Barry Keoghan's (pronounced Keown) character was the classic fool that dropped the pearls of wisdom throughout the piece. His scene by the lake at the end is phenomenal!
He was essential as a smaller and more brutally wrapped concept in the movie. He also calls out one of the banshees through his outcome and clearly reveals one of the SECRET villains of the film. There are two banshees, however. You'll know them both by what happens when cause others to take action. REWATCH THIS if you didn't take that away!
First TH-cam review that actually has 'Got' the movie. Banshees is a GREAT film. Except you totally missed the importance of Dominic, Barry Keoghan's, brilliant performance - he could well get the Oscar for best supporting actor, he is the base line that Pádraic measures himself against, but then you see Dominic show Pádraic that he is more intelligent and hurt than he is. Which affects deeply the outcome. It is surprising you missed this, in an assumption that Mcdonagh would throw in a character that doesn't contribute strongly to the story, especially as he appears all the way through.
Thanks, Joel! Though, I certainly didn't "miss" anything regarding my personal opinion of the film. I'm surprised you're so hung up on what I deemed a literal minor nitpick in a film I gave a massive 4.5/5 too. Unfortunately, with the current route Searchlight has begun taking in promoting the film's FYC nominations, Keoghan has no chance at a supporting actor win. They're putting Farrell forth for best actor and both Gleeson and Keoghan as supporting actor. Between those two, Gleeson will certainly come out on top during a nomination bid, so the studio is already dashing Keoghan's chances from the get-go.
Great review! As an Irish person, this film is such an incredible representation of the beauty and spirit of my country 🇮🇪 I want to offer some insight into the Barry Keoghan character, Dominic. I think Dominic actually adds great depth to some of the other themes of the film. I believe that Colm's motivations were entirely self entitled and selfish but also misdirected. Colm fancies himself to be quite intellectual and this pride he has in himself is probably his biggest sin. This is briefly mentioned when he's with the priest in the confession box. Then there's that scene in the pub when Siobhán corrects Colm about the century in which Mozart lived and released music. I feel as though this moment shows us that Colm is pretty full of shit and his pride and self perceived intellect is just a house of cards. Also, the song he is writing throughout the film is completely unmemorable and I think that's very intentional. By the end of the film, Colm has lost everything all because of his pride and stubbornness and most importantly, his internal belief that he is more intelligent than Pauric. Now I want to talk about how this applies to Dominic 😂 so Dominic is often perceived as being intellectually inferior to not only Pauric, but the entire island. Pauric is the one who names his as the biggest gom in the village in a conversation with Siobhán. But, although Dominic is troubled and has strange mannerisms, he often shows signs of genuine intellect and he's more perceptive than people give him credit for. He's a good friend to Pauric, yet Pauric still perceives him as being inferior in a similar way that Colm percieves Pauric. Without the constant abuse at the hands of his evil father, Dominic would probably be a well adjusted decent man and honestly probably a good match for Siobhán. I think that Dominic and Siobhán were the 2 most morally sound characters in the film, and they were innocent victims in this 'civil' war between the two main characters. Just look at how disgusted Dominic is when Pauric tells him the story about the lie he told that music student about his father and the bread van. It sort of breaks Dominic's heart. This turned into a longggg comment but I just wanted to offer perceptive on Dominic because he was probably my favourite character and I think Barry Keoghan stole every scene he was in. Maybe try look at his character in a different light upon rewatch.
Thank you and thanks for the extensive thoughts on the film! I definitely agree with your reading of the situation with Colm and his perceived superiority (at least intellectually) to Pádraic. Dominic is certainly a sympathetic character as a result of his abusive father and the fact that he remains so positive towards nearly everybody in town even though they all look down on him and treat him fairly poorly. This movie definitely incorporates the classic literary trope of the fool/village idiot and I can understand the significance of that and why so many people like and/or sympathize with Dominic. For me though, I found the friendship lost storyline between Colm and Pádraic to be much more compelling and personally impactful/relatable, so I preferred the film when its focus was directly tied to that, so that's why Dominic ends up in the minor nitpicks for me.
Great review as always, Alyssa! I love Martin Mcdonagh as a writer and director. Definitely excited for this movie based on the talent involved and Oscar buzz it has been receiving. One of my most anticipated films for the rest of the year.
Thanks a lot, Jack! Nice, deservedly so I would say. I really really enjoyed this one. Definitely one of my favorites of the year and also one that I think has a shot at a few different Oscar categories.
