On Re-watching Summer in February...

(From Summer in February Facebook page) 

I know I didn't write about this film when I first watched it, and only until now have I decided to write about it. To be honest with you, I wasn't sure I had understood much from the first viewing, and I'm not proclaiming I understand a lot this second time around either. What I'm trying to say, is that although I picked up on a few connecting dots and could be able to see the whole picture clearer, I still failed to grasp much, nor could I learn to appreciate this film for what it might have.

(From Summer in February Facebook page)

What drew me to this love story in the first place was the Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens and his upperclass gentlemanly accent. I knew that this film was based on the book written by one of Dan's teachers, Jonathan Smith (he wrote the screenplay as well). Although Dan's (and of course other actors') performance is compelling, the film itself is a bit of a letdown, even though there were some potentially moving moments in the film.

(From Summer in February Facebook page)

Personally, the film has moments with neat lines that transform the moments into little climaxes, however, the buildup phases in-between two peaks are a bit weak, or maybe it takes too long to see the next little dramatic high point. If the story like this is to be turned into a feature film, I guess the buildup phases should be stronger, if not, then shorter.

If not making this film shorter, then I think a more in-depth portrayal of the main characters is needed. For example, I'd love to see more about the romance between Gilbert and Florence. It is rather too short. It would also be nice if I can see the development of Florence's jealousy of AJ's other women. Some of the moments, where the characters start to get emotional, ended too soon.

Morning at Lamorna Cove, Cornwall by Samuel John Lamorna Birch
© the artist's estate photo credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Still I've found some gems in the film--the music and the scenery. Throughout the film the music is utterly beautiful and brilliantly executed. It plays well with the film and the players deserve a round of applause (cue clapping). There are moments I was ready to get moved by the scene once the melancholy music set in, however, I couldn't because the scene was either not intense enough or it ended just too quick. The spectacular view of Lamorna, England opened my eye and I would like to sign up for a painting lesson just so I could go somewhere like Lamorna and paint the beauty out of it while I enjoy the view. I'd like to see the splashing waves, the shore, the colors of the sky, the grass swinging to the wind.

Behind-the-scene look at the score.

Official trailer

Summer in February Facebook Page
Official website

Mesmerizing Maleficent

The film starring the maleficent magnificent Angelina Joile deserves every credit I have in my pocket. It was an amazing experience to see the world of Sleeping Beauty through the villain, Maleficent's perspective. In this version, a large portion of the film was dedicated to the backstory of the evil-as-we-know-in-Sleeping-Beauty Maleficent, from when she was still a little fairy. She was actually an adorable and loving fairy who continues to be so when she grows up. Yes, until the day comes when she changes. What prompts her transformation? The betrayal of the mortal she has been in love with for many years. Her transformation into the wicked witch paves the way for a definite revenge.

Aurora

[戲迷‧迷戲] 傲慢與偏見 電影 VS 電視劇

電影版 PRIDE & PREJUDICE

還記得年多之前聽電台主持盧覓雪 (Michelle) 談到PRIDE & PREJUDICE電影版(2005)及PRIDE AND PREJUDICE電視劇(1995)，她說到電視劇比電影版有過之而無不及，而且還提出各種論點。當時我非常不認同，或者只是我當時還沒有看電視版本，於是將電視、電影版各看了一次。結果: 我心服了...

電視劇 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Michelle的分析就不多提了(因為忘了)，唯有寫下自己的感受。

電視版: 共有6集，每集約長55分鐘

電影版: 約長127分鐘

首先說我看電影版的感覺:
女的美，男的型，加上風光明媚，整套戲看起來就好似一幅幅畫，甚有詩意。還有那些英式口音，噢，我已經被迷到了。女主角Keira Knightley真的很美（我也很喜歡有她演出的電影，幾中一部戲叫Atonement，十分推薦！），我亦喜歡看到她的角色的說話智慧。男主角Matthew Macfadyen亦都表現得很冷酷，他的轉變也很好看，由高傲、有偏見，到他向女主角表白的害羞男。所有角色的英文聽落都很優美，禮貌得來用字又美。

