Beautiful ending. I think for most of the film Colm was wrapped up in his own misery and obsession, refusing to acknowledge how devastating his actions were to Padraic, even if he felt justified in taking them. At this point, having made his music (ultimately the main reason for cutting Padraic out of his life), he's now forced to see what harm his obsession has cost and no longer feels in the right about it.
Pádraic is actually Colm's muse. After each encounter with an impassioned Pádraic, Colm seems to progress with his work on his magnum opus 'The Banshees of Inisherin'. Each time he rebuffs Pádraic he cuts off a finger and thereby literally and metaphorically loses his ability to create music.
@Scarocci I disagree, colm states at the beginning that he will compose a new piece of his song with each passing day. Their feud is representative of the Irish Civil War, where colm instigates a rivalry based upon petty virtue, and the hurt he causes spirals out of control until death is the result. Although I prefer the movie as an observation of interpersonal relationships
@@CadiIlacJones Colm says directly to the priest that cutting his finger/hand give him something of a relief. He was depressed because he didn't had a proper legacy to left behind. With his hand cut, unable to play, he can have an "excuse", and it release some of the pressure on his shoulders.
He have every right to hate him now after his donkey died. Still not sure why would anyone wanna cut his fingers off because he doesn't wanna talk to someone. He could've just move to a different place.
For once it wasn't Padraic looking back at Colm for validation, it was Colm looking back at Padriac. And Padraic just walks on. He's gotten the message, finally, and now Colm realizes he's perhaps gone too far.
I love the symbolism with the civil war. Brother against brother / friend against friend. Once a caring bond turned into a hatred feeling to destroy one another, in the end what was it worth? Great movie.
@@pratikshatiwari7011 I think one of my favorite metaphors in the film for the civil war is Colm cutting off his own fingers- the people you're hurting in a civil war are your own countrymen, some of whom might have even been friends/family, so in hurting them you're also hurting yourself.
@owlwithwhiplash8568 and I think that it's also counter productive. His goal in fighting Padraic is to focus on his music, but he becomes unable to play in the process.
Especially given how much Padraic changes over the movie, goes from an albeit probably mundane but still happy man to one consumed with anger, grief, and revenge.
I was honestly kind of happy for him, good for him at that point after how badly he was treated. Fuck that other guy for thinking there could be a truce
“…anytime.” God I love this movie. Nails the complexity of codependent relationships that are beyond repair yet contain an everlasting care for one another. The absurdity of how simple the plot and characters are and yet not at all. I hope they win every award they’re up for.
Thank you for acknowledging how codependent these two are. So many people take Padraic's side in the comments, like he's some kind of victim. He wasn't. He was just as messed up as Colm, just in different ways, and it's telling that people think there's a moral high ground between the two of these men.
Its fascinating, I interpret it as Padraic was happy he wouldn't have to carry on dealing with their feud of being ignored and getting called boring and keep souring his memories of spending time with Colm as friends. When he sees Colm alive, he realises things won't move on and he will still have to deal with whats happened one way or another
the “anytime” response is really Padraic, he loves animals and he is a nice fella. You can really see through Padraic’s expression the pain caused by Colm’s shunning. A “nice fella” driven to do not nice things
In a way it almost looks like he's choking back vomit before he says, "Anytime." There's definitely conflict in there before he decides on that response
Colm got exactly what he wanted: a more interesting version of Padraic. And all he had to do was destroy him on every level. And in the end he realizes that maybe it wasn't worth it. But it's too late now.
@@scarocci7333 stop with the surface level analysis please. The subtext is meant to emphasize the loss of comradery amongst brothers please. Its not just a civil war allegory
It will be a crime if Farrell doesn’t win for Best Actor. He perfectly captures how losing your best friend can turn even the cheeriest man into a bitter, broken person, with no love left for anything or anyone. Padraic’s transformation is fascinating and devastating.
Is a man better because tragedy has hammered him down into a competent, yet spiteful being? Or is man better as a dull, yet nice man? Padraic, I don't know
Imo, Padraic is just as short-sighted at the end of the film as he is at the start. One of the reasons Colm wants to be away from Padraic is because Padraic can’t see life beyond the island, and will likely live the same day (wake, work, pub, sleep, repeat) every day for the rest of his life. But Padraic was an amicable and friendly man, which made him reasonably popular. His outlook has changed, but he’s still the creature of habit he was at the start. He’ll continue living the same day (with the implied addition of seeking to harm Colm in whatever way he can) because he either can’t or won’t see the point of anything else. It’s also why he can’t forgive Colm, because he can’t see why he should. So to answer your question, I think he’s the same man, but at least at the start he was happy and didn’t want to hurt others, and it would have been better if he’d stayed that way.
