Probably the same group of performers was used for the two trials.

Krista 2022-04-24 07:01:05

The narrative of the film is very rough, Gerry's futile emotional catharsis runs through, and some branches seem a bit lengthy.
Perhaps in order to stay true to the truth, and the plot itself is full and extreme enough, there is almost no doubt that the end of the fire can give the audience a strong emotional feedback.

After the climax came to an abrupt end, I didn't pay much attention to the ending of the characters in the subtitles, but I remembered these scenes:
1. When the Gerry family was tried, the crowd inside and outside the court chanted "hang them", and everyone was filled with righteous indignation.
2. The parade took the crowd chanting "free the four" as a turning point, and finally the crowd surrounded Gerry and cheered, as if the expected justice had come.

The contrast between the two scenes sent chills down the spine. Aside from the two diametrically opposed positions, the extreme emotions and the full sense of ritual displayed by the masses are almost the same - justice that exhausted their lives and waited for it was just another carnival for the rabble.
How can those who have never been exposed to the truth dare to express their positions so extreme.

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Extended Reading
  • Madisen 2022-01-26 08:14:23

    The director obviously has a strong ability to control plots and lines. He very skillfully weaves the background of the conflict between Britain and Ireland, the dark corruption of the police, the brutal humanity of the prison, and the experience of the protagonist, clearly showing how this background affects the growth of an ordinary person. How did it affect the emotional mindset of a pair of ordinary father and son? However, the director is also on another level, revealing to us deeper thinking about human nature.

  • Marcelle 2022-03-25 09:01:07

    Why do you only praise DDL, is it as good as you boast? In fact, the role of father is the real protagonist, and the acting skills of the old drama bones are called perfection. The last half hour of this film was not good, so hurry up and finish the story for the protagonist in a hurry. I think it would be better to make it a two-line cross narrative of father-son love and reversal.

In the Name of the Father quotes

  • Gerry Conlon: Was I always bad, was I?

    Giuseppe Conlon: Not always.

    Gerry Conlon: I don't deserve to spend the rest of my life in here do I?

    Giuseppe Conlon: All they done was block out the light.

    [points to his head]

    Giuseppe Conlon: They can't block out the light in here.

  • Gerry Conlon: What I remember most about my childhood is holding your hand. My wee hand in your big hand, and the smell of tobacco. I remember, I could smell the tobacco in the palm of your hand. When I want to feel happy, I try to remember the smell of tobacco.

    Giuseppe Conlon: Hold my hand.