Buggers! I just remembered that I forgot to tell you something. Late on Thursday night, on telly I watch ‘The Wind That Shakes the Barley’ directed by Ken Loach, which starred Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Orla Fitzgerald, and Liam Cunningham. I have been waning to see this film for ages, and finally was able to on Thursday night.
It’s basically about the British occupation in Ireland, and is set in during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) and the Irish Civil War (1922–1923). Resulting in the development of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and consequent fight for independence from Great Britain. Now I know how the IRA started and where the conflict in Northern Ireland began.
‘The Wind That Shakes the Barley’ is a brilliant film (though just a warning, it a bit gory) that I highly enjoyed… Raw, shocking, and emotional it is, but well worth watching! It shows what a bastard the British Empire was, and the horrors/youth of war. By the end of the fill, I was like ‘shite, oh no!’ That being said, everyone should watch this film b/c it has a solid plot, fantastic acting, and Cillian Murphy’s performance yet again has such great depth (Murphy is just a superb actor). Definitely, not surprising that is won the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. A must see… *** FOUR 1/2 STARS ***
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