Comments on: Film: Ken Loach Taking ‘Route Irish’ http://feraljundi.com/2009/11/06/film-ken-loach-taking-route-irish/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Alex http://feraljundi.com/2009/11/06/film-ken-loach-taking-route-irish/#comment-4563 Alex Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:09:28 +0000 http://feraljundi.com/2009/11/06/film-ken-loach-taking-route-irish/#comment-4563 "He tried to make the Russian moves in the Spanish Civil War look noble in “Land and Freedom” That's just plain false. The movie was based, somewhat loosely, upon George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia. And Loach, like Orwell, depicted the Geopolitical policies of the USSR in regards to Republican Spain in a very unsympathetic light. Again like Orwell, however, Loach is sympathetic to the popular revolutionary aspirations of the left-leaning workers militias that rose up against the Fascist/Nationalist coup led by General Francisco Franco. This said, I felt the movie was a bit slow moving in several places. And the ending, when the Comintern controlled Communist Party troops arrive to disarm the popular Militia, came off just a bit melodramatic for my taste. But otherwise, definitely worth watching, especially if you've read and enjoyed Orwell's account. “He tried to make the Russian moves in the Spanish Civil War look noble in “Land and Freedom”

That’s just plain false. The movie was based, somewhat loosely, upon George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia. And Loach, like Orwell, depicted the Geopolitical policies of the USSR in regards to Republican Spain in a very unsympathetic light. Again like Orwell, however, Loach is sympathetic to the popular revolutionary aspirations of the left-leaning workers militias that rose up against the Fascist/Nationalist coup led by General Francisco Franco. This said, I felt the movie was a bit slow moving in several places. And the ending, when the Comintern controlled Communist Party troops arrive to disarm the popular Militia, came off just a bit melodramatic for my taste. But otherwise, definitely worth watching, especially if you’ve read and enjoyed Orwell’s account.

]]> By: Scott http://feraljundi.com/2009/11/06/film-ken-loach-taking-route-irish/#comment-3914 Scott Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:41:36 +0000 http://feraljundi.com/2009/11/06/film-ken-loach-taking-route-irish/#comment-3914 Ultra-left Respect Party board member. Socialist, anti-semitic, and anti-American. He tried to make the Russian moves in the Spanish Civil War look noble in "Land and Freedom". Anyone who would align with Iran against Israel is a turd in my book. He'll probably try to make us look like capitalist, blood-thirsty beasts. Ultra-left Respect Party board member. Socialist, anti-semitic, and anti-American. He tried to make the Russian moves in the Spanish Civil War look noble in “Land and Freedom”. Anyone who would align with Iran against Israel is a turd in my book. He’ll probably try to make us look like capitalist, blood-thirsty beasts.

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