最特別的就是攝影手法，不時看到廣闊的景，細得像豆的Elizabeth 在山上，再配上背景音樂，還有再美、再壯觀的鏡頭嗎？另外一處就是Elizabeth在類似秋千的物體上坐著自轉，鏡頭就由她的視覺出發，不停360度地轉動，身邊的景物就不停在四季中交替，用意是交待時間的流逝，在短短的時間裡盡量拉長故事的時間，嘗試引出感情隨時間沉澱而更深刻。

最愛的那一幕（其實有兩幕）就是一開始Elizabeth手拿著書，在草坪上行。另一幕就是下著雨，Mr. Darcy跟著Elizabeth到某個地方對她表白心跡，然後被Elizabeth狠狠拒絕的那幕，很美。

對上一次看電影都要數幾年前了，而最近第一次嘗試看電視版，原因有三：

1. imdb 評分高達9分（10分滿分）
2. 有COLIN FIRTH（自從THE KING’S SPEECH就很喜歡他的戲了）
3. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 的任何製作都有興趣

看完電視版後，感受如下：

好看的原因首先是因為片夠長，能夠包括較多的情節，有更多場景去塑造角色性格，自然地，觀眾更加能明白角色的深入描寫，明瞭角色的心態。比較上來，風景的拍攝沒有像電影版一樣攝人。女主角Jennifer Ehle在劇中更能顯得Elizabeth Bennet的聰慧，她的對白加上嘴角的微笑，她的智慧就已經在彎彎的眼角呈現出來，不多也不少。相對之下，Keira Knightley的Elizabeth就比較少了這方面的描寫，不是說沒有，就硬是覺得演得不到位、或是礙於片長關係，對Elizabeth較深入的描寫就省了。Colin Firth演的Mr. Darcy一開始令我看得怪怪的。因為始終首先是看Matthew Macfadyen 的演出，心裡面總會偏一偏了心。之後，也因為電視劇的時間長了，我對Colin Firth 的Mr. Darcy認識也深了。看他慢慢對Elizabeth的傲慢漸漸變成愛慕，是最令人看得舒服的。還有他後半段在家附近游泳完畢，返家途中巧遇Elizabeth時的羞澀臉容，令我看到另一面的他。

另外，不知道有沒有人也覺得，Jennifer Ehle和Meryl Streep 長得很像呀，不對嗎？

這套電視劇影響力大到連英國民眾在一項投選活動中，認為Mr. Darcy跳入湖中那一幕濕身DARCY最叫人印像深刻，於是便造了座雕像出來，看看這篇報道的節錄：

屢屢被改編、翻拍的文學經典名著《傲慢與偏見》，繼女主角伊莉莎白在改編作品《傲慢與偏見與殭屍》中，化身安潔莉娜裘莉一樣的性感喪屍剋星後，還能有什麼花招呢？答案是：不遑多讓的男主角達西先生，也搭上巨人熱潮，其巨型雕像站在湖裡，陪遊客共享甜蜜的游泳時光。 日前在倫敦的新電視台「戲劇 Drama」所舉辦的票選活動中，達西先生跳入湖中「濕身」的橋段，被英國民眾選為「最有記憶點的戲劇一景」。這讓電視台決定耗資打造這座由玻璃纖維製成，近四公尺（12 呎）的達西先生雕像，讓經典橋段原汁原味，在倫敦海德公園湖中重現，以此作為電視台上線的宣傳。

儘管雕像神情有點呆呆，但是濕身的Mr. Darcy，就我記得的他，雕像「突顯」的部份在劇中好像只是若隱若現呀，沒有那麼明顯吧⋯⋯還有就是，我想對Mr. Darcy說句：「達西先生，還在水裡嗎？小心著涼呀？」XD 看到他的眼神有點像是在猶豫好不好上水的樣子，很有趣。

