12-19-2022, 06:03 AM
Finally, the wait is over. I have seen the film I've been waiting to see since it was announced despite trepidation that it would be a monumental sad fest. TBoI is from the writer/director who brough us In Brugge and Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri.
And guess what? It's a monumental sad fest running the gamut of emotions from sad to bleak in that distinctive Irish way.
Set on the fictional Irish island of Inisherin, Padraic, played by Colin Farell, is told by his best friend Colim, played by Brendan Gleeson, he doesn't want to be friends any more. The rest of the film is a journey of trying to find out why and the reactions of both men as Colin pushes back against the breakup. Siobhan, Padraig's sister, is there for moral support but she is stifled by the secluded setting. And Dominic who's beaten by his father and just wants any girl to talk to him and goes about trying to communicate in the most obnoxious way possible.
There are a few tiny moments of humor, but they are few and far between. The only thing that really breaks up the unending sadness of the tale is seeing Ireland again. Inisherin is played by two Islands; Inishmor and Achil. I've been to Inishmor a couple of times and it was great to see it on film. Dun Aengus appears in a lot of the shots as a distant rocky anomaly.
Now the film plays out during the time of the Irish Civil War and the incidents between the two men, once like brothers, is an allegory for the Civil War. But I don't think I quite saw it and will do further research to found out what the director was trying to do.
If you are feeling a bit down in the dumps, this is not the film to pick you up.
And guess what? It's a monumental sad fest running the gamut of emotions from sad to bleak in that distinctive Irish way.
Set on the fictional Irish island of Inisherin, Padraic, played by Colin Farell, is told by his best friend Colim, played by Brendan Gleeson, he doesn't want to be friends any more. The rest of the film is a journey of trying to find out why and the reactions of both men as Colin pushes back against the breakup. Siobhan, Padraig's sister, is there for moral support but she is stifled by the secluded setting. And Dominic who's beaten by his father and just wants any girl to talk to him and goes about trying to communicate in the most obnoxious way possible.
There are a few tiny moments of humor, but they are few and far between. The only thing that really breaks up the unending sadness of the tale is seeing Ireland again. Inisherin is played by two Islands; Inishmor and Achil. I've been to Inishmor a couple of times and it was great to see it on film. Dun Aengus appears in a lot of the shots as a distant rocky anomaly.
Now the film plays out during the time of the Irish Civil War and the incidents between the two men, once like brothers, is an allegory for the Civil War. But I don't think I quite saw it and will do further research to found out what the director was trying to do.
If you are feeling a bit down in the dumps, this is not the film to pick you up.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
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