Well, I have to admit that I was certainly swayed by emotions, but not the kind of uncontrollable hatred the British state attorney was trying to arouse in the general population. What was ignited inside me were feelings of anger in front of such a corrupt system, resentment, disappointment, powerlessness, resignation, and then gradually a spark of hope, a sort of skewed belief in some sort of justice (or rather a satisfaction due to the just course of action being taken, given the tragic of the story), jubilation and in the end curiosity to find out more about this McCarthy Communist Witch Hunt with British and Irish terrorists instead of Americans and communists. This resurrection of a man on screen, even though a little bit hurried in parts, is quite memorable and I can hardly find a fault with the movie, excepting maybe a couple of historical inadequacies, but I am not a historian so I won't be a harsh on the movie because of that. Maybe I will re-watch it in a couple of years, I feel there are some hidden symbols and gems here that await to be found again.
Review of In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
(1993)
,,I would caution you not to be swayed by emotions''
30 January 2024