Ultimately he did in a way. Padraic is no longer the man he was at the beginning of the movie, and the music played (I assume that was "The Banshees of Inisherin" that the band was playing while Colm teached them) at the pub near the end signified the death of the old Padraic in a way. Or I could be waxing poetical again, either way, that Padraic is dead.
@@StephenMckeighenI’m pretty sure the band was playing Colm’s song. The original script says that Colm was teaching the students his composition. Agreed, it was a funeral for the emotional death of Pádraic.
I was fascinated by the placement of the civil war not too far away from the island, that's what the world is focused on but not the viewer. The story makes no secret that neither it nor its characters essentially matter in the grand scheme of history, especially in comparison to a war. A story about two friends who aren't friends anymore, what could be interesting or meaningful about that? Well, we just saw two hours of what.
I mean colm makes this point explicit when he talks about why he turned to music, but he misses people still wont give a shit. he's not Mozart or beethoven, what really matters is those connections he's rejected and which have turned his friend into the opposite of what he once was
After losing three close friends during last year, this hit home for me. It's the price and process of living and growing up, Sometimes moving on but broken and scarred. Some things are better left unsaid and onwards and moving to our own personal paths and no catharsis as an outcome.
So much said with so little words Incredible acting Most of this scene I see pain in Padraic's glare The strained way he says "Anytime" The hint of a smile when he looks at the dog and how his expression turns to sorrow when he looks at Colm
You can tell Padraic understands how much Colm's dog means to him, especially with how much Jenny the donkey meant to Padraic. Even with all of that contempt for Colm, he couldn't bear to inflict the same pain on him and his dog.
Don’t think it’s about ghosting exclusively but it’s about the isolation and loneliness that’s become more prevalent and how it hardens us and turns us against who we are.
This is just me but I think it’s to do with the ‘despair’ him and the priest talked about. He’d wrecked his friendship with Padraic over his music, and he can’t even hold his instrument and playnow. He’s guilty over killing the donkey by mistake, so it was probably that he just didn’t see the point of leaving at first
Human drama and tragedy at its finest. So many nuances to life in this beautiful movie. Specifically about Colm cutting off Padraic from his life, I believe sometimes some people just want to be alone, or have space to think or do other things with their time without distractions. It’s a personal choice people make, and in the process it just happens that they might reevaluate their friends and cut them off if they want to or need to do so. I think all friendships are in nature at-will, your friends can let you go for any reason or no reason at all, and you can do the same. The problem comes when people on the receiving end of the breakup simply won’t let it go, or at least they put some resistance and a fair share of denial in the event. Whether it comes out as neediness, increasing emotional attachment, depression, loneliness, trauma from childhood, lack of acceptance, and who knows how many more emotions can flow through a person’s heart and mind, in the end forcing yourself and your friendship to others is not going to work in most cases. To me one of the funniest things said between these two was when Padraic said “it takes two to tango”, to which Colm answered “but I don’t want to tango”. I love how direct and sincere Colm is with himself first and foremost, and of course with Padraic. This neediness behavior is as irrational as it goes, but on the other hand, who are we to judge or blame someone that is experiencing such grievances over another person’s despair and abandonment, to suggest they should just do nothing about it and leave it alone. For some people is not black and white. I think it’s a personal choice as well whether they want to inflict pain on themselves or go over cycles of psychological analysis before acceptance starts to creeps in and the pain leaves their soul. Fascinating human phenomenon. I’ve been myself on both ends of this process, and I can assure you that the decision maker is always in better shape,unless you start chopping off your fingers. While watching the movie I thought Colm was going to end up without fingers, and right after for no other reason than changing his mind, he will resume friendship with Padraic. But of course, things got worse from there, and the result was messy to say the least, including Jenny the donkey dead. I can’t believe the priest said to Colm “Do you think god gives a f… if a miniature donkey died.” That was funny coming from such “agent of God”.
The problem is, Colm continued to be amiable and friendly with almost everyone else, even the vicious Paedar, and that's what pushed Padraic over the edge. Being completely rejected just because you're "dull" would push anyone's buttons. I'm not condoning his actions, but I can definitely identify with his anger.
