The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007)

Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces. There are 2 kind of films about War the first is something like Saving Private Ryan a masterpiece in every way and the 2nd is something like The Wind That Shakes the Barley a film that is neither bad or good it's just meh because when you see Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight Trilogy) you would expect a great movie with lots of Drama and Action and honestly i didn't see nothing of that in here it was both mediocre but also very slow moving and i actually like this kind of movies but this one was disappointing. (5/10)

movie convey the difficult situation and the anger , violence of that time in Ireland . It shows threw what pain and grief people went fighting against British , fighting for something they believed in. Acting was excellent same as Cinematography . Any conflict, once started, takes on a life of its own. One act of violence leads to another in retaliation and the cycle continues . you clearly see how Cillian Murphy is getting affected by this events and how they transform him , the movie came a little short on human drama until the late ending of the movie which was heartbreaking to watch . "it's easy to see what you are fighting against but it's harder to know what are you fighting for" Great Movie . the movie is similar to Breaveheart but a little less powerful on emotional level

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Liam Cunningham and Padraic Delaney this historical drama is about two brothers who find themselves on opposing sides in Ireland's struggle for freedom from Britain.With Ken Loach in the driving Activist seat, this is basically a War Movie - Dark and Forlorn but it has attributes of a deeply motivated tragedy that speculates the subject of Violence/ Family and ultimately Love. Cillian Murphy's performance really pushes the boundaries of how harrowing civil war is and how it deeply and beautifully effects everything he truly believes in. the music and cinematography is excellent. Ken Louch again challenges another issue for the Irish Republican Army. Another Great Irish Flick!!!!

It does not happen often. Just finished it and, farther the tears of commotion that, yes, contain also a taste of anger, I got a shake through my back, another one, one more. I lay here, with the feeling that some shake is still stuck inside, and is not going to leave me for days, as are not going to leave the images and the stories that this movie tells. And, obviously, the hate for the Englishmen (inconvenient, as I am living in Reading for two moths more). I am (shamefully) at my first Ken Loach movie, but I have the sensation of a great discover. A direction that may appear dry and detached, maybe because far away from the eccentric ones I'm used to, but detains actually the sober and precious role of the storyteller. For the ones that usually don't appreciate the kind, no worries: you are going to love this anyhow. The screenplay is a masterpiece itself, without dead zones, air pockets or forced dialogue. Actors performances are even too much realistic. One of the movies that allow you to forget that it is, making way for goose flash and to transporting bitterness of this stories that are great, but true.