The wind is light and the clouds are light is the real life

Kacie 2022-03-27 08:01:01

The first thing to say is that to watch this film, you must first understand the historical background of the year, otherwise you will think that this is a sleep-in-the-sleeve film.
Violence and tranquility Hatred and peace are the two major impacts of this film on the soul. The tranquility of the streets of Northern Ireland and the tension and hesitation before ALISTAR's departure, the pureness of JOE's football and the ferocity of ALISTAR's guns, seem to be in opposition to each other but reflect the essence of the film. After 33 years, Joe, who is full of hatred, is very uneasy, but he is like ALISTAR who set out to kill 33 years ago. After 33 years, ALISTAR, who has devoted himself to public welfare and has universal values, is as pure and calm as Joe who played football back then. As we learned in philosophy class, the world is made up of countless contradictions, and this movie proves just that.
The film is not long or short, and it explains all the necessary plots without any procrastination. Shows the skill of the director. I went to see this film for Liam Neeson, thinking it was an ordinary commercial film, but the BBC production and the wonderful editing by Oliver Sisberg made me discover that a book I had never had before. A deeply felt masterpiece.
In the end, based on the general feeling of this movie, the wind is light and the clouds are light. When you let go of all the burdens, you will find that the familiar world around you is so unusual.

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Five Minutes of Heaven quotes

  • Alistair Little: Time will heal they say... what everybody says about everything. The years just get heavier. Why don't they tell you that? Nobody tells you that!

  • [first lines]

    Young Alistair - 1975: [narrating] For me to talk about the man I have become, you need to know about the man I was. I was 14 when I joined the Tartan gangs, and I was 15 when I joined the UVF, the Ulster Volunteer Force. At that time, don't forget, there were riots on the streets every week; petrol bombs everyday, and that was just in our town. When you got home and switched on the TV, you could see what was happening in every other town as well, and it was like we were under siege. Fathers and brothers and friends were being killed in the streets, and the feeling was, we all have to do somethin'. We're all in this together and we all have to do somethin'.