知道是什么故事了，觉得很拖沓拧巴，剑心，巴都是这样，束手束脚一点不干脆，剑心之前应该是个杀伐果断的人，有了十字疤后开始蜕变，没想到片子里呈现的依然优柔寡断，而且面瘫寡言
春观夜樱，夏望繁星，秋赏满月，冬会初雪，哪有酒不好喝，哪有刀疤好不了。
但却被这样敷衍了事
#24SIFF#期待了好久高桥一生的打戏，结果没有（
从片头就开始哭，2021年的眼泪和2021年的雪都一起落光了，不知道是因为看到少年剑心就会自动掉眼泪，还是因为今年错过订佐藤健的年历😅ova成了剑心的执念，也是粉丝的执念，放下执念吧家人们，虽然大友启史的文戏和村花铁打的厚刘海一样拉垮
这部打戏偏少，偏剧情向，雪代巴之死原来有隐情，因为不喜欢阴郁的夫妇俩，所以打了四颗星
这条故事线因为已经安插在全系列里讲得很清楚了，所以单拉出来搞了两个多小时观赏性就一般。巴死的时候剑心其实也已经死了吧，感谢多年后遇到的小伙伴们给了他第二次生命。
极度还原动漫情节了，另外增加了许多内容而且并不令人反感反而觉得意犹未尽，可惜反派们有点傻，而江口老师和佐藤老师都有点老了
#24SIFF#期待了好久高桥一生的打戏，结果没有（
一个时代的挽歌，一种无望的孤勇，满足了我曾经对于九州系列故事的场景幻想。
一笔恨，血洗黑暗旧时代；
完结即开端恰到好处的最终章。此系列无疑会进漫改历史，导演对原著把控深得武士片精髓融合。佐藤健卖力演绎让绯村拔刀斋隐从二次元走出来。原著追忆篇四星水准但为这真人系列再加一星
我不是攻击演员哈，雪代巴选角感觉不太对，巴应该比剑心年龄大，不应该是脸比剑心大啊😂
逆刃前时代剑心，高马尾，血雨腥风，又浪又野，凄美的BE美学。
真人改編版本，巴小姐劇本在演繹下明顯得比以前漫畫內裡更心愛劍心。簡化了很多情節。其實這也不是一件壞事，這樣子簡化可以讓普通觀眾容易了解劍心真人版整個系列下來，劍心一路的故事。並不算壞事。反而人誅篇可能是那麼多部裡面我覺得反而沉長了，還有打鬥加文戲裡面有太多停頓位置讓整件事顯得突兀。所以人誅篇我給了3星。而追憶我還是能給4星。
然而，可能是因为早已知道了剧情，可能是因为对动画版曾经沧海的印象，也可能是因为前半段节奏太过缓慢，整体看下来，似乎并未达到观影预期，总觉得这部《追忆篇》相比于动画版，逊色许多。
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