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最近再把電影版看了一次，心酸且失望了⋯⋯電視劇太好了。不過電影也不是太差，比較深得我心的便是原聲大碟了，很輕快很舒服很激昂！很想買！！

不得不說，在IMDB上看到Jennifer在Colin主演的The King's Speech這套戲入面也有演出。剛巧電視上有重播，立即坐定定去期待Jennifer的出現。看到她的老妝容，立時心酸，慨嘆歲月老人的狠心呀～～～～

Colin Firth的戲是愈成熟愈有味道，而最近他就是和Nicole Kidman在拍Before I Go To Sleep    這部戲，好像是2014頭會上映。戲改編自作者S. J. Watson同名書。故事說到Nicole演的角色Christine因為意外，每天起床都會失憶，每天她的丈夫Beb（Colin Firth)都會照顧她，告訴她的身分。Christine 之後收到Dr. Nash(Mark Strong)的電話，慢慢嘗試找出失憶真相……(好期待）





引用網站:
http://daman.cool3c.com/node/69626

Before Sunset----Contribution to life

I had not written this blog while having my article posted up nearly 4 months, not only because of my open examination, but also lack of motivation to write. All these months, I just felt that my brain was filled with emptiness and ignorance since I only focused too much on exams with Chinese TV series and European metal music. I seldom watch Western films up till finishing those nerve-wrecking ones. Therefore, I would like to apologize for writing too much Chinese as well as not posting up too long in this blog before starting to talk about what I am going to introduce today.

(without spoiler)

I would like to share one of my all-time favorites------Before Sunset(2004). I enjoy watching this film for its content about exploring what we think on matters of life such as marriage and religion, apparently the film is about how life experiences make us, or even, how world changes our mind as it becomes more diverse. Two main character---Jesse and Celine, unexpectedly meeting in Shakespeare's bookstore in France after their break-up in Vienna nine years ago. They then went to coffee shop and some other places for taking a walk and sharing their recent lives. In those conversations, both characters discussed many about their outlooks towards life after recalling from past and nowadays. Those dialogues are realistic and practical, they reflect what our lives are like in reality. And, they advise the best solutions to tackle what problem existed in our lives.

Generally speaking, I appreciate screenwriters of this movie, whom are also director and leading roles of it. Their friendships are still bond though no cooperation among them nearly 10 years. They make movies together with passion and without adding any commercial purposes(i.e. no emphasis on cinematography, visual effect, sound editing and art direction etc.). They added their thoughts on it and decided what the best for the content. It is rare that actors and director gather for writing screenplay since many movies that I ever saw always had a fixed script for actors.

Another saga of  "Before____" will be released in this September, entitled Before Midnight. I would like to go to the theatre and have a look. I have learnt a lot in the previous two, especially Before Sunset, we know about matters of life as well as realize our views towards life change as we experience more, as if Jesse and Celine.

Rate: 9.3/10(simple but meaningful)

[新書速遞] 《穿PRADA的惡魔》續集：Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns

《穿PRADA的惡魔》續集

十年已過，終於等到《穿PRADA的惡魔》（《穿》）既後續新書。

提起這本書的續集，不是因為我愛看。我甚至不能「聽」完《穿》的2個章節。對，我是聽有聲書的。相比起書，我更愛看它的改編電影。

Meryl Streep 飾 Miranda Priestly

我愛看MERYL STREEP飾演的冷漠上司MIRANDA，也愛看ANNE HATHAWAY飾演的私人助理ANDY。MIRANDA的那些超高的要求、那個冷得可以殺死人不償命的眼神、那句經典的：「THAT’S ALL！」、還有那短白的頭髮，這些都是令我感覺她是非一般的女強人，是一個高不可攀的女強人。可是，她也會有軟弱的一面，這也是我覺得好看的部份，一個妝容、一個手勢、一個失望失落的眼神，顯出她原來也是個普通人。