Colm had the right to decide he didn't want to be friends with Padraic anymore. That was his business. But the two of them lived in the same town, and went to all the same places all the time. Colm should have realized that, if only from a social contract perspective, he owed it to him to at least be civil with him. It's very telling that Colm cutting off his first finger was in response to Padraic coming by to apologize for being rude the night before when he got drunk. Not to ask to be friends again or try to spend time together, just trying to do what a decent person is supposed to do when they make a mistake. And Colm fucking mutilates himself over it and throws his severed finger at Padraic's door. That's not reasonable. That's not something he had a right to do, and it crosses a pretty disturbing line...
@@Robert-hz9bj Showing up to apologize was just a curtain to hide behind the real reason of Padriac’s visit, which is, again, to see if “things have change” regarding the lost friendship status. This reminds me a break up I went through in the past. I ended the 4 years relationship. It was clearly communicated and after one month she moved out of my house, all in a sort of amicable fashion, but the push back was in the air. The very next day she came to my apartment because she said she was thirsty and had no water. Oh yeah, she moved in to another apartment in the same building. You see, it’s not about the water, it’s about not letting go yet, not closing the door fully and accepting reality. She asked me one day: “why are you not helping me?” when I refused to go with her to shop for a car, or put IKEA stuff together, or returning things to me, or this or that. The funny thing is that she did the same to me in the past, she also at one point ended the relationship, and I also refused to accept it and put together a successful “getting her back” plan. The amount of excuses I came up with to see her were in correlation to my creativity and a fair dose of delusion, resilience, and refusal to accept nothing but wining her back in my life. It’s a game that to be honest is not fun, it’s actually quite miserable and painful until the day you either let go and accept it, or get it your way. Emotional intelligence play a big role in this type of misfortunes. And no, nobody owes you the courtesy of being civil with you, no one. The only exception you can create in your head is your parents, and this kind of expectations for some people needs sometimes to be revisited and adjusted, sadly. All of a sudden the wife you’ve been married with for 40 years can get really nasty and lawyer up, or your siblings, your best friend, your son, your boss, your lovely neighbor. To think otherwise is to be naive and lose awareness of these dynamics. If anything, you owe to yourself the courtesy of being civil, and nice.
well it CAN if it's reciprocated. neither niceness nor cruelty can exist in a vacuum: they both need to be reciprocated in order to flourish. Colm inspired cruelty and so cruelty is what he got.
honestly, the end is so meaningful to me despite the original meaning. this movie was strange, pretty long and harsh but it made me feel so many emotions and triggered my unconscious as no movie has ever been able to do! i cried so much from an unexplained feeling right til the end of the credits and im so grateful for it
The two deaths are the deaths of of course of Dominic, and then Colm and Padraic's codependent relationship. I love how they switch roles, and I love how effective the film is in telling us this just in terms of the emotion that's expressed. When Padraic states "anytime" you can see the hatred burning, but the sadness in that the relationships over and what Colm has sown for their relationship - two men trapped on an island, alone which can be a fate worse than death. I think that's why we see the woman that seems like a banshee at the end residing over as a black cloud is headed over. Relatable
Whelp, you've written your precious masterpiece, Colm. And in exchange, you now have a former friend hellbent on your complete and utter destruction, masterpiece included. Was it worth it, Colm? Do you think you'll be remembered through the centuries just like Mozart, Colm? Or perhaps you'll disappear into obscurity, anyway. Only this time, you deserve it.
I love the shot when the Banshee is in between them. Banshees represent death, so it might tell us that either death separates them and their friendship (good ending) or ends the conflict with the fact that Padraic gets to kill Colm (bad ending).
Just watched it tonight. Another perfect film from McDonagh and another acting masterclass from Colin and Gleeson. I have to say that I have never seen two actors who make magic together quite like these two do. They are absolutely incredible together and I hope there three of them make a few more movies together.
