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Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by grujicd »

Everybody here talks about a movie (which is briliant from my perspective), or controls (which could be better), but no one asks WHY is this game made?

It doesn't make much sense it was created as a marketing device for a movie, it's not that kind of movie. However, considering names and graphics it looks totally as authorized work. My guess is it's a marketing device for an agency, which worked with a movie crew in some capacity and was granted a permission to use these assets for a bit of self-promotion.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by tyingq »

grujicd wrote: post #101

Everybody here talks about a movie (which is briliant from my perspective), or controls (which could be better), but no one asks WHY is this game made? It doesn't make much sense it was created as a marketing device for a movie, it's not that kind of movie. However, considering names and graphics it looks totally as authorized work. My guess is it's a marketing device for an agency, which worked with a movie crew in…

Cogs and Marvel made a blog post about it: https://www.cogsandmarvel.com/news/cogs-marvel-release-bansh...

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by prepend »

sph wrote: post #6

Based on a recent "black comedy" movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/ Which is one of the weirdest and heaviest hitting films I've seen recently, and while there is some comedy, it is not a funny movie.

I enjoyed this movie and can’t place what about it stuck with me.

I’ll be hit randomly in my day with recollections from the film and chuckle or even burst out laughing. More so than In Bruges or 3Billboards.

“That’s the same way my mammy died.” And “I’m here for the opposite of that. What’s the opposite of licks? I don’t know.” And “It takes two to tango. I don’t want to dance. You were dancing with your dog.”

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by prepend »

esrauch wrote: post #50
messe wrote: post #19

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Umm... the two terms are synonymous to me. What distinction are you drawing?

There's another genre also commonly called Black Comedy where Black is African American not Dark. To be fair, it is genuinely confusing to have that genre name collision.

I’ve never heard “Black Comedy” used to describe comedies by black filmmakers.

However, I have heard name collisions with “Black Arts.” My city hosts an annual event called the “Black Arts Festival” and when I first saw the banners around town, I was confused. I learned the true purpose and have always wondered if some evil wizards mistakenly attend.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by NoboruWataya »

spywaregorilla wrote: post #69
NoboruWataya wrote: post #44

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The Civil War connection is obvious (it's explicitly referenced at several points in the movie) but my interpretation was that the Civil War was a mirror for the characters' interactions, not the other way around. To me the movie was more a commentary on various aspects of Irish society which can exacerbate problems and inhibit progress and healing - lack of communication, holding of grudges, a tendency towards self-…

Yeh, I made a similar comment. It didn't really connect with me. Like, Parasite went hard on the Korean life allusions, and it felt very clear even to foreign audiences what it was trying to say. Banshees felt distant. Was it about Irish society specifically? I don't know much about Ireland but I got the feeling that this was a really fringe island community and probably not representative of Ireland realistically or…

I should clarify that I did like Banshees a lot (just not as much as In Bruges). I am Irish and I am (positively) surprised it has received the international acclaim that it has, for the exact reason that a lot of it felt quite Irish-specific to me and I didn't think it would travel well.

I would say the island community was more like a caricature of rural Irish society than an accurate representation. I feel like there was a universality to the themes explored but I agree that they are viewed through a very local lens.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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fsckboy wrote: post #96
kiernanmcgowan wrote: post #59

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Its a truly incredible film, but has a few subtleties that may be hard to catch at first glance. Pay attention to the colors that people are wearing (green, orange, red, and blue) for the deeper subtext of relationships of the political situation in Ireland. I may be missing a detail or two, and would happily be corrected, but for the curious: - Green = Catholics / IRA supporters - Yellow/Orange = Protestants - Red =…

do you know this definitively? was it in the book? I'm asking because I picked up a hitchhiker way back when that was an ordinary thing to do, and he was a vocational school grad, but told me this whole thing about how the Wizard of Oz was a parable about the gold standard (follow the yellow bricks to the Emerald City) vs greenback dollar, with the cowardly lion (Dept of Defence) and the Tin Man (midwest industrial m…

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Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by lkschubert8 »

siquick wrote: post #87
lkschubert8 wrote: post #41

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Honestly that is a good way to describe a lot of the works by McDonagh.

One of the best directors out there. Just wish he had more to watch.

You can give his plays a whirl if you weren't aware of their existence.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by throw0101b »

fsckboy wrote: post #96
kiernanmcgowan wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Its a truly incredible film, but has a few subtleties that may be hard to catch at first glance. Pay attention to the colors that people are wearing (green, orange, red, and blue) for the deeper subtext of relationships of the political situation in Ireland. I may be missing a detail or two, and would happily be corrected, but for the curious: - Green = Catholics / IRA supporters - Yellow/Orange = Protestants - Red =…

do you know this definitively? was it in the book? I'm asking because I picked up a hitchhiker way back when that was an ordinary thing to do, and he was a vocational school grad, but told me this whole thing about how the Wizard of Oz was a parable about the gold standard (follow the yellow bricks to the Emerald City) vs greenback dollar, with the cowardly lion (Dept of Defence) and the Tin Man (midwest industrial m…

For the curious:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_interpretations_of_T...

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by rendall »

fsckboy wrote: post #97
tomxor wrote: post #86

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Loved it too, It's funny in the absurdity of it all and the dialogue. There's a delicate balance of dark humour, the Irish charm of the setting and characters, and subtle deeper aspects that emerge from initially simple seeming characters that tops it all off. Not to mention the excellent acting. But I suspect a lot of that is a subjective taste, so it's not surprising it's not widely appreciated.

> the Irish charm of the setting and characters I find Irish people perfectly charming, but when it comes to the themes of Irish film and literature, charming does not oft spring to my lips. Did you watch this film to the end? warmed the cockles of your heart did it?

I was really down after I left the movie. It was unexpectedly one of the most depressing movies I've seen, right down there with The Reflecting Skin, Irreversible and Black Rain. It is a good movie, and I'm pleased that there's room in the public attention for movies like this, but the way that people talk about it I wonder if we even saw the same movie. I'm in no hurry to watch it again.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Post by prepend »

lucideer wrote: post #75
spywaregorilla wrote: post #66

I'd like to see the end but I cannot get past level 6. I'd enjoy a spoiler if anyone has it. I enjoyed the film. There was this nagging feeling the whole time that there was supposed to be some sort of metaphor for the conflict in Ireland but I knew nothing about it, so it felt like I was missing something. I don't know that I really understood what it was trying to say either way. I liked 'In Bruges' a lot more pers…

> but I knew nothing about it You're probably better off not knowing - any attempts at serious commentary on that conflict by the film didn't land well with anyone more informed. It's an enjoyable, likeable film, but cultural or political insights aren't McDonagh's strong points. I also really liked Three Billboards, though I heard it received similar criticisms for its clumsy portrayal of US political themes (which…

As a USian, I thought that Three Billboards was nuanced and not clumsy at all. Having grown up with racism everywhere, I find it interesting that there’s not much art that shows the complexity of racism where it isn’t nazi-esque monsterism of pure evil, but also banal and pervasive. The portrayal of the super racist sheriff who does some good reminds me of a horrible family member who comes through when there’s a death. Or a broken clock being right twice a day.

I didn’t read any criticisms of the film that seemed serious to me. I didn’t seek out too many reviews but probably read a dozen that boiled down to “portrayed racists in positive light” and that just seemed to not understand the film much at all. But there may be more detailed and nuanced criticism that I haven’t seen.

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