范主说：All I Need Is a Miracle
A while ago, the Oscars, with the role of Diana in "Spencer" won the nomination for best actress, the little K, finally lost the trophy, so that many fans directly regretted.
In fact, this movie has been controversial since its release, and its reputation has been mixed. At present, douban score is 6.5, rotten tomatoes 83%.
The plot of the film focuses on Diana and the British royal family spending their last Christmas together at Sandringham Manor, when Diana and Charles's relationship has reached a freezing point and she is determined to have a showdown with the royal family, and the film tells the story of their unfortunate marriage through the story that happened in just three days.
There was also news that Harry was going to boycott the film because "Spencer" showed Diana's pain before her death too vividly, making Harry unable to face it, and did not want the effects of the film to continue to spread...
Diana with the young William Harry in the film
At the Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, of which William was chairman, the topical work was also snubbed, and it was not even nominated. William is said to have thought the film's portrayal of his mother was "tacky and factually incorrect"
In fact, compared with Harry, William's expression of motherly feelings has always been more restrained. On Mother's Day in england before, he posted a card charlotte had written for Diana, which read, "Daddy misses you, Grandma Diana."
Although the film did not win an award, there has been a lot of news related to Diana outside the scene recently. For example, at the beginning of the month, Diana's royal photographer Patrick Demarchelier died, and the story between him and Dai Fei was also discovered by the media.
Diana's 1990 vogue cover was shot by Patrick. Diana's determined eyes and confident expression are believed to be the product of her efforts to fight back when her marriage with Charles broke down, and Diana herself said that the photograph was taken to "disarm the enemy" and that the "enemy" was "the people in my husband's family who wanted me to disappear." This is related to the plot of "Spencer".
Royal Chef Darren McGrady, who has been active online, has recently shared Diana's "little secrets" and pointed out that many of the details about the royal family in Spencer are wrong. And the movie happens to have a role as a royal chef, and Diana also has a rival scene.
In fact, unlike previous film and television works about Princess Diane, "Spencer" is not a biopic, but focuses on expressing The emotional changes of Princess Diana through a large number of plot fictions, telling everyone at the beginning that this is "an allegory of a real tragedy". Whether it's the tone, the shooting style or the BGM, it's like shooting a psychological thriller suspense film.
The film shows DaiFei's activities and emotions at great length, showing her pain through the first perspective, and spending a lot of time showing Daifei's depression, binge eating nervosa, and self-harm behavior. Charles's appearance was less than ten minutes (although he still contributed a lot of scumbag quotes in just a few minutes).
So today Fan Lord will talk to you about this movie that has been praised by film critics, but has not been bought by the royal family, and the holiday home can also catch up.
Appearance performance controversy
Very reductive or too hard?
♔ Shape
When it was officially announced that Xiao K would play Concubine Dai before, it was actually not very optimistic. After all, Xiao K's usual outfit is a punk cool handsome girl, which cannot be said to be exactly the same as the elegant Dai Fei of the atmosphere, but can only be said to be irrelevant.
However, after the makeup photo came out, netizens were really fragrant again, and they felt that Xiao K was still quite accurate in his looks, manners, etc
But look closely at her face shape and Dai Fei is quite different, the overall point is pointed, the eyebrows are sharper.
Therefore, he always looks very draggy, more aggressive, and there is still a certain gap between daifei's gentle temperament.
As for the makeup and hair, it is more closely related to the plot. The film is set in 1991, when Dai Fei was about 30 years old, when her marriage with Charles had clearly broken down and she was in pain and torment.
Usually the smoky makeup of the cool drag of the small K, in the movie with a light makeup effect is still quite surprising, that is, the natural red halo on Dai Fei's face is not how to reflect.
Perhaps because of the background and setting, the little K version of Dai Fei always has a cold and desperate look in her eyes, but the tear trough plays a fragile side.
Even for a moment there was a feeling of being back in time for the Twilight Girl.
As for the hairstyle, the degree of reduction from the side angle is still quite high ↓
However, the hair on the front is not as fluffy as DaiFei's, a little flattened, in fact, the DaiFei in this period has left a very rich sense of layered short hair.
♔ Performance
Regarding Xiao K's performance, the comments are also mixed, some people think that her performance is very breakthrough, and some people feel that the whole is a bit too strong.