Did you really want me dead? I said the house was coming down whether you were in or not. So i never took away your option to live. So then the question becomes would I have cared if you died? Well would you? No Well thanks for taking care of my dog Anytime
Padraic should of gone with Siobhan, and leave Inisherin behind him. A fresh start elsewhere, would have done him so good. Instead of remaining his life, on that spitefull island. Where he lost all is friends
I suppose my house makes us quits? - If you’d stayed in your house, that would have made us quits. But you didn’t did you? So it doesn’t, does it? I’m sorry about your donkey, Padraic. Honestly I am. - I don’t fucking care. I haven’t been hearing any rifle fire from the mainland for a day or two. Do you think they’re coming to the end of it? - Eh, I’m sure they’ll be at it again soon enough, aren’t you? Some things there’s no moving on from. And I think that’s a good thing. Padraic. Thanks for looking after my dog for me, anyways. - Anytime
The history of a civil war cannot be judjed easily in terms of perspective of future. We have to look at it from the "there and then" perspective of the people that took part. Opposing forces come to conflict with one another and produce the synthesis of the future. Good or bad, this is not the point. To me the two characters of the film represent one and the same person, who tries to break from old habits, losing on the way the things he/she/it loves. Colm thought that by cutting his fingers he would move on further. And he did. However, what really kept him back (in my mind) seemed to be his own house with the beautiful maks that he kept inside. In the end, after the house burns Colm seems like he is more free than before. Similarly, Padraic expresses himself in a new way. And to this end, it makes sense to say that "there is not a turning back, and that this is a good thing". Because it signifies the important of the transformation (personal, historical) and the change that has happened.
I do love all the civil war analogies... but the real battle of the film is more personal. Padraic becomes more interesting, and Colm becomes more inspired to create, when they are in conflict. The silent 'banshees' are all buried deep inside Padraic. They appear when Colm betrays and rejects their friendship because Padraic isn't a whole person without them.
It's similar to the Irish Civil War combined with a "be careful what you wish for". Colm wanted something new, while Podraic didn't want anything to change. Kinda like how the IRA wanted Ireland to be independent of Britain but other Irish soldiers wanted to stay in good terms with Britain. However, Colm took things too far and ultimately got what he wanted, just not as he wanted. Podraic realized it in a broken place. His sister is gone. His donkey is gone. His whole life has left him. All he has left now is pain and hollowness, but now he gets Colm's message. And Colm got Podraic to leave him alone, albeit with resentment.
Sometimes, wounds are so deep that they don't heal without scarring. This applies to the pain Colm caused Pádraic when he suddenly ended their friendship. It applies to the fingers Colm lost going through with his ridiculous threat. It also applies to the casualties of the Irish Civil War which they witness going on on the mainland every day. Wounds close, arguments can be settled and wars can be ended, but sometimes, scars are necessary to remember that conflict happened, that pain was felt. Sometimes, scars are necessary to remember to never let it get this far again. Not getting over something as devastating as a lifelong friendship ending in chaos or a war tearing apart a country with violence and death can be a good, a helpful, and a respectful thing to do. I think the movie breaks the fourth wall and explains its own purpose with this quote. Even though it's painful, it is our acts of remembrance, our refusal to "just get over it" that honor the great unity coming to an end whenever people drift apart.
By Padraic's own logic, "even" wouldn't have been burning the house down; "even" would've been poisoning the dog. And yet he still cared for the dog and wishes no ill upon it even when given the opportunity to "get even". He seemed almost hurt at the mere implication that there'd ever be a circumstance in which he WOULDN'T look after the dog. It's just assumed on his part that the dog deserves nothing but kindness, because that's who Padraic is, even though Colm has exhausted any kind feelings Padraic might have reserved for him.
As an Englishman, this encompasses the sadness and futility of the Irish civil war, and any war come to think of it. People who got on fine before, decided for some reason not to, to the point where you question why, when everyone has lost it, was even begun at all.
@@abbypage1 pretty sure you should look up history further. Just after the Norman’s popped over is when England’s conquest of Ireland start. England after the Act of Union become Britain which continued this. The Anglo-Irish Treaty then caused a further split. So you could say it was the French followed by the Scottish and then your fellow Irish that caused the problem.
@@gamblorrr This is very strange. When I saw the film I also believed he said 'I' But listen to this extract here and tell me what you hear. I have played it a number of times and I hear 'you'.
@@gamblorrr Hi, Gamblor. I've just looked at the film again. I hear 'you'. But the subtitles do say 'I'. You could be hearing it right or I could, I don't know. But a number of listening tell me it was 'You'.
I watched this movie with a group of friends and didn’t think anything of it and was just angry at how colm was so “bitter and stubborn” but now that I’ve broken off from that friend group because it was just a toxic environment I get it now. Some things just have to end, reason or not. It’s just part of moving forward.
Excellent film! Saw this at the local for landlady's birthday she made a projector screen of a wall and locked us in. Super night! Although if I meet one more born American who tells me their Irish and quotes this f'kin film, I'll lose my mind 😅"Wikipedia told me" christ on a bike.
