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MARCH 2022:
Recommendations of a Love Letter to Belfast…
The film was great, and I personally felt it was a smart choice to film in Black and White. My Recommendations are to see Belfast and enjoy!
It sells the authenticity of the story so much better than color would have. It even allows certain scenes to show pivotal moments in Kenneth’s life. Moments that would become a part of every fiber of his being. This was due to the few ‘B&W’ transitions back to Color scenes we see in the film. It highlights to only show the scenes where Buddy goes to “The Big Picture Theater”. It happens once more when Buddy goes to watch a stage play of the “Christmas Carol” with Granny. These two scenes are representative of Kenneth Branagh, the Director and Shakespearean Actor present day.
Short Synopsis…
The events of the film Belfast start to form the adult man we know today and not the child that is Kenneth through “Buddy” in the film. The movie screen and stage play in color boxed around the movie screen and theater stage while not the entire scene, gave those scenes relevance. It let us know Kenneth wants us to know these moments in Belfast matter incredibly, because we all have personally invested in what his future becomes in some way. While watching, we know these events matter in forming the individual he will become later in life.
A Soundtrack for a ‘Brown Eyed Girl”…
The soundtrack is Van Morrison‘s best from the late 1960‘s and it serenades this love letter by Kenneth to his home town of Belfast he left as a result of “The Troubles” at just nine-years-old. The event backdrop of the film is dark and violent, but this movie was a great heart warmer and well developed due to it being Kenneth’s own family. The script he wrote was from his own memory of that Summer in August of 1969. He received a nomination in the category of “Best Original Song” for 94th Annual Academy Awards.