Anne Hathaway 飾 Andrea "Andy" Sachs

ANDY那學歷和經驗已經令我羨慕非常，如果我也好像她那聰明能幹會是多好呢～她慢慢由不醜的醜小鴨變成白天鵝的過程實在好看極了。不過回頭想想，她是不是在出賣真實的自我去換取工作上的回報？想多也笨，現實世界裡反正就沒有閒餘的時間讓你想。要不就辭工，要不就改變自己去迎合工作需要。

最好看的就是她由一個甚麼都不懂的女孩蛻變成聰明自主的女強人。最後她保護了自己的真我而決定辭職實在是太型了！








《穿》的書在2003年出版，改編電影則於3年後，在2006年上映。10年後，續集終於在2013年面世，希望這一次電影不需要3年才能看到⋯⋯

新書設定在大約10年後，ANDY和EMILY一起合作經營一份高檔的婚紗雜誌THE PLUNGE。雜誌很快便成為了婚禮界的新寵，由ANDY負責撰寫內文，EMILY負責派對規劃和廣告商事宜。ANDY遇到她的一生最愛MAX，他們將會舉辦一個盛大的婚禮。可是，婚禮當日的早上，ANDY收到一封令她訝異的信，一封將她由天堂般的幸福之地拉回到地獄裡去。

我不知道我會不會看／聽這本書。反而我期待的會是電影版本。

我的夏日熱戀完整分析+影評(Part 2)

The questions we always think after watching this movie:

1. Did Tamsin love Mona?

This question is literally hit for the viewers of My Summer Of Love----did Tamsin love Mona?

Someone says yes, someone says no. In my opinion, this is open-closed question but I personally reckon that Tamsin loved Mona but not regarded Mona as lover, just as a friend.

She helped Mona to find her ex-boyfriend and tried to punish him by visiting his wife and daughter. This showed that Tamsin cared Mona as a friend.

She lied that her sister was dead of anorexia due to she wanted to communicate with Mona easily (i.e. Mona’s mother died of cancer). This also reflected that she cared Mona.

She cried for Mona when Mona was forced to go home and being taken in the car by Phil. It conveyed that Tamsin did not want to lose her friend Mona.

She acted like being fallen in love with Phil, just because she wanted Mona not to fall in love with her and go home with Phil.

She bought an engine for Mona and that also showed that Tamsin treated Mona as a friend.

She gave Mona Sadie’s clothes for wearing and also gave her wines to drink. This conveyed that she regarded Mona as a friend.

(a) If she did not love Mona, why was she being like a lesbian with Mona?

She wanted to fulfill herself, satisfy her desires. She was got lost (That meant she had once been a lesbian but later turning back to normal person).

2. Tamsin=evil?

This is another hit question for the viewers. To me, she was not evil and she was just keen on using people in a manipulative way. She thought that life was a game.

We always see that kind of people in our working places or schools, maybe our bosses, our friends or our teachers. Even in your family, you may find that kind of people who like Tamsin. Therefore, she cannot be said as “evil”, it is too strong by using “evil” to describe her personality or even morality.

Yet, you rarely see people like Mona. I love her punishment to Tamsin, but it does not mean it is right. Yes, “life was a game” is totally wrong to our life experience.

Thinking about every scene of the movie, there are many clues reflecting that Tamsin might lie to Mona. Normal people would know Tamsin might lie to her.

(a) At the beginning of story, Tamsin left Mona in a tennis court after drinking and smoking, she did not even wake her up. Then Mona looked at Tamsin and her family through her house’s window. She found Tamsin’s clothes were changed and she was eating dinner with her parents. (That showed that she was first treated Mona as stranger)

(b) Tamsin’s knowledgeable mind killed her and reflected that she might not be a bad student at school. (check out my passage talking about Tamsin.)

(c) Tamsin said the furniture at her home would have a strange sound and told Mona do not panic. The furniture might not move by itself. And….You guys get it.

