Almost no plot, almost no lines
If you don't understand the history, political environment, and religious beliefs of Ireland and the United Kingdom, you may not be able to understand it many times. In addition to enduring the pain and filth in the movie, I want to understand what the Northern Ireland region is going through. "The prisoners in the film are Irish republicans. They pursue the unification of Ireland and believe in Catholicism. They are called nationalists. Opposite them are the Protestant Unionists and the British government behind them. After Margaret Thatcher came to power, the republicans Cruelly repressed, they were treated as ordinary criminals, and in order to restore their status as political prisoners, the prisoners launched various demonstrations, such as filth demonstrations and hunger strikes, which are the background of the film.”
Only the frenzied protests by the Irish Republican Army detained in Maze Prison deprived of political prisoners, the bloody crackdown by the British Front led by the warden, and Mrs Thatcher's speech on the radio.
In order to emphasize that he was not a criminal and refused to wear a prison uniform and was completely naked, he was only allowed to wear a blanket when he was released from the cell, and launched a "blanket protest"...
Iron Lady Thatcher ignores it!
Because they refused to leave the cell, they smeared the walls with excrement, slept in dung, and launched a "filth protest"...
Iron Lady Thatcher ignores it!
The body is their last weapon, and a "hunger strike relay operation" begins...
The most striking, and also the most concentrated in the entire film, is a 20-minute long shot of a side-view conversation: "Bobby Sands (Fresh Shark), who is going on a hunger strike, talks to a priest who is trying to persuade. A What is going on in the minds of those who sacrificed their lives for justice. The content of the conversation includes Sands' growth, his judgments on sports and situations, and his views on life and choice. Knowledge is the entrance to understanding and delving into The Hunger."
Finally, after the 66-day hunger strike at Sands, childhood kept flashing, he kept running in the mountains, and Irish songs were sung. On the burial, relay the next warrior.
The film has no attitude, no political metaphor, because against both sides, no one is innocent, but everyone has flesh and blood. The Guardian said: "The Hunger is an original and powerful film, a reminder that there is such an ugly and tragic past in British and Irish history." History is the art of reflection, the unthinkable History is terrifying, and the nation that is unwilling to reflect is terrifying. A nation needs faith to save, not numbness and attachment.
(Fa Shark went on a hunger strike to lose 24 kilograms under the guidance of a doctor. What is dedication? Actors please compare Bell in "The Mechanic" and Fa Shark in "The Hunger".)
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