[Review] Darkest Hour - Shines on Gary Oldman

Set in World War II, Darkest Hour is another story told on the other front, when Winston Churchill was appointed as British Prime Minister just because he was the only one who was opposed by the opposition. At that time, no one including the king believed in his power. Speaking of Winston, this is a man of many and many sins - the Darkest Hour focuses on carving the prime minister in the darkest moment of the whole of Europe, between his inner conflicts and conflicts, struggles with the parliamentary factions, and then Winston Churchill turned the scene of the war with the Dynamo campaign, succeeding in bringing nearly 300,000 troops to Dunkirk home.


With a true story based on this fact, it's not worth discussing what the script is about, since history is not something that adds extra salt, which Joe Wright maintains is to rewrite it so well. can Opening with the Chamberlain meeting demanding Chamberlain's resignation, the rhythm at the beginning was strained like strings, pushing and pressure lasted until the end. There are no scenes of the Dunkirk battle, but the film can see the atmosphere of Cabinet war is as fierce as the battlefield.

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Talking about the soul of the film, Gary Oldman was immensely ecstatic, from his gait, his hands behind his back, his voice and gestures, the shortness of breath, the stuttering of an old man of nearly 70 years old. to the bottom lip or to the delicate in each sentence, all of which Gary is thoroughly researched before giving us a spectacular performance. It's also by chance that I saw Léon: The Professional a few days ago, and as a result, it's still a long way from recognizing Gary Oldman's iconic image of the wartime iconic leader. . This is not the act but the incarnation, a master incarnation.


Talking about Lily James, her role as secretary Elizabeth Layton is shown her rounded shoulders, not too great though heard that Darkest Hour largely based on Layton's diary while working with Winston Churchill. All other characters are blurry because Gary is so bright. For this role, I do not dare to claim to have won Oscar because I do not know how Daniel Day-Lewis, but certainly no doubt about it going into the classics.


The music from Dario Marianelli is not very impressive, but the plus point here is the filming. There is no scene so impressive that it goes to film history as a five-minute long-take on the Dunkirk coast in Atonement, but Darkest Hour still owns it's exquisite and beautiful frame thanks to Joe Wright's ingenious lighting arrangement and ingenious camera angle. There is a part I like so much that when Winston enters the elevator and around is dark, only the orange light from the light bulb in the narrow space of the rectangle, the same method is also used when Winston answering the phone conversation in private, there were three times Joe Wright used this to lighten up the face of the British prime minister in the midst of the darkness - which I think symbolizes despair in the situation. country at that time. Do not dare to say that you have understood all that, just know that I like it very much.


In general, Darkest Hour is one of the best movies due to the script itself, thanks to the excellent cast. So if anyone is really interested in history, as well as want to admire Gary Oldman's grotesque and get busted with rhetoric and epic music, then go to the cinema, otherwise sure will see the Darkest Hour very dry.

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