(d) At the nearly end of story, she was attracting to Mona’s brother Phil, and made Phil try to kiss her. Tamsin said Phil was too easy. (I.e. she said he was fake god.) Mona was forced to go home and Tamsin not even tried to stop it.

Normal people would suspect that but not really sure. But they would not be like Mona, totally trust and fall in love with Tamsin.

Acting skill

Natalie Press did a brilliant job for her role of Mona. But I dislike her character because Mona was too innocent. Emily Blunt, she did a good job for her role of Tamsin.

Comment:

I love this movie and I always reckon that, if this movie was in 2010 theatres, it might beat out Black Swan. This is not just drama, but something which is related to psychological. Even Emily Blunt said Mona and Tamsin were playing a psychological game.

"I don't think they are lesbians," says Blunt. "They are not discovering so much as they're playing a psychological game. It's their way of connecting over disgust with men. They're pushing their own boundaries. It's a *beep* off' to the world."

My Summer Of Love is a movie which is hard for audiences to understand. But when the audiences have made up their minds, they would think that is a brilliant movie.

我的夏日熱戀完整分析+影評(Part 1)

My summer of Love Movie Analysis and Review (Contain Main Spoiler)

(I wrote the passage about its character Tamsin one month ago and you can find it in my Facebook’s notes)

My Summer Of Love

Year: 2004

Genre: Romance, Religion and Drama…

Rate: 9/10 (It deserves 9.5 but…)

Story Plot: (Quoted from IMDb.com)

In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona (Press) meets the exotic, pampered Tasmin (Blunt). Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together.

Character’s analysis: (Contain Spoilers)

Mona

- Her original name is Lisa. Mona was named by her brother due to “Mona Lisa”.( She told us their real name when she first met Tamsin (with beautiful white horse))

- She was 16-year-old working-class girl living in the pub (above the swan) with her brother Phil.

- She loved smoking and drinking and she had a boyfriend who had a wife and one daughter, but later broke up (She was much like the girl who was doing compensated dating.)

- She regarded Tamsin as her friend (before Tamsin had kissed her)-->Lover.

- She disliked her re-born brother because her brother believed in religion and regarded him as a god (WTF?). She hated her brother always advising her not to smoke and drink.

- She said she was going to be a lawyer with her life and working really hard.

- After she had found that Tamsin was lying to her, she nearly killed Tamsin in the forest by strangling Tamsin’s head in the water.

- She did not know much about her dad and her mum was dead of cancer.

- She had no suspicion to Tamsin before realizing that Tamsin was lying.

My view on “Mona”: She was too pure to the society nowadays. In fact, there are almost no people being like “Mona”. Maybe there are in under-developed countries. But I am pretty sure that no one is purer than Mona in developing or developed countries. She said she was going to be a lawyer, but personally, I think she could not. She was too pure or too psycho sometimes. Her behavior could not help her to achieve her dream.

Addition: Everyone would have suspicions to friends and even family. Mona had no suspicion to Tamsin but did have suspicion on her brother. This is quite impossible. With the same word, she was just too pure.

(*This is not a good character to me. I prefer Tamsin more!)

Tamsin (I talked about her in my latest notes)

- She was upper-class girl who went to boarding school, knew how to play cello and horse-riding.

- She was smart and versatile (knowledgeable). There are several clues in the movie showing that she knew about philosophy, literature and music.

- She claimed that she had bad influence on people at school and she was suspected for school holiday.

- She adored Edith Piaf. While she was listening to Edith Piaf with Mona, she said she worshiped Edith Piaf and talked about love history of Edith.

- She loves drinking and smoking. What she had drunk? Red wine-->Cognac--->Vodka

- She did not believe in religion. Although she did say something to Phil about her falling in love with Religion, she just tested Phil and saw whether he was easy and exposed him that he was fake person.

