So I don't understand politics, I don't lie to you, but Neil Jordan, you can't lie to me either, can you?
The story begins with a rebellion that took place on Easter. The British persecuted Irish freedom fighters brutally. Our protagonist, Michael Collins, stood in the crowd. Although he was a little disheartened, he still couldn't. Cover up its edge, yearning for freedom and love for the motherland.
In fact, I lied to you, I only see that Eamon de Valera, what passion, what patriotism, what freedom, what struggle, I don't understand this history, how can I understand it? Do you think I'm a historian? What's more, I am in China, and I am a Chinese. You must know that the so-called national independence and division of the country are taboos! Only in my eyes, only my beauty.
And, I'm sure the director, will make me understand what an IRA is and what a Sinn Fein is, right?
But then, I don't know why, Michael Collins was released, and Eamon de Valera was released, because Eamon de Valera was born in the United States, so he was released out, so what about Michael Collins? Is it too? Was he also born in America? That is to say, there were two groups of people in that rebellion, one group was shot, and one group was released, the latter because they were born in the United States, and the British dared not kill Americans, right? ?
Forget it, I don't really mind, I don't understand politics anyway, I just want to see beauty, it's not too much, right? However, the story gets a little depressing here. Michael Collins and Harry Bran went back to a place, probably Dublin, or somewhere else, I don't know, they met a woman and they lived in a woman's house , while carrying out gun snatch work against the local police station, while spreading his political beliefs, these are all correct, and there is nothing wrong with them. Political struggles are like this anyway, aren't they? But, director, who is that woman? Even if she's just a female partner, you can explain it, right? I said I don't understand politics and I don't understand history!
Well, seeing this, I only understand two pieces of information. First, Ireland has been fighting for independence. Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins are all activists or backbones for independence. Second, this movement has always been despised and suppressed by the British. I really don't understand other things, but I just want to see beautiful women, so I continue.
Next, Michael Collins successfully recovered the informant Broy by his own strength. This person is very important. As a detective in the police station, he can get a lot of information. He told Michael: Tonight, all your important cadres will Arrested, run away. Michael raised this point at the meeting with dubious ideas, but Eamon de Valera said: It's okay, we'll go home and sleep, so that we can get more public attention.
Here, it can be said to be a small conflict between Michael and Eamon. I don’t know if the director is trying to foreshadow the political split between them in the future, but no matter who has a bit of brains, it is clear that political The struggle cannot be accomplished by force and faith alone. It also requires more political means and cool heads. So, I stand here with Amon.
Most of the cadres are like me, at least in the movie, they sided with Eamon, except for Michael and his right-hand man - Harry, who was not arrested because of good luck, and supported Eamon's They are all in the game. This time I didn't find the situation like last time. That is to say, they may die in prison, or they may be released, but it probably has nothing to do with whether they are American or not.
Michael was very upset, and the result was serious. He found that many Irish people were whistle-blowers. Through this incident, he trusted his informant, Mr. Broy, and the problem of whistle-blowing was made known to Michael by Mr. Broy. Michael summoned 12 Rohans for an assassination attempt. Those cadres who were locked up? Mr. Michael was angry that he was too busy, even though he told Harry on the night the cadres were arrested that he would go to jail, but in the end he didn't. He felt that even with him and Harry alone, Ireland could be liberated and a republic established. And here, Mr. Harry, the right and left hand, has also begun to fall in love, and the lady who I mentioned above is not introduced by the director.
But it doesn’t matter, the beauty Amon relied on his own mind to mold the key on the candle and secretly sent it to Michael. I originally thought that Amon wanted to ask Michael to help him with the key to save himself, but in the prison In the paragraph, I found that Eamon had already prepared a handful, and the quality was tens of thousands of times better than Michael's, so I insisted that Eamon sent the candle just to remind Michael: Hi! Dude, I'm still in prison. Besides, I decided to escape, remember to pick me up, of course don't forget, I like mink coats, women's, thank you~
I remember I don't know which movie review I read It was written that the three of them were the best brothers in this time period, comrades in arms with common political beliefs, and partners who were born and died together, maybe historically yes, but in the movie, I really can't see it, maybe there is no Eamon For that candle, Michael didn't know how long it would take to rob the prison. If you want to say that the facts of history are indeed what happened to the three of them, I don't care, I said that I can't understand and don't know these, I'll wait for the director to tell me.
Amon was released from prison, he said he was going to the United States to seek political support, and he was going to take Harry, Michael's right and left hand, Michael was angry: I'm here to kill, no love, no safety, no money, but you Going to America? Are you going with Harry? what should I do? Don't you know that Harry and I have slept in the same bed for years? Without him, what would I do? Don't question what I said, that's what Michael thinks. You've seen that man going on a business trip. It's his brother who helps him pack up. It's his brother who tells him where the plane ticket and money are, and he is reluctant to accompany him. It was his brother who led him to the station. These are the dazzling foundations! Although Michael was angry, he still let Harry go. We can see two points from here. First, Michael has a deep affection for Harry, and secondly, Michael's position in the organization is not as high as that of Emon.
Michael was depressed without Harry by his side, so he did two things, first, he stepped up the assassination, and second, he helped his brother take care of his brother's woman. These two things make me complain very much. First of all, if you assassinate, you will assassinate, and if you strike, you will strike. Politics is an unscrupulous activity, but in political struggles, informants are the most important, and you can not protect documents. , don't protect weapons, don't protect anything else, but you have to protect your informant, and our hero Michael picked up the woman as soon as he got the news that the hotel was dangerous, and gave up as soon as possible I really don't understand whether he stood on the stage of history because of his political beliefs or love beliefs. What's more, he spent the night with the woman in the hotel, although nothing happened, but I think this also directly led to the incident that the woman finally dumped his brother into his arms. What a bloody plot this is!