@@nms7872 I did because after seeing how it was nominated for 9 Oscar’s, I wanted to see other peoples feedback. Very depressing film, literally no action and it’s all dialogue. Good acting for sure but damn it was depressing
@@JesseStevenTrumm3992 no action...... Why does that matter? You still looked it up. The movie still had an effect. If you didnt care in any capacity, you wouldnt be here
Having just finished it, I don't hate this movie but I don't think its Oscar-worthy. Feels like it'd be a good pilot episode to a TV show about these two.
Thats just like your opinion man! Lemme guess, early 20s late teens? Get some life experience then look for art. Not everything needs to be consumed like junkfood television writting
Just like in real life, sometimes you get no closure, there are no lessons learned, and conflict just creates more conflict. And there are things you simply don't get over. And that's that.
Not understanding something isn't necessarily synonymous with awful. You didn't understand it. Accept the fact that others liked it because they actually understood something in it.
Beautiful ending. I think for most of the film Colm was wrapped up in his own misery and obsession, refusing to acknowledge how devastating his actions were to Padraic, even if he felt justified in taking them. At this point, having made his music (ultimately the main reason for cutting Padraic out of his life), he's now forced to see what harm his obsession has cost and no longer feels in the right about it.
Pádraic is actually Colm's muse. After each encounter with an impassioned Pádraic, Colm seems to progress with his work on his magnum opus 'The Banshees of Inisherin'.
Each time he rebuffs Pádraic he cuts off a finger and thereby literally and metaphorically loses his ability to create music.
@@scarocci7333 Great observation, I hadn't spotted that!
@Scarocci I disagree, colm states at the beginning that he will compose a new piece of his song with each passing day. Their feud is representative of the Irish Civil War, where colm instigates a rivalry based upon petty virtue, and the hurt he causes spirals out of control until death is the result. Although I prefer the movie as an observation of interpersonal relationships
@@CadiIlacJones Colm says directly to the priest that cutting his finger/hand give him something of a relief. He was depressed because he didn't had a proper legacy to left behind. With his hand cut, unable to play, he can have an "excuse", and it release some of the pressure on his shoulders.
He have every right to hate him now after his donkey died. Still not sure why would anyone wanna cut his fingers off because he doesn't wanna talk to someone. He could've just move to a different place.
For once it wasn't Padraic looking back at Colm for validation, it was Colm looking back at Padriac. And Padraic just walks on. He's gotten the message, finally, and now Colm realizes he's perhaps gone too far.
… wow so powerful …. Yet……. Wasted 2 hours
… wow so powerful …. Yet……. Wasted 2 hours
@@kcoose5356why is this movie any more of a waste of time than anything you like? Please give an example of one that’s not a waste of time
I love the symbolism with the civil war. Brother against brother / friend against friend. Once a caring bond turned into a hatred feeling to destroy one another, in the end what was it worth? Great movie.
Can you tell anymore symbolism I might have missed
@@pratikshatiwari7011 I think one of my favorite metaphors in the film for the civil war is Colm cutting off his own fingers- the people you're hurting in a civil war are your own countrymen, some of whom might have even been friends/family, so in hurting them you're also hurting yourself.
@@owlwithwhiplash8568 that's a good catch
@owlwithwhiplash8568 and I think that it's also counter productive. His goal in fighting Padraic is to focus on his music, but he becomes unable to play in the process.
"Some things there's no moving on from....and I think that's a good thing." DEVASTATING.
Especially given how much Padraic changes over the movie, goes from an albeit probably mundane but still happy man to one consumed with anger, grief, and revenge.
I was honestly kind of happy for him, good for him at that point after how badly he was treated. Fuck that other guy for thinking there could be a truce
Accurate given it’s an allegory
How is that a good thing?
What did that phrase actually mean?
“…anytime.”
God I love this movie. Nails the complexity of codependent relationships that are beyond repair yet contain an everlasting care for one another. The absurdity of how simple the plot and characters are and yet not at all. I hope they win every award they’re up for.
…and they took home nothing at the Oscars. Speaking of things there’s no use moving on from.
@@siphillisOscar is all about buzz and affirmative actions.
Thank you for acknowledging how codependent these two are. So many people take Padraic's side in the comments, like he's some kind of victim. He wasn't. He was just as messed up as Colm, just in different ways, and it's telling that people think there's a moral high ground between the two of these men.
Padraic's happy expression falling as he sees Colm alive tells a whole story.