- She lied to Mona, including the death of her sister. Yet, she cared about Mona, she lied to Mona (the death of her sister) was mainly because she wanted to make friend with Mona.

- She regretted she lied to Mona after being published by Phil.

- Nearly died of being strangled in the water by Mona.

- She might be a lesbian. According to the movie, she asked Mona how Ricky (Mona’s ex) had sex with her.

My view on Tamsin: She was real person but not a good person, I mean much more like being in modern society. I like the fact that she had a knowledgeable mind.

Lying to people or other bad influences at school is common at school and society. She was studying at boarding school. I always think that she lied because of fun (She is a mean girl who saw the world). But her lying shows that the society is not that pure, it is full of darkness, especially entertainment world. This character deepened the portrayal of Mona’s character (innocence) and told us not to be too innocent.Yet, I cannot accept the fact that she was lesbian.

Scene from My Summer Of Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6I6R-r24as

GetGlue 讓你緊「貼」各種娛樂

粉絲貼紙

今次要介紹呢個網叫做GetGlue，佢係一個社交網站，提供各式各樣既娛樂資料俾用戶去揀鍾意既去"Like"，"Check-in"。形式就好似Facebook用戶"Like"自己鍾意既Page咁樣。唔同既地方在於GetGlue集中於"Check-in"呢個功能上面，用戶可以無限"Check-in"自己既心水項目。除此之外"Check-in"仲會得到限時Stickers(貼紙)，儲夠仲會有實體版Stickers寄到你屋企。想知更多就繼續睇落去啦。

All Good Things: An Unexpected Thriller

Confession: I went for this movie because I like to watch Kirsten Dunst's movies, and knowing that Ryan Gosling was in this movie was a delight (watch THE NOTEBOOK, great movie!).

From the movie poster, I thought it was just a love story going into a bad end, but when I really got to watch it.

變種特攻: 異能第一戰 觀後感

選角合適

個人認為選James McAvoy做X博士非常配合，他的演技的確為X博士年輕版添了另一份味道。想不到原來X博士年輕的時候會這麼愛逗女孩子。

另外飾演磁力王的Michael Fassbender給人感覺硬朗之餘又有一份哀傷感，很配合他的角色。不知道為什麼我有一刻覺得他會適合演007。他看上來很酷(除了他戴頭盔戴歪了點那部份)。

<年輕的維多利亞女王>講述了浪漫與愛情的定義(I always thumb up after watching this movie)

在看the young victoria以及king's speech這二部電影之前, 我已經對歷史片, 文藝片甚至與社會民生的電影有著濃厚的興趣。不論是什麼國家出產的電影, 我也以藝術和文學的審美眼光來欣賞一部電影。
昨天半夜, 我一直對著我心愛的電腦, 上著網, 寫著我一篇評論幸福的抉擇的文章。不知為何, 我總覺得十分沉悶, 彷如自己是一個在醫院等待取藥的病人, 悶悶不樂地等著藥劑師調好藥, 然後取藥回家。於是我拆開了我新買的一隻電影DVD---the young victoria, 把它擺放在我電腦的CD機裡, 然後慢慢欣賞這部既是歷史又是講述經典愛情的紀錄片。