I have seen a handful of reviews but this one was the best scripted, best acted. Perfect enunciation, no pauses or 'um's from an obvious lexiconographer.
Thank you, I really appreciate it! I spend a lot of time planning and writing my reviews before I ever hit record, so I'm happy to hear that it makes a difference for you.
Bit late to this because I only just saw the movie. Thanks for a great review. I love to hear other peoples thoughts. I definitely think Dominic serves an important purpose for this movie, even if I'm still trying to put my finger on it. A big theme of the movie is conflict and I think the friendship was reflecting what was historically happening at the time. The war on the mainland was referenced throughout the movie. This was the Irish Civil War that occurred post war of independence from Britain. It literally saw friends, family who fought on the same side suddenly overnight fight on opposing sides ( Padraig and Colm ). The war had collateral damage who saw innocent bystanders get caught in the crossfire (Jenny : ( ) Dominic I think was there to remind us the petty nature of the fighting and problems the main characters faced. He was the one really suffering and was looking for a way out. Everyone fighting lost sight of what was important and what was really happening around them. I think Dominic was maybe meant to represent that and maybe the forgotten victims of war who fall between the cracks.
Thanks a lot! I just picked up the blu-ray last week, so I'm looking forward to rewatching this one again. I've said the same thing about the human (and donkey!) collateral of war in response to other comments on this video over the last few months, so I agree with your analysis there.
Awesome! If you liked In Bruges, I think you'll probably like this one a lot too. Very different type of story and a bit smaller in scale in terms of plot, but the script and the banter between Farrell and Gleeson are great again.
I was with you until you said the movie would've been the same without Dominic's character... I hugely disagree cause Barry Keoghan delivered that character in such a great way that he was a standout for me!
Glad you enjoyed him so much! His performance was very good, but I was much more invested in the friendship lost storyline, so the fool/village idiot trope detracted from that focus for me.
Hi Alyssa fantastic review. As soon as we saw this trailer me an my friends all agreed straight away we have to see this, an guess what was advertised on your video as I was watching this movie spooky. Four an a half paws fantastic it must be fantastic, would you saw this was Oskar worthy. My girlfriend always says men's best friends are like married couples fantastic when everything going well but when something goes wrong very bitter. On another note Alyssa watching 4 or 5 movies a day must be tiring, in fact you must be seeing movies in your sleep, but your love of movies is very inspiring, you work so hard for us thanks Alyssa your no1.
Thank you, Derk! Yeah, this is definitely an Oscar-worthy one. I think it'll probably get a number of nominations and likely has a shot at winning a few categories too. Haha yeah, I didn't sleep very much while I was in Toronto.
As a beautiful woman, I definitely empathized with Brendan Gleeson's character. Whenever I get tired of a guy, I just can't get read of him. He won't leave me alone and wants me to give him some "explanation" as to why I leave him.
I mean, communication is a hallmark of healthy relationships. Providing an explanation for ending a relationship is helpful to both partners for closure and also just basic human decency.
As with all well-crafted stories, this one deserves reflection and re-watching/rereading. They give you space for both in the quiet places in the movie, too. Use them.
What I agree with most of this but Barry Keoghan was outstanding as Dominic and his character had an important role but you may need understand Mc donagh plays and Irish culture to see this there is always a village idiot who is made fun off but often they are intelligent. It wouldn’t be bit worse off comically without hi, only point I disagree with u on
I don't disagree that Keoghan's performance was good. I understand the purpose and prevalence of the fool or village idiot trope in literature, it just felt unnecessary to me for this particular story. Funny for some, sure, but not needed to tell the core story of the disintegrating friendship.
I would be very disturbed by anyone that relates to colm. He is a drunkard psychopath that cuts the fingers off his hand and throws them at the house of his old friend. No character changes or has any redemption other than perhaps pauric becoming emotionally upset. Such as waste of talent on such morbid trash of a script. All the people praising it are having to convince themselves there are deep hidden layers and meanings to it to justify it. Why did we need the kid character to die at the end? What did that accomplish other than just give us another sad moment of misery?
Well, I know I certainly empathize and relate to Padraic, but I think there are probably plenty of people who can empathize with Colm's desire to break from routine and pursue his own interests. The fingers are obviously extreme, but it's all just part of the parable to get across the underlying themes. I'm not quite sure what you mean by people having to convince themselves of the meaning of this film? The subtext of the underlying themes is pretty blatant, nothing's really hidden with this one. As for Dominic, there are a lot of people in the comments who have expounded on him quite a bit so you might be able to find some additional thoughts in those. But, I think it's mostly because although he represented the fool/village idiot archetype, he's a character that could be considered innocent in this. Just like Jenny the donkey. Since the film is analogizing the Irish Civil War (or any war for that matter) with the dissolving friendship between Padraic and Colm, the fates of Dominic and Jenny can be viewed as the unintentional human (and donkey) collateral of war. The innocents who had no part in the conflict, but still are greatly impacted by it.
