The title of the movie, from the famous Irish folk song: While soft the wind blew down the glade, and shook the golden barley, it sounds so elegant and beautiful a rural scenery. A netizen who studied in northern England once mentioned his feelings to me: No one in this world may be more patriotic than the Irish and Scots. According to Loach, Ireland is full of local "historians". This sentiment stems from the Celtic nation’s dedication to land. The heroine’s father in "Gone With the Wind" is a typical Irish man. His love for the land has also been inherited to his eldest daughter. On his own farm, Scarlett can be desperate. Many of the stories in this film take place on the site in front of the heroine Sinead's house in the picture. This ordinary farmhouse has been ransacked in various ways, but even if the house has been burned to nothing, Sinead's grandmother has Still stubborn, unwilling to leave this piece of soil.
Apart from the land, the favorite of this nation, known for tap dancing, is freedom. The Sinn Fein Party and the Republican Army not only opposed the colonial rule of Great Britain, but also opposed the oppression of the rich class. The ideal is to establish a "completely democratic" socialist government. But on the other hand, chasing land means possession, and pursuing freedom may involve paying. The internal quarrels in "The Wind Blowing the Wheat Waves" just reflect this dilemma-the two controversies ended in fruitless. In fact, the paradox between freedom and system is still looking forward to a pertinent conclusion. Last year, there was a British film "Harry Brown" which reflected the contradiction between human rights and order in modern society, and finally relied on Obviously, this kind of multiple-choice question is not something that anyone can bear in exchange for violence against violence.
Loach revealed in the interview: Initially he was only planning to photograph the struggles in the colonies, but the closer to this theme, the more he discovered that all the factors that led to the civil war had already appeared in the War of Independence. The two brothers of "The Wind Blowing the Wheat Wave" are based on true stories, and their ideal differences have penetrated into the family members, leaving many shocking scars. The tragedy of Damien and Teddy is just a microcosm. Although in Loach's film, the audience will give Damien more sympathy, but looking back on history, the answer is not so clear. In the end, southern Ireland succeeded in gaining independence, and the 6 northern counties chose to stay in the UK. Now all of this has become a thing of the past. Time can only give the results. Looking back on the process and reasons, you may only see more violence and scars.
The war in "Wind Blowing Wheat Wave" is not romantic, nor can it be said to be tragic. Its protagonist is neither a "pianist" living in fear, nor a great hero. The passionate blood makes them involved in this war. In the middle of the world, he gradually became confused on the road of resistance. Damien swore allegiance to the government of the Republic because of his belief in socialism, but with the signing of the peace treaty, the latter rejected this belief. And Teddy was a radical rebel at first, but turned into an oppressor in the end. As a famous leftist activist, Loach's personal position is obvious. The film quoted James Connolly's speech: "Unless you establish a socialist republic, all your efforts will be wiped out." But for this question, ×××××××××× new footnote.
Nowadays, if there are no new ideas about war films, they may seem clichéd and hardly arouse much interest. "The Wind Blows the Wheat Wave" is a very grim movie, without much modification and rendering, the angle is very sharp, and there is no lack of objective thinking. Watching this film, I seem to be in the war from time to time, and from time to time out of the movie, being immersive, leaving a lot of room for thinking. And as the title suggests, in this tragic era, the rural scenery of Ireland is still picturesque. Although we did not see golden barley, when the breeze passed through the diffuse mist, blowing the green grass in the mountains and turning waves, it still fits the song, that grace, humiliation, and The tragic mood.
The characters in "The Wind Blows the Wheat Wave" may make people feel that they are not dramatic enough. In fact, the film depicts the conflict of positions and emotions very carefully, and the two-stage division is also quite meaningful. The two brothers seem to run contrary to each other. His life path, but his destiny is surprisingly similar. In the last scene of the film, when Sinead said to Teddy "I will never see you again", it coincides with the end of the first half, but at this time, it may be faced with "so much blood, means so little". The character has changed from Damien to Teddy. Damien's last words before his death said, "I used to not want to get involved in this war, but got involved. Now I want to get out, but I can't do it." The disillusionment of ideals is accompanied by cannibalism between relatives, which is still not cruel. The characters in the film are like weak people who are ruthlessly mocked by history, resisting their own destiny and embracing their ideals, but in the end they can only become the chess pieces that follow the trend. The war has swallowed humanity, and it also reflects the preciousness of humanity with his own madness.
As an ordinary amateur movie fan, I love to write about the afterthoughts, although they may not be qualified for "movie reviews." Among the many impressions I have written, it seems difficult to comment on "Wind Blowing Wheat Waves". Because this is a controversial movie, but also a controversial history. However, whether you agree with Loach’s political stance and the film’s perspective on history, I don’t think you can obliterate the artistic quality and ideological depth of this masterpiece. Although it is sharp but not rigid, its emotions are also very sincere and moving. To be honest, I am very envious of the British being free to make such films that promote the socialist system in a capitalist society and expose and criticize their own colonial history. Moreover, the attention to the low-level figures in the film, the thinking about war and human nature, ideals and reality, freedom and democracy are of valuable value at all times, and can also stimulate the resonance of many people.
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