the young victoria 電影海報

My rates towards the young victoria: 8.5/10
看 完這部電影, 我幾乎整晚睡不著, 因為實在太好看了, 一方面很浪漫, 另一方面塑造維多利亞女王初時登基的背景。無論演員, 拍攝技巧, 故事表達或中心思想方面, 都可說是「完美」; 那些服裝-----真可以用「維美」和「綺麗」來形容, 難怪這部電影會拿奧斯卡最佳報裝設計。只不過我硬是覺得有些美中不足, 所以在10分裡頭扣了一點分。
故事背景:
這部電影講述維利多亞女王的早期生活。在17歲那年, 她曾多次被媽媽與康羅伊公爵迫簽署有關攝政的條文, 年少的維多利亞, 知道康羅伊公爵的野心, 堅決不把攝政權交給他。
同 年間, 她認識薩克森-科堡-哥達王朝的艾伯特王子, 亦因為這次遇見, 他們都有頻繁的書信聯絡(頻繁得有點可怖XD)。她登基在即時,當時的首相墨爾本子爵為了取得她的信任以及利用她的權力, 經常與她說話(I.E 墨爾本子爵曾向維多利亞讚揚後者父親是一個很好的軍官), 以及幫她請女待長。登基後.....
在墨爾本子爵的領導下, 維多利亞女王的民望大跌, 甚至有些激進份子闖入白金漢宮, 想著暗殺她。不過幸好, 她本身有與德國的艾伯特王子有書信來往。 她多次寫信給艾伯特王子, 講述她的情況, 而艾伯特王子也回信回她, 鼓勵她不要放棄, 要堅強。她請艾伯特王子來訪幫她, 給她意見......
(不想透露那麼多, 有興趣的話, 請上網或買DVD欣賞)
演員方面
女主角維多利亞女王由金球獎得主愛美莉·賓特(Emily Blunt)飾演, 她是一個有演戲潛質的演員, 從穿Prada的惡魔到The young victoria, 這位女演員並沒有令人失望。可能她在拍施(現在已婚), 所以對於「愛」與「浪漫」的定義有著深厚的認識, 演那些經典愛情歷史片比那些沒有拍施的女演員更加生動。
男主角艾伯特王子由Rupert Friend飾演艾伯特王子;傲慢與偏見的Mr.Wickham與Emily一樣, 沒有令我失望。他的演技不俗, 加上Emily的配合, 簡直是激情, 浪漫, 激情...可能在那時他在與魔盜王女主角姬拉麗莉拍施, 他也掌握如何是「浪漫」, 如何是「愛」, 因此他也把他的角色做得栩栩如生。
女配角肯特公爵夫人, 如果大家有看阿凡達的話, 一定會看到她飾演某個女博士(i.e那個女博士是配角) 。在<>演出肯特公爵夫人的她, 真的能演出那麼對女兒漠不關心的母親。
男配角墨爾本子爵, 演他的人把他塑造成一個亦忠亦奸的臣子, 很好的說!
拍攝方面
一 部電影能令我這個懶人作一些分析, 證明了其攝影投巧很值得別人欣賞。在威廉四世的生辰裡, 有一幕拍攝酒杯, 那個拍攝鏡頭形成了一種透視的效果(十分正)。另外, 維多利亞與艾伯特王子跳華爾滋的時侯, 拍攝方式就像轉圈一樣, 使觀眾感受到他們的浪漫, 亦可感受到皇族的高貴(個人覺得)....
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服裝方面
這套電影榮獲奧斯卡金像獎最佳服裝設計, 服裝設計一定不會遜色。我最鐘愛是那件維多利亞在與艾伯特王子跳舞那件禮服, 因為玫瑰是我最愛的花種之一。整體的服飾, 我只能以「綺麗」來形容。
個人感覺
這 套電影成為了我最喜愛的經典愛情片兼歷史片。這部電影給我解釋什麼是「愛情」。再者,維多利亞女王與阿爾拔親主的愛情十分激情和浪漫, 由認識至寫信到結婚, 他們的愛情就像一部經典愛情話劇。阿爾拔親王也因為愛情而差點殉於情, 有一幕說道, 他們倆吵架後一天, 在街上巡遊, 忽然間有個男人想暗殺維多利亞女王, 他開了兩槍, 最後一槍, 阿爾拔親王為了保護維多利亞女王而手部中槍, 流了很多血, 但幸好他沒死。那一瞬間, 想一想現今男人, 有多少個願意為自己心愛的女人而犠牲呢? 有多少個男人可以做一些浪漫的事呢? 這令我想到很多問題, 亦警惕我成年後對於選擇男友方面要嚴謹, 認真一點

SHE'S THE MAN X THE VERONICAS

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