Its fascinating, I interpret it as Padraic was happy he wouldn't have to carry on dealing with their feud of being ignored and getting called boring and keep souring his memories of spending time with Colm as friends. When he sees Colm alive, he realises things won't move on and he will still have to deal with whats happened one way or another
@@flyingrancidm00nfish7 i think hes just sad to lose his dog.
How was this not nominated for Best Cinematography? This is feckin beautiful.
Right? Every frame looked like a painting to me.
Well the cinematographer was pure focked from an Oscar nomination
the “anytime” response is really Padraic, he loves animals and he is a nice fella. You can really see through Padraic’s expression the pain caused by Colm’s shunning. A “nice fella” driven to do not nice things
So does colm. That’s why he’s haunted by the donkeys death
In a way it almost looks like he's choking back vomit before he says, "Anytime."
There's definitely conflict in there before he decides on that response
When Padraic says "I don't fuckin care" it feels like the world ended
Brilliantly said
Especially since everyone has said feck up to that point.
Colm got exactly what he wanted: a more interesting version of Padraic. And all he had to do was destroy him on every level. And in the end he realizes that maybe it wasn't worth it. But it's too late now.
@@gamblorrr Colm said fuck to the priest and the priest said it back - "I better not be dying in the meantime I'll be pure fucked" or something
Ikr?
Conflict ends in a mess and still goes on. Devastating.
Irish war in a nutshell
@@scarocci7333 stop with the surface level analysis please. The subtext is meant to emphasize the loss of comradery amongst brothers please. Its not just a civil war allegory
@@itsallgoodman4108 I know i already talked about that with someone else in the comments. You can fuck off with your mind at peace now.
@@itsallgoodman4108 a civil war IS a loss of comradery between brothers, you fucking mong
It will be a crime if Farrell doesn’t win for Best Actor. He perfectly captures how losing your best friend can turn even the cheeriest man into a bitter, broken person, with no love left for anything or anyone. Padraic’s transformation is fascinating and devastating.
I friggin loved Colin in this, but after The Whale I might have to put my money on Brendan tbh
Paul Mescal and Brendan Fraser were almost just as good if not as good imo
He did win at the golden globes for this role. Totally deserved.
These pretentious critics dont care about "funny" and "comic" performances. But yeah to me he absolutely deserves it
One can't lose something, that one never had.
Is a man better because tragedy has hammered him down into a competent, yet spiteful being? Or is man better as a dull, yet nice man? Padraic, I don't know
"Nice" being the word the movie described him as
Imo,
Padraic is just as short-sighted at the end of the film as he is at the start. One of the reasons Colm wants to be away from Padraic is because Padraic can’t see life beyond the island, and will likely live the same day (wake, work, pub, sleep, repeat) every day for the rest of his life. But Padraic was an amicable and friendly man, which made him reasonably popular. His outlook has changed, but he’s still the creature of habit he was at the start. He’ll continue living the same day (with the implied addition of seeking to harm Colm in whatever way he can) because he either can’t or won’t see the point of anything else. It’s also why he can’t forgive Colm, because he can’t see why he should.
So to answer your question, I think he’s the same man, but at least at the start he was happy and didn’t want to hurt others, and it would have been better if he’d stayed that way.
"Keep havin' dreams about playing me song at your funeral..."
Ultimately he did in a way. Padraic is no longer the man he was at the beginning of the movie, and the music played (I assume that was "The Banshees of Inisherin" that the band was playing while Colm teached them) at the pub near the end signified the death of the old Padraic in a way. Or I could be waxing poetical again, either way, that Padraic is dead.
@@StephenMckeighenI’m pretty sure the band was playing Colm’s song. The original script says that Colm was teaching the students his composition. Agreed, it was a funeral for the emotional death of Pádraic.
It probably won't win but it's my pick for "Best Picture" what a brilliant film
i think it gonna win trust me
If this doesn't win, my second pick would be Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything everywhere will win even though it doesn’t deserve it. It’s still a good movie but nowhere near as good as this one
I fear that the movie will not even win one Oscar...that would be horrible. I still hope, that at least Colin Farrell wins the Oscar for Best Actor.
@@raymondcharlesenigl3936 sorry man but Fraser is 100% winning that
1:21, this is the first time in the entire film where Colm begins the interaction with Pa'raic, showing his own development.
This was such an heartbreaking ending. Beautiful movie 🍿
I was fascinated by the placement of the civil war not too far away from the island, that's what the world is focused on but not the viewer.
The story makes no secret that neither it nor its characters essentially matter in the grand scheme of history, especially in comparison to a war.