Dominic seems to add some depth in the story instead of just comic relief. His character is full of irony. Not only he’s far from dumb and more educated than most of the people around him, but his ingenuity gives Padraic’s behavior a darker color. It seems to me that Dominic is not only heart broken but also deeply disappointed by Padraic’s selfishness, which brings him to losing hope.
Yep, great acting and beautiful scenery. Beyond that the movie, and this review, would best be described by stealing a quote from a wise man: " drivel thinking that it's profound". Welcome to the basement standards of the new "woke" America.
Definitely wonderful acting and cinematography. However it seems as though you are confusing this movie with something else. This is an Irish film directed by a British-Irish white male director about two white guys. So, it has nothing to do with your so called "woke" America.
Interested in some more TIFF 2022 reviews? *You can check out my entire TIFF22 playlist* here: th-cam.com/play/PLPxg7zDn5BGezEP9CnRvDQ5UfBNLlqiXN.html
Barry Keoghan's (pronounced Keown) character was the classic fool that dropped the pearls of wisdom throughout the piece. His scene by the lake at the end is phenomenal!
Except for a certain suggestion in the middle haha.
It's pronounced 'Kyo-gan' not Keown, that's a different surname.
He was essential as a smaller and more brutally wrapped concept in the movie. He also calls out one of the banshees through his outcome and clearly reveals one of the SECRET villains of the film. There are two banshees, however. You'll know them both by what happens when cause others to take action. REWATCH THIS if you didn't take that away!
@John Mc The g is followed by a h, which in Irish, renders it silent.
@@fergalhughes165 This is correct.
First TH-cam review that actually has 'Got' the movie. Banshees is a GREAT film. Except you totally missed the importance of Dominic, Barry Keoghan's, brilliant performance - he could well get the Oscar for best supporting actor, he is the base line that Pádraic measures himself against, but then you see Dominic show Pádraic that he is more intelligent and hurt than he is. Which affects deeply the outcome. It is surprising you missed this, in an assumption that Mcdonagh would throw in a character that doesn't contribute strongly to the story, especially as he appears all the way through.
Thanks, Joel! Though, I certainly didn't "miss" anything regarding my personal opinion of the film. I'm surprised you're so hung up on what I deemed a literal minor nitpick in a film I gave a massive 4.5/5 too. Unfortunately, with the current route Searchlight has begun taking in promoting the film's FYC nominations, Keoghan has no chance at a supporting actor win. They're putting Farrell forth for best actor and both Gleeson and Keoghan as supporting actor. Between those two, Gleeson will certainly come out on top during a nomination bid, so the studio is already dashing Keoghan's chances from the get-go.
Great review! As an Irish person, this film is such an incredible representation of the beauty and spirit of my country 🇮🇪 I want to offer some insight into the Barry Keoghan character, Dominic.
I think Dominic actually adds great depth to some of the other themes of the film. I believe that Colm's motivations were entirely self entitled and selfish but also misdirected. Colm fancies himself to be quite intellectual and this pride he has in himself is probably his biggest sin. This is briefly mentioned when he's with the priest in the confession box. Then there's that scene in the pub when Siobhán corrects Colm about the century in which Mozart lived and released music. I feel as though this moment shows us that Colm is pretty full of shit and his pride and self perceived intellect is just a house of cards. Also, the song he is writing throughout the film is completely unmemorable and I think that's very intentional. By the end of the film, Colm has lost everything all because of his pride and stubbornness and most importantly, his internal belief that he is more intelligent than Pauric.
Now I want to talk about how this applies to Dominic 😂 so Dominic is often perceived as being intellectually inferior to not only Pauric, but the entire island. Pauric is the one who names his as the biggest gom in the village in a conversation with Siobhán. But, although Dominic is troubled and has strange mannerisms, he often shows signs of genuine intellect and he's more perceptive than people give him credit for. He's a good friend to Pauric, yet Pauric still perceives him as being inferior in a similar way that Colm percieves Pauric. Without the constant abuse at the hands of his evil father, Dominic would probably be a well adjusted decent man and honestly probably a good match for Siobhán. I think that Dominic and Siobhán were the 2 most morally sound characters in the film, and they were innocent victims in this 'civil' war between the two main characters. Just look at how disgusted Dominic is when Pauric tells him the story about the lie he told that music student about his father and the bread van. It sort of breaks Dominic's heart.
