war in the barley

Talia 2022-04-22 07:01:39

Because of westlife, Aiwu and Wu began to pay attention to Ireland, and then began to pay attention to Irish filmmakers, so they watched this THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY.
Ireland, such a peaceful and beautiful country in people's eyes, has also experienced wars. There are green wheat waves in front of him, but there are endless gunshots in his ears. The first half of the story is about how the young people resisted the British, and the second half is about the young people who once lived and died together because of different ideals and became the soldiers of the two camps in the civil war and eventually became the enemy.
Teddy & Damien, the protagonists of the film, are two brothers, and in the end, Teddy personally ordered Damien to be shot.
One sentence can't summarize the main content, but just this one can make the film extremely heavy, not to mention more than that!
The story of the film is smooth, the scenery is beautiful, and it is cruel. It's just that the film is so story-telling that it feels like a running account. There is no description of the character and psychology of the characters, and there is no point.
I want to talk about the male lead, Cillian Murphy, the rich second generation in "Inception", he is Irish. This atypical-looking and extremely low-key actor actually has very good acting skills, and has a pair of eyes that are bluer than the sea...
Irish accent, oh my god, I'm going to break down! ! ! Cillian could barely understand what Cillian said, but others were completely clueless. I really don't know how WESTLIFE sings without an accent. I can't hear the accent at all when I listen to them sing!
Many people remember the first sentence Damien wrote in his suicide note:
I tried not to get into this war, and did, and now try to get out and can't.
Is this fate?

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Extended Reading
  • Marcelino 2022-03-28 09:01:06

    The Irish War of Independence is good everywhere, the camera moves, and the narrative is strong and neat; the later battle between the royalists and the republicans is stylized, and in the final suicide note, the feeling I want in my mind is Qu Qiubai [excessive words] rather than Lin Juemin's "Book with His Wife". The protagonist should be a Qu Qiubai-style character. Worst Ken Loach ever. Three and a half.

  • Jayme 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    I tried not to get into this war, and did, and now try to get out and can't

The Wind that Shakes the Barley quotes

  • Damien: It's easy to know what you are against, but quite another to know what you are for.

  • Finbar: [the IRA have just gunned down several Black and Tans] Mercenaries! That were paid to come over here to make us crawl, and to wipe us out. We've just sent a message to the British cabinet that will echo and reverbarate around the world! If they bring their savagery over here, we will meet it with a savagery of our own!