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【Elizabeth: the Golden Age】的Cate Blanchett演得非常好,奈何難逃劇情作弄,傳奇背後不是波折命途,皇位穩若泰山,卻避不過脆弱心靈的難耐,周旋於兒女私情與國家命運的跌宕起伏,變成一個精神分裂的女王,一副強悍又豪邁的姿態,終日敵不過月亮的陰暗,上演連場喜怒無常的變裝。
個人認為,Clive Owen飾演的江湖浪客在片中錯放眼色也是罪過罪過,空穴來風,導致這場宮廷奇離三角錯,”花”落誰家實在難分難解,觀眾如我也不得不為女王嘆三聲:
係咪玩嘢…
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“Elizabeth: The Golden Age arrives at an interesting moment in American contemporary politics. For the first time in history, there is a real chance of having a woman presidential candidate. And people are still debating whether the country is ready for that. But 400 years ago, a woman competently led a nation and waged a war with considerable success. Not only that, but the film shows a young Queen Isabelle and Mary Queen of Scots as other prominent woman. It seems that when leading a country was a birthright, people were more willing to accept a woman as leader. I know this is simplifying things and that Elizabeth was not embraced by all as a great leader; that pre-adolescent Isabelle was ruled by others; and that Mary lost her head. But, I think that seeing a period, centuries ago, where women did rule and where a woman such as Elizabeth did prove to be effective is a very interesting image to have before mainstream audiences in the months before the presidential campaigns kick off. I’m not saying that the film is trying to draw parallels between Elizabeth and Hilary, but rather that we need to more fully accept the idea of a woman as a U.S. president.”
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有趣,把【Elizabeth: the Golden Age】故事解讀成希拉莉上台的現世寓言,影評當然可以架設於作品之外,節外生枝,變成作者另一套論述。
也許不是美國人,自然沒有對號入座之興致,可是,女王對異己者/異教徒的寛容,及後提出恐懼只會禍國殃民,到最後代表天主教派西班牙,以聖戰之名侵入新教(基督教)皇權當道的大不列顫,無不也可看成是另一宗警世寓言。
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其實全片最好看的還是Cate Blanchett,和她的戲服,瑰麗悅目的盛裝,明顯跟女王心情襯過。


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所以我覺得今次世界各地的電影海報還是要數香港的最挑通眼眉,香港版本的海報那副神情和戲裝也是最高貴又具霸氣的。
各地宣傳海報:



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Cate Blanchett 是近年我最喜歡的女主角之一,可是我經常把她和Tilda Swinton搞錯了。(反正她們都是充滿氣質和演戲天分的演員嘛!),最近Cate Blanchett 就憑【Elizabeth: the Golden Age】及一齣音樂傳奇片【I’m Not There】角逐多個女主角獎項,實在可喜。