A story about two friends who aren't friends anymore, what could be interesting or meaningful about that? Well, we just saw two hours of what.
I mean colm makes this point explicit when he talks about why he turned to music, but he misses people still wont give a shit. he's not Mozart or beethoven, what really matters is those connections he's rejected and which have turned his friend into the opposite of what he once was
The Irish Civil War was just as pointless and stupid band a footnote in history as these two bickering over nonsense
@@Metsfanapk that's a very good point about connections, I never even realised that when I first watched.
The story between the two friends is also a metaphor for the war
After losing three close friends during last year, this hit home for me. It's the price and process of living and growing up, Sometimes moving on but broken and scarred. Some things are better left unsaid and onwards and moving to our own personal paths and no catharsis as an outcome.
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Colin Farrell deserves everything for his performance as Podraic.
He got his well deserved award at the golden globes for BEST ACTOR in a musical/comedy for the Banshees of Inisherin.
One of the best films I've seen in a while, tbh
This movie is a great metaphor for the Irish civil war. So pointless, so self-defeating, and so unresolved.
Really, the metaphor can be applied to any war, not just the civil war in Ireland.
I can't stop looking at Colin Farrell's magnificent eyebrows 😅
Can’t believe this didn’t win a single Oscar
yes
So much said with so little words
Incredible acting
Most of this scene I see pain in Padraic's glare
The strained way he says
"Anytime"
The hint of a smile when he looks at the dog and how his expression turns to sorrow when he looks at Colm
You can tell Padraic understands how much Colm's dog means to him, especially with how much Jenny the donkey meant to Padraic. Even with all of that contempt for Colm, he couldn't bear to inflict the same pain on him and his dog.
Thanks for this bro
Some things there's no moving on from.
In my view, this film is about ghosting in the early 20th century
Yes, about rejection with no reason.
Don’t think it’s about ghosting exclusively but it’s about the isolation and loneliness that’s become more prevalent and how it hardens us and turns us against who we are.
I still wonder why Colm sat in the house that long before leaving. Was he testing his old friend to see if he’d try to save him?
This is just me but I think it’s to do with the ‘despair’ him and the priest talked about. He’d wrecked his friendship with Padraic over his music, and he can’t even hold his instrument and playnow. He’s guilty over killing the donkey by mistake, so it was probably that he just didn’t see the point of leaving at first
It was guilt
Human drama and tragedy at its finest. So many nuances to life in this beautiful movie. Specifically about Colm cutting off Padraic from his life, I believe sometimes some people just want to be alone, or have space to think or do other things with their time without distractions. It’s a personal choice people make, and in the process it just happens that they might reevaluate their friends and cut them off if they want to or need to do so. I think all friendships are in nature at-will, your friends can let you go for any reason or no reason at all, and you can do the same. The problem comes when people on the receiving end of the breakup simply won’t let it go, or at least they put some resistance and a fair share of denial in the event. Whether it comes out as neediness, increasing emotional attachment, depression, loneliness, trauma from childhood, lack of acceptance, and who knows how many more emotions can flow through a person’s heart and mind, in the end forcing yourself and your friendship to others is not going to work in most cases. To me one of the funniest things said between these two was when Padraic said “it takes two to tango”, to which Colm answered “but I don’t want to tango”. I love how direct and sincere Colm is with himself first and foremost, and of course with Padraic.
This neediness behavior is as irrational as it goes, but on the other hand, who are we to judge or blame someone that is experiencing such grievances over another person’s despair and abandonment, to suggest they should just do nothing about it and leave it alone. For some people is not black and white. I think it’s a personal choice as well whether they want to inflict pain on themselves or go over cycles of psychological analysis before acceptance starts to creeps in and the pain leaves their soul. Fascinating human phenomenon. I’ve been myself on both ends of this process, and I can assure you that the decision maker is always in better shape,unless you start chopping off your fingers.
While watching the movie I thought Colm was going to end up without fingers, and right after for no other reason than changing his mind, he will resume friendship with Padraic. But of course, things got worse from there, and the result was messy to say the least, including Jenny the donkey dead. I can’t believe the priest said to Colm “Do you think god gives a f… if a miniature donkey died.” That was funny coming from such “agent of God”.
The problem is, Colm continued to be amiable and friendly with almost everyone else, even the vicious Paedar, and that's what pushed Padraic over the edge. Being completely rejected just because you're "dull" would push anyone's buttons.
I'm not condoning his actions, but I can definitely identify with his anger.