On the second day, Michael rushed to the meeting place and asked: Are there any casualties? I thought it was a farce!
I still hope that my beautiful Amon can come back soon and suppress Michael's stupidity, so he came back, and took the image of a political clown that the director hoped, opposed Michael's assassination and advocated a frontal war—— Capture the Cape Tower.
Director, seeing this, I want to ask you, are you really not lying to me? From the opening to now, it has been almost an hour and a half. The protagonist is Michael, the first supporting role is Harry, and the second supporting role is the beautiful Eamon. I always thought that you wanted to make Eamon a political scum who was narrow-minded and vying for fame and fortune. And Michael is a long-sighted, big-hearted national hero, but why do I see that this is not the case now?
I think, I may not understand the intention of the director, I decided to continue to look down, maybe because of the Cape Tower, the British government agreed to negotiate with Ireland, good news, so Eamon sent Michael as the chief negotiator, Michael declined, he thought he was a soldier, not a politician, and Amon let himself go in order to frame himself, so he went.
As the director expected, Michael brought back a very regrettable news. The British government only recognizes making Ireland an independent autonomous region, not a country. Although Ireland can set up its own government, it must show allegiance to the United Kingdom, and the autonomous region's Scope only in Southern Ireland, excluding Northern Ireland.
And Michael, who always wanted to insist that only the Republic is the way out for Ireland, actually signed this agreement and would rather give up Northern Ireland. Seeing this, I think this is definitely a joke. If history is really like this, then Michael is the biggest Joke, this has long been considered the national hero of Northern Ireland's independence.
Seeing this, whether the subsequent parliamentary session voted on the agreement, or the start of the Irish Civil War, or even Michael's engagement to that brother's wife, and finally being shot in the head on the hills of West Cook County, it is no longer the case. The point is.
The point is that this agreement has great political status and great influence in history.
So, I decided to use my very shallow logic to analyze what's inside.
First of all, what the director has always shown us is Michael's beliefs - to establish the Republic of Ireland, including Northern and Southern Ireland, and not to divide his country. And, as we can see from Michael's assassinations, he is a bit of a radical leftist, and bloodshed and sacrifice are inevitable in political struggles. So what was his purpose in signing this agreement? Is it to let Amon frame him, or to let himself and his brother part ways because of the disagreement of political ideas? Even if Michael repeatedly stated later that the liberation of Ireland was a struggle against the British, and he should not take up guns against his own people, this could indeed explain that Michael could not bear to see the Irish people kill each other and insist on the idea of peace, but how Neither explains why he went from a radical fighter who wanted to build an Irish Republic to a peaceful politician who wanted to get closer to the goal by other means.
Here, when we go back to the time when Amon decided to go to the United States, we can see from Michael's attitude that he is not a politician who knows how to mediate and has the skills. He has always believed that struggle is the foundation of liberation.
Secondly, as we mentioned above, Amon has always been in a higher position than Michael in the organization, so why did he let someone with a lower status than himself participate in such an important meeting? As Michael said, Amon wanted to make himself a victim of secession, and he (Amon) just didn't have the confidence to win, so he gave this task to himself. I guess unless Eamon is an idiot, no one wants to joke about the results of so many hard work just to hit Michael.
There are three places in the film where the director hints that Eamon is a qualified politician. For the first time, at the beginning of the film, Eamon tells Michael: Patience. Because Amon knew that people born in the United States would not be killed, so he left the green hills without worrying about no firewood. The second time, the first tip provided by the informant Broy, Eamon said: We still went home and went to sleep. Because Amon understands that the orientation of public opinion is often a harbinger of success. The third time, Eamon intends to let Michael go to negotiate, Eamon said: No one knows you, does it? Because Amon understands that if there is room for manoeuvre in this negotiation, the less well-known people in the organization go, the easier it will be to tear up the negotiation. If nothing is certain, then it is also possible to anger the British because of their status.
Third, what exactly is politics? In my eyes, politics is an activity in which countries and nations, nations and nations use weapons and intelligence to fight for their ideals. From ancient times to the present, it has never stopped. The most important thing in politics is not force, but necessity. Indispensable assistance, but the decisive factor is always intellect.
Eamon is wise and Michael is forceful. This is very clearly described by the director in the first hour and a half of the film. A politician who represents the surface attitude of the organization, and a soldier who represents the internal actions of the organization. After an hour and a half, this identity There was a sudden change, and there was no transition in between, just like a girl's menarche, which came so unexpectedly.
The director's foreshadowing in the first half deepened the suddenness and irrationality of the character change, which made me feel that politics and everything are all jokes, just the deepest kidnapping movement and the most childish frame-up behavior.
So, director, you lied to me.
I always thought that you wanted to praise Michael Collins, the national hero of the Irish independence movement, so you would do anything to slander other people's images in the story, but in the end I found that the dark thread hidden at the bottom of the story is- - The director is in love with Eamond de Valera, which is the "key" tone of the story.
The best tribute to the deceased dream lover, everyone thinks that I will say I love you honestly, no! I will never do this, I will criticize you severely, I will make everyone think you are a scum, I will punish you, because you are no longer there, and only I am still alive in this world.
Director, being able to make a political film so "deep" is really a skill!
Even if I was deceived by you, I still respect you!
Another: At the end of the film, the scene where Michael was killed is the best way to express the director's thoughts. Did the boy who shot him want to kill Michael himself, or was it Amon's order? Leave it to us to taste it slowly~
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