This turned into a longggg comment but I just wanted to offer perceptive on Dominic because he was probably my favourite character and I think Barry Keoghan stole every scene he was in. Maybe try look at his character in a different light upon rewatch.
Thank you and thanks for the extensive thoughts on the film! I definitely agree with your reading of the situation with Colm and his perceived superiority (at least intellectually) to Pádraic. Dominic is certainly a sympathetic character as a result of his abusive father and the fact that he remains so positive towards nearly everybody in town even though they all look down on him and treat him fairly poorly.
This movie definitely incorporates the classic literary trope of the fool/village idiot and I can understand the significance of that and why so many people like and/or sympathize with Dominic. For me though, I found the friendship lost storyline between Colm and Pádraic to be much more compelling and personally impactful/relatable, so I preferred the film when its focus was directly tied to that, so that's why Dominic ends up in the minor nitpicks for me.
Spot on! Thanks for that I loved Dominic who died for the sins of the.fathers.
my mom asked how much a donkey cost on the way home from watching. Great movie
I would like to know too, asking for a friend 😆
Great review as always, Alyssa! I love Martin Mcdonagh as a writer and director. Definitely excited for this movie based on the talent involved and Oscar buzz it has been receiving. One of my most anticipated films for the rest of the year.
Thanks a lot, Jack! Nice, deservedly so I would say. I really really enjoyed this one. Definitely one of my favorites of the year and also one that I think has a shot at a few different Oscar categories.
I have seen a handful of reviews but this one was the best scripted, best acted. Perfect enunciation, no pauses or 'um's from an obvious lexiconographer.
Thank you, I really appreciate it! I spend a lot of time planning and writing my reviews before I ever hit record, so I'm happy to hear that it makes a difference for you.
I also want to add on to this that you are the ONLY person who has pronounced McDonagh’s name correctly and that means so much to me.
Wait, really? I wouldn't have guessed that would be a frequently mispronounced name.
I loved it when Dominic asked Siobhan how it was that you were married, was you were never wild.
Siobhan had some really good reactions and comebacks to everybody. Her face during this scene was great.
Bit late to this because I only just saw the movie. Thanks for a great review. I love to hear other peoples thoughts. I definitely think Dominic serves an important purpose for this movie, even if I'm still trying to put my finger on it. A big theme of the movie is conflict and I think the friendship was reflecting what was historically happening at the time. The war on the mainland was referenced throughout the movie. This was the Irish Civil War that occurred post war of independence from Britain. It literally saw friends, family who fought on the same side suddenly overnight fight on opposing sides ( Padraig and Colm ). The war had collateral damage who saw innocent bystanders get caught in the crossfire (Jenny : ( ) Dominic I think was there to remind us the petty nature of the fighting and problems the main characters faced. He was the one really suffering and was looking for a way out. Everyone fighting lost sight of what was important and what was really happening around them. I think Dominic was maybe meant to represent that and maybe the forgotten victims of war who fall between the cracks.
Thanks a lot! I just picked up the blu-ray last week, so I'm looking forward to rewatching this one again. I've said the same thing about the human (and donkey!) collateral of war in response to other comments on this video over the last few months, so I agree with your analysis there.
In Bruges is one of my favourite films. So I’m looking forward to this
Peace and happiness from Dublin Eire 🇮🇪💚
Awesome! If you liked In Bruges, I think you'll probably like this one a lot too. Very different type of story and a bit smaller in scale in terms of plot, but the script and the banter between Farrell and Gleeson are great again.
I was with you until you said the movie would've been the same without Dominic's character... I hugely disagree cause Barry Keoghan delivered that character in such a great way that he was a standout for me!
Glad you enjoyed him so much! His performance was very good, but I was much more invested in the friendship lost storyline, so the fool/village idiot trope detracted from that focus for me.
Hi Alyssa fantastic review.
As soon as we saw this trailer me an my friends all agreed straight away we have to see this, an guess what was advertised on your video as I was watching this movie spooky.
Four an a half paws fantastic it must be fantastic, would you saw this was Oskar worthy.
My girlfriend always says men's best friends are like married couples fantastic when everything going well but when something goes wrong very bitter.
On another note Alyssa watching 4 or 5 movies a day must be tiring, in fact you must be seeing movies in your sleep, but your love of movies is very inspiring, you work so hard for us thanks Alyssa your no1.