For example, in terms of accent, everyone knows that Little K is American, and Dai Fei has a pure British accent. The original voice is used in the film, and although she speaks in a British language, she can clearly feel the traces of imitation.
And although Dai Fei's real voice cannot be said to be very agile, it is very gentle, and Xiao K's hoarse voice is like smoking five packs of cigarettes on average every day, which sounds a bit dramatic.
Little K's acting skills are the most controversial. The faction that said that she had poor acting skills thought that she had played Dai Fei as herself, and seemed to always drag, or that she was acting too hard. Some of the expressions of emotions are also exaggerated, and there is a feeling of dreaming back to the twilight woman.
There are also some strange imitations of Dai Fei, especially the posture, the iconic jaw has evolved into a hunchback and a neck extension, losing the temperament of Dai Fei.
However, some people think that Little K actually performed the side of Dai Fei that we can't see, and even Ken Wharfe, The former bodyguard of Dai Fei, said that among Diana's actors in the past decade, her performance is the most "accurate" and the closest to Diana.
Former Royal Chef Darren McGrady also tweeted that no actor could master Diana's voice or mannerisms like Little K, who was "100% worthy of the Oscars." Some mental activities are in place ↓
Especially in a montage looking back at the first half of his life, the interpretation is actually very tense.
And Little K is not completely imitating Dai Fei's smile, but has added a lot of his own understanding and interpretation. How well the acting is done is also a matter of opinion.
Exquisitely dressed
Recreate the classic shape, but also recreate it
In terms of clothing and jewelry, Spencer does not make a one-to-one reproduction like "The Crown", but most of the clothing and jewelry can find the real shadow.
♔ Costumes
The costume was designed by Jacqueline Duran, a former costume designer for Atonement and Pride and Prejudice. Although the time background is 1991, there are several sets of classic daifei styles in the montage scene of the film.
An impressive set of beige dinner gowns, the most pivotal set in the film, is based on Chanel's Spring/Summer 1988 Haute Couture collection and features vine-shaped embroidery of delicate gold-silver ovals and leaf sequins.
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As a spokesperson for Chanel, Little K also promoted Chanel's in-depth cooperation with the film to a certain extent, re-reproducing the dress, which was made by 5 dedicated craftsmen who spent 1034 hours of man-hours, of which the embroidery process accounted for 700 hours.
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It is also very eye-catching on the poster.
This black dress is also from Chanel.
The film also restores the classic shape of Dai Fei's wedding dress, but it is also not a one-to-one reproduction.
Because the height difference between Xiao K and Dai Fei is relatively large, the costume designer also adjusted the proportion of the clothes according to the figure of Xiao K, and it can be seen that elements such as puff sleeves and necklines have captured the essence.
In the daily style, the degree of reduction is relatively high, and the overall similarity from hats, veils to coats is relatively high.
The blue coat was a tweed coat that Diana wore.
This checked tweed coat has undergone some changes, also from Chanel.
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In addition, the film also refers to the sailor costume style of the concubine, and arranges a yellow sailor skirt for Little K, which looks a little strange with this exaggerated pirate hat.
At the end of the film, this dress becomes a sign that she bids farewell to her past self and the royal family.
Dai Fei loved to carry Chanel bags in the 90s, and in the movie K carried the classic Chanel CF.
But Diana didn't use the Chanel logo much after her divorce in 1996, and Australian designer Jason Brunsden recalled that Diana once said "I can't wear a double C, it reminds me of Charles and Camilla"...
In addition, there are other symbolic costumes, such as this red and green coat, which is neutral and casual, representing the concubine's desire for freedom.
Three visually striking dresses appear in a montage scene, full of irony.
At the end of the film, Dai Fei changed into a handsome blazer and jeans and decided to be herself.
She also wears a less matching baseball cap, which Fan feels is also a symbol of her determination to leave the royal family for freedom.
Although so many costumes are shown, but the costumes are also one of the angles that highlight the concubine's bondage in the royal family, every set of clothes she wears in the film is actually prescribed by a special person, and there are strict rules for which set to wear on any occasion, and there is no freedom to dress.
♔ Jewelry accessories
In jewelry accessories, there are also some restorations. Like The sapphire ring that Dai Fei is most famous for, it looks pretty good at first glance.
But there are still no small differences in the details, the original engagement ring is composed of 14 diamonds, the small K version of the diamond is smaller and more dense; the original ring has only one ring, and the small K version is "three-in-one".
