Clearly don't know anything about 1980s Ireland.
Plus, in terms of the homophobia... I actually found the character of Barry to seem like he had some intentional gay undertones to his character. But that could just be me.
I don't feel enough for you to cry.
Oh well.
Yeah, I got the impression that Barry had the so-called internalized homophobia too, specifically from the scene where the band is shooting their first music video. And homophobic slurs like *beep* and queer are such a big part in the male-dominant culture of almost any part of the world even today, let alone 1980s Ireland I imagine, and to sanitize that aspect by not depicting it would not only hurt the credibility of the movie but also make it rather more homophobic because that would be to deny that the discrimination even existed.
shareCompletely agreed. Same goes for the scene where Darren talks down to Ngig like he's stupid and Ngig is like "what the hell's wrong with him," I've seen reviewers call this film out for being racist towards Ngig, when really, that scene was meant to make Darren look like the idiot, not Ngig.
Plus, I know. Ngig has very few lines... But that's not because he's a token black guy. He has more lines than the other two WHITE band members, the drummer and the bassist. They are just put on the backburner because they're not as big a part of the story. Would I have liked more development of them? Of course... But it wasn't necessary to make this film the masterpiece it is.
Also, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that about Barry. I was worried people would say I was looking for a reason to see his character as possibly a closet gay kid... But the reasons I noticed it are fairly apparent in this film. His acts of bullying and even homophobia are a lot different than any other bad character in the film, including his father, and including Brother Baxter.
I don't feel enough for you to cry.
Oh well.
I was wondering if I was the only one who thought he was gay too!
I mean, a gay homophobe isn't necessarily a refreshing idea, but that certainly added some depth to the character and I'm really glad he wasn't a typical movie bully--although it would have been nicer if he had more to do than just pushing someone off the stage and had some kind of payoff after he became a roadie.
I also thought the actor was great. Hope he becomes the next Jack O'Connell.
I saw it too.
Wildcattin'...Wildcattin'. Pow! I'm gonna go.
Darren wasn't talking to Ngig like he was stupid. He was talking to him that way because he thought he didn't know English very well, after hearing his mother. Although he turned out to be mistaken, it was not an unreasonable assumption, and certainly not racist.
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shareI just started another post but I'm glad to see others felt it about brother Baxter. There was a sense of him trying something with Conor in the restroom when he says you are too pretty to need makeup. The look on Conor's eyes wasn't that he wanted his hesitancy to take the makeup off. It was he felt following Baxter would lead to something bad hence his reason to get out of the office
He also mentions something about being happy sad and how being with bullies and rapists. Thought that word was directed at Baxter