Why no movies about 1916?

veryangryman · 19-04-2015 08:58PM #1

Just wondering given

a) The centenary
b) How many movies are out commemorating practicallly anything these days

Why they arent doing anything movie-wise on the Rising. Seems like a great topic to cover.

Is it the sensitivity etc...didnt stop them with Wind That Shakes Barley. Any theories?

The One Doctor · 19-04-2015 09:01PM

I don't think anyone cares about 1916 anymore. I certainly don't.

Phil Mitchell · 19-04-2015 09:01PM

Probably because they lost. And people would start crying if the story took the British side for the happy ending.

The Backwards Man · 19-04-2015 09:02PM

It's simple. Daniel Day Lewis can't to a Scottish accent, and Liam Neeson can't do an Irish one.

Mint Aero · 19-04-2015 09:02PM

*coughs*

Liam Neeson was in one.

\movie production.

Mr. Incognito · 19-04-2015 09:03PM

No happy ending.

Everyone dies

Mint Aero · 19-04-2015 09:03PM

The One Doctor wrote: »

I don't think anyone cares about 1916 anymore. I certainly don't.

Only in Ireland :rolleyes:

Saipanne · 19-04-2015 09:04PM

Are you my Daddy wrote: »

Why no movies about the eastern front in world war two?

There are tonnes of them.

Spunge · 19-04-2015 09:06PM

Are you my Daddy wrote: »

Why no movies about the eastern front in world war two?

i can think of 3 stalingrad movies

Duckworth_Luas · 19-04-2015 09:07PM

A blockbuster was made starring Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio and Denzel Washington as Eamon De Valera.

However, at the premier in Los Angeles Iwasfrozen chained himself to the railings outside and Lord Sutch showed up with a "Down with this sort of thing" sign.

The whole project had to be cancelled.

DVDM93 · 19-04-2015 09:10PM

Are you my Daddy wrote: »

Any you would recommend?

Stalingrad 1, Stalingrad 2 and Stalingrad 3.

mikemac1 · 19-04-2015 09:10PM

Young Indiana Jones fought in 1916 alongside Sean Lemass.

I saw it on TV so it's true!

Spunge · 19-04-2015 09:13PM

Are you my Daddy wrote: »

Any you would recommend?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108211/ this one

havent seen enemy at the gates in a few years so not sure on that one

stalingrad 2013 i do not recommend but it has some cool cgi sequences.

degrassinoel · 19-04-2015 09:22PM

Some decent 1916 related films you might have missed

Michael Collins by Neil Jordan

The Treaty (more to do with 1921, than 16 but worth a watch as it deals with the aftermath of the rising and the treaty which divided the country and sent us into a civil war.

Insurrection eight part series depicting the rising, made in 1966 - havent had the pleasure of seeing it but i've heard it was excellent, would be surprised if RTE didnt show it next year at some point before easter.

the evasion_kid · 19-04-2015 09:25PM

Wouldn't have a good enough ending for the cinema,unless they make an alternate ending where the g.p.o is secretly an alien spaceship and they CGI it lifting off towards the end of the fighting,the leaders of the rising are now on a planet with Elvis and 2pac

19-04-2015 09:25PM

It might work. I mean Michael Collins and The Wind that Shakes the Barley did really well internationally. So it isn't so much to say that there is no interest, because there would be if the story is good.

LordSutch · 19-04-2015 09:26PM

veryangryman wrote: »

Just wondering given

a) The centenary
b) How many movies are out commemorating practicallly anything these days

Why they arent doing anything movie-wise on the Rising. Seems like a great topic to cover.

Is it the sensitivity etc...didnt stop them with Wind That Shakes Barley. Any theories?

Maybe its because in the grand scheme of things, the rising was a very small event which took place during a very turbulent war in Europe where millions of men died fighting, not least the fifty thousand Irish men who died on the continent between 1914-1918. The Easter Rising itself was in reality a very small blip on the landscape (of world affairs at that time), hence there are much bigger stories to tell about the period.

Two Big films about the rising; The wind that shakes the barley & Michael Collins.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 19-04-2015 09:26PM

Are you my Daddy wrote: »

Why no movies about the eastern front in world war two?

Here's a couple of decent ones.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defiance_%282008_film%29

osarusan · 19-04-2015 09:32PM

The Wind That Shakes the Barley is set from 1920 onwards, and is far more about the war of independence and following civil war.

The 1916 rising isn't really a major part of the story at all.

KingBrian2 · 19-04-2015 09:33PM

These films can be hijacked by political interests who ruin an enjoyable watch by claiming it is not authentic or else want to make huge commercial sales.

BorneTobyWilde · 19-04-2015 09:34PM

Interesting stat : The potato gun was invented in 1916 by a farmer with a grudge.

Earthhorse · 19-04-2015 09:35PM

Because it's boring. I know many of you want to believe it isn't, but it is.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 19-04-2015 09:38PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

Because it's boring. I know many of you want to believe it isn't, but it is.

A good film maker can make any story interesting on the screen.

R P McMurphy · 19-04-2015 09:38PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

Because it's boring. I know many of you want to believe it isn't, but it is.

Armed insurrection is a boring incident? What do you do to liven things up?

KingBrian2 · 19-04-2015 09:38PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

Because it's boring. I know many of you want to believe it isn't, but it is.

Plenty of WW2 films are boring too. I've heard the Great Escape is a brilliant film however I have still never got round to watching it up to the very end. After 20 minutes it becomes a slog.

Earthhorse · 19-04-2015 09:42PM

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

A good film maker can make any story interesting on the screen.

They also have an instinct for what makes a good story and what doesn't.

R P McMurphy wrote: »

Armed insurrection is a boring incident? What do you do to liven things up?

Post on boards.

KingBrian2 wrote: »

Plenty of WW2 films are boring too. I've heard the Great Escape is a brilliant film however I have still never got round to watching it up to the very end. After 20 minutes it becomes a slog.

I don't remember if it is or isn't but that's possibly more to do with how the pacing and style of cinema has changed since then. But I agree plenty of WW2 films are boring. That doesn't make 1916 particularly interesting.

Duckworth_Luas · 19-04-2015 09:43PM

KingBrian2 wrote: »

Plenty of WW2 films are boring too. I've heard the Great Escape is a brilliant film however I have still never got round to watching it up to the very end. After 20 minutes it becomes a slog.

After 20 minutes the Germans were 3-0 up but thanks to great performances from Ossie Ardiles, Pele and Rocky the Allies eventually snatch a draw.

MathDebater · 19-04-2015 09:46PM

'A Terrible Beauty' is meant to be a decent watch.

http://tilefilms.ie/productions/a-terrible-beauty/

George White · 19-04-2015 09:49PM

Isn't Insurrection - the TV series lost or was junked like most Irish/British TV?

KingBrian2 · 19-04-2015 09:53PM

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

After 20 minutes the Germans were 3-0 up but thanks to great performances from Ossie Ardiles, Pele and Rocky the Allies eventually snatch a draw.

Your mixing up the Great Escape with Escape to Victory which was about a soccer match. I prefer that film. It even had a great movie theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4jzV1n2nrU

Zamboni · 19-04-2015 09:54PM

MathDebater wrote: »

'A Terrible Beauty' is meant to be a decent watch.

http://tilefilms.ie/productions/a-terrible-beauty/

Fantastic movie style documentary featuring the lesser known Battle of Mount Street where around 17 volunteers held off literally hundreds of Sherwood Forresters.
OP should definitely watch this one.
Gives a good perspective from British soldiers too.

Why no movies about 1916?

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