Instead, he wore a golden ring, which was quite similar to the main lord.
The crown worn by the concubine at her wedding is also reproduced in "Spencer"
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Little K also wears another crown in the movie, which is not quite like the style worn by Dai Fei.
This pearl necklace from Spencer is also a meaningful piece and a tribute to Diana's style in the '80s, by the costume designer in collaboration with Mouawad Jewelry.
But in the movie, it is a kind of bondage and insult to Diana, and Prince Charles has given "her" an identical one.
Everyone knows that it is Charles's lover Camilla.
At the beginning of the film, Princess Dai also wears a Chanel sunglasses with the iconic pearl earrings.
The Coco Crush bracelet is also suspected of being handy ↓
Restoration and fiction
The reduction of binge eating disorder and the metaphor of the severed queen
If you talk about the movie alone, in fact, the plot is still more exciting, and the combination of fiction and reality shows the pain and despair of Dai Fei in the royal life.
♔ Restoration of details
In the plot, some of the iconic details about Dai Fei have been restored.
The film shows Diana's binge eating nervosa at great length. For example, it restores the tradition of the British royal family requiring every member to weigh before Christmas dinner, because after Christmas, each person must be 3 pounds fat.
The "Royal Chef" team at Sandringham Manor is also doing their best to prepare for the Christmas dinner these days↓
Just so that Dai Fei can have a little appetite ↓
But the actually made food doesn't look like there's much appetite...
The tortured Diana tried her best to eat the "big meal"↓
But when the dessert was not on, I couldn't help but run to throw up.
But at midnight, I couldn't help but sneak to the back kitchen to overeat ↓
After almost every meal, I ate almost to the end and ran to the toilet to vomit.
Dai Fei's depression is also reflected through self-harm tendencies, because of her marriage and postpartum depression with Charles, she has suffered from depression 4 times before and after in real life.
When Diana cut herself in the movie, William Jr. continued to dissuade her outside the door, which was very heart-wrenching to watch.
The film also focuses on the mother-son relationship between Princess Dai and Harry and William, which is also a relatively rare warm moment.
In one game, Harry asks William, do you want to be king? William was silent for a long time and said, I have no choice, today seems to be worth playing.
At the end of the film, accompanied by a cheerful song "All I Need Is a Miracle", Princess Dai takes William and Harry to drive away from Sandringham Manor, expressing Princess Dai's yearning for freedom, but unfortunately the truth is quite the opposite.
♔ Fictional plot
In addition to the restoration of some details, the film also connects and promotes the development of the story through fictional plots.
For example, in the book "Anne Boleyn: The Life and Death of the Martyr", which inexplicably appears at the head of Princess Dai's bed, the protagonist Anne Boleyn is a famous severed queen in history, because King Henry VIII of England only married for three months before his enthusiasm dissipated with her, and he was finally beheaded for adultery.
Anne Boleyn and Diana have a lot of similarities, marrying into the royal family and then encountering husband cheating, and the real Diana really has some blood relations with Anne Boleyn.
In the film, Dai Fei feels pain and struggle, and finally makes up her mind to escape, which is also related to Anne Boleyn, because she constantly sees her visions, and Dai Fei realizes that she cannot repeat the same mistakes.
In addition, there is Maggie, the only person trusted by Concubine Dai, who also expresses the loneliness and helplessness of Concubine Dai in the royal family.
It also adds the plot of same-sex love, although it seems superfluous in the whole plot, but to a certain extent, it also emphasizes the helplessness of Dai Fei.
In addition, former chef Darren McGrady also pointed out some details that did not match the facts, such as the fact that Diana got lost at the beginning of the film, which made him feel incredible, because in reality Diana had spent 11 Christmases in Sandringham.
He also defended the members of the royal family at the time, saying that Diana was indeed unhappy, but the royal family was not all monsters. He could hear the infectious laughter of Diana from the kitchen, who had a good relationship with Andrew's wife, Sarah, and Prince Philip, her greatest ally.
Interestingly, he also said that it was unlikely that Diana would take William Harry to eat KFC at the end of the film, because there was no KFC at that time, but the real Diana would really take two children to McDonald's occasionally.
Well, I'll tell you about "Spencer", what do you think if you also watched this movie? Let's talk in the comments section
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