Thank you, Derk! Yeah, this is definitely an Oscar-worthy one. I think it'll probably get a number of nominations and likely has a shot at winning a few categories too.
Haha yeah, I didn't sleep very much while I was in Toronto.
Well done Alyssa it can't be easy.
Great review of a great film. The acting was incredible.
Thank you! I definitely agree, Farrell and Gleeson are always good together but this had a little something extra to it.
Great review, thanks.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it!
Excellent review. Thank you, now subscribed
Thanks, I really appreciate it!
As a beautiful woman, I definitely empathized with Brendan Gleeson's character. Whenever I get tired of a guy, I just can't get read of him. He won't leave me alone and wants me to give him some "explanation" as to why I leave him.
I mean, communication is a hallmark of healthy relationships. Providing an explanation for ending a relationship is helpful to both partners for closure and also just basic human decency.
Woohoo I just saw this movie it's fantastic funny an deeply disturbing, but you can't take your eyes off the big screen
Agreed, I can't wait to watch it again!
A quality review but She's wrong about Dominic. Dead wrong. He's the comic/tragic soul of the story.
Thank you. Just a reminder, you can't be wrong about a subjective opinion on film.
Have not heard a bad review yet for this movie.
Awesome! I thought it was great, so that doesn't really surprise me.
The Dominic character was basically the same relationship as colm and pardric but with pardric and Dominic
That's an interesting way to look at it.
As with all well-crafted stories, this one deserves reflection and re-watching/rereading. They give you space for both in the quiet places in the movie, too. Use them.
Agreed.
What I agree with most of this but Barry Keoghan was outstanding as Dominic and his character had an important role but you may need understand Mc donagh plays and Irish culture to see this there is always a village idiot who is made fun off but often they are intelligent. It wouldn’t be bit worse off comically without hi, only point I disagree with u on
I don't disagree that Keoghan's performance was good. I understand the purpose and prevalence of the fool or village idiot trope in literature, it just felt unnecessary to me for this particular story. Funny for some, sure, but not needed to tell the core story of the disintegrating friendship.
Colm is pronounced COL-EMM
Cool-emm, thanks!
Actually in Irish , Colm is pronounced Cullum not ‘Cole Um’…… hard to believe the movie gets it wrong 🤨
@@stiofanlful With all the possible dialects in the country, both pronunciations are right.
I would be very disturbed by anyone that relates to colm. He is a drunkard psychopath that cuts the fingers off his hand and throws them at the house of his old friend. No character changes or has any redemption other than perhaps pauric becoming emotionally upset. Such as waste of talent on such morbid trash of a script. All the people praising it are having to convince themselves there are deep hidden layers and meanings to it to justify it. Why did we need the kid character to die at the end? What did that accomplish other than just give us another sad moment of misery?
Well, I know I certainly empathize and relate to Padraic, but I think there are probably plenty of people who can empathize with Colm's desire to break from routine and pursue his own interests. The fingers are obviously extreme, but it's all just part of the parable to get across the underlying themes. I'm not quite sure what you mean by people having to convince themselves of the meaning of this film? The subtext of the underlying themes is pretty blatant, nothing's really hidden with this one.
As for Dominic, there are a lot of people in the comments who have expounded on him quite a bit so you might be able to find some additional thoughts in those. But, I think it's mostly because although he represented the fool/village idiot archetype, he's a character that could be considered innocent in this. Just like Jenny the donkey. Since the film is analogizing the Irish Civil War (or any war for that matter) with the dissolving friendship between Padraic and Colm, the fates of Dominic and Jenny can be viewed as the unintentional human (and donkey) collateral of war. The innocents who had no part in the conflict, but still are greatly impacted by it.
Dominic seems to add some depth in the story instead of just comic relief. His character is full of irony. Not only he’s far from dumb and more educated than most of the people around him, but his ingenuity gives Padraic’s behavior a darker color. It seems to me that Dominic is not only heart broken but also deeply disappointed by Padraic’s selfishness, which brings him to losing hope.
He's definitely a good example of flipping the village idiot archetype.
Yep, great acting and beautiful scenery. Beyond that the movie, and this review, would best be described by stealing a quote from a wise man: " drivel thinking that it's profound". Welcome to the basement standards of the new "woke" America.
Definitely wonderful acting and cinematography. However it seems as though you are confusing this movie with something else. This is an Irish film directed by a British-Irish white male director about two white guys. So, it has nothing to do with your so called "woke" America.