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A depiction of the events of the infamous bloody massacre which took place Sunday on January 30, 1972 when 27 civilians were gunned down by the British Army in the streets of Northern Ireland. The sto...( read more 
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MCT:April 25, 2008
Ivan Cooper: I just want to say this to the British Government... You know what you've just done, don't you? You've destroyed the civil rights movement, and you've given the IRA the biggest victory it will ever have.
This movie is a well handled drama depicting the events of Sunday January 30, 1972 where Northern Irish civil rights march turned into a bloody massacre at the hands of the British Army.
The film is shot as if it were a documentary, shown from multiple perspectives, including a civil rights leader, Ivan Cooper, played by James Nesbit, a local boy who wants to participate in the march, an army commander claiming to want as little harm as possible, and various other point of views depicting the events.
The film was directed by English native Paul Greengrass, who has used his hand held style, seen in what he has done with the Bourne series, to give a gritty and realistic portrayal of these events. As I watched this film it made me think of it as a modern day version of The Battle of Algiers, a similar film depicting the Algerian wars from a very gritty perspective.
Because of the effective style of this film, it all feels very natural. The performers don't seem like actors as much as people who were involved (in fact many of the extras in the march did in fact march on that day all those years ago).
Nesbit, who serves as the closest person to a lead role is particularly good. He starts the film off as an optimistic person hoping to see change by the end of it. He does see change, but in an unfortunate opposite way, as he becomes more and more disillusioned by what he sees occur.
While the film is very well made and certainly gets across a neat recreation of events, the beginning could have better set the audience up for what the conflict was to begin with, especially those who are not aware of the past situations in Northern Ireland.
However, the effective direction of the movie makes it a very good film to watch.
Ivan Cooper: All over this city tonight, young men... boys will be joining the IRA, and you will reap a whirlwind. -
MCT:April 24, 2008
After watching this and The Wind that Shakes the Barley, I'm starting to realize that the Irish hated the British for a long time. This director seemed to hate the British as well, as this made the British's handling of the situation, as well as their actions post-bloody-sunday as downright evil. This was more engaging and seemed a much better stage to explore Irish-British relationship than in Wind that shakes the Barley, but it still lags at times and the acting was not stellar.
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MCT:April 16, 2008
Virtuoso film from the guy that did UNITED 93 and the last two BOURNE films. If you liked either, you should definitely give this one a watch. A history lesson, a documentary, and a genuinely riveting film.
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MCT:April 13, 2008This remarkable Paul Greengrass film captures the mixture of militarism, prejudice and loss of innocence that changed the course of Irish and British history. That the Bloody Sunday massacre was completely preventable is relevant to us today. Our current administration should be locked in a room and forced to watch this film, as well as The Battle of Algiers. Then again, perhaps they would simply revel in the carnage.
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MCT:April 5, 2008Brings to life the all too real event of Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland January 30th, 1972 .
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