Colm had the right to decide he didn't want to be friends with Padraic anymore. That was his business. But the two of them lived in the same town, and went to all the same places all the time. Colm should have realized that, if only from a social contract perspective, he owed it to him to at least be civil with him. It's very telling that Colm cutting off his first finger was in response to Padraic coming by to apologize for being rude the night before when he got drunk. Not to ask to be friends again or try to spend time together, just trying to do what a decent person is supposed to do when they make a mistake. And Colm fucking mutilates himself over it and throws his severed finger at Padraic's door. That's not reasonable. That's not something he had a right to do, and it crosses a pretty disturbing line...
@@Robert-hz9bj Showing up to apologize was just a curtain to hide behind the real reason of Padriac’s visit, which is, again, to see if “things have change” regarding the lost friendship status. This reminds me a break up I went through in the past. I ended the 4 years relationship. It was clearly communicated and after one month she moved out of my house, all in a sort of amicable fashion, but the push back was in the air. The very next day she came to my apartment because she said she was thirsty and had no water. Oh yeah, she moved in to another apartment in the same building. You see, it’s not about the water, it’s about not letting go yet, not closing the door fully and accepting reality. She asked me one day: “why are you not helping me?” when I refused to go with her to shop for a car, or put IKEA stuff together, or returning things to me, or this or that. The funny thing is that she did the same to me in the past, she also at one point ended the relationship, and I also refused to accept it and put together a successful “getting her back” plan. The amount of excuses I came up with to see her were in correlation to my creativity and a fair dose of delusion, resilience, and refusal to accept nothing but wining her back in my life. It’s a game that to be honest is not fun, it’s actually quite miserable and painful until the day you either let go and accept it, or get it your way. Emotional intelligence play a big role in this type of misfortunes.
And no, nobody owes you the courtesy of being civil with you, no one. The only exception you can create in your head is your parents, and this kind of expectations for some people needs sometimes to be revisited and adjusted, sadly. All of a sudden the wife you’ve been married with for 40 years can get really nasty and lawyer up, or your siblings, your best friend, your son, your boss, your lovely neighbor. To think otherwise is to be naive and lose awareness of these dynamics. If anything, you owe to yourself the courtesy of being civil, and nice.
In the end, Colm was right about one thing: nice doesn't last.
funnily enough, it's because of people like him
well it CAN if it's reciprocated. neither niceness nor cruelty can exist in a vacuum: they both need to be reciprocated in order to flourish. Colm inspired cruelty and so cruelty is what he got.
@@TomboTimeExactly. Pádraic was obviously not being nice to Colm by the end of the film, but he really has no reason to be nice to him at that point.
They switched sides by the end, damn.
honestly, the end is so meaningful to me despite the original meaning. this movie was strange, pretty long and harsh but it made me feel so many emotions and triggered my unconscious as no movie has ever been able to do! i cried so much from an unexplained feeling right til the end of the credits and im so grateful for it
The two deaths are the deaths of of course of Dominic, and then Colm and Padraic's codependent relationship. I love how they switch roles, and I love how effective the film is in telling us this just in terms of the emotion that's expressed. When Padraic states "anytime" you can see the hatred burning, but the sadness in that the relationships over and what Colm has sown for their relationship - two men trapped on an island, alone which can be a fate worse than death. I think that's why we see the woman that seems like a banshee at the end residing over as a black cloud is headed over. Relatable
I’m pretty sure one of them was actually the death of Jenny.
What a Tragic ending. He hummed because that's all his can do now.
Whelp, you've written your precious masterpiece, Colm. And in exchange, you now have a former friend hellbent on your complete and utter destruction, masterpiece included.
Was it worth it, Colm? Do you think you'll be remembered through the centuries just like Mozart, Colm? Or perhaps you'll disappear into obscurity, anyway. Only this time, you deserve it.
I love the shot when the Banshee is in between them. Banshees represent death, so it might tell us that either death separates them and their friendship (good ending) or ends the conflict with the fact that Padraic gets to kill Colm (bad ending).
My favorite movie Of 2022
One of the saddest but greatest movies I have seen.
Masterpiece everlasting lines
see it's Banshees, plural. Padraic is the Banshee now.
Padraic became a man, but it cost everyone all they cared about. I am so depressed.
The number one thing I love about this movie is that it is original. What a beautiful, fleeting, blossoming thought that became this movie. Nice work.
great film
I literally cried when jenny (the donkey) died and how it hurts Padraic.
Yeah, didn’t think I’d tear up over the death of a miniature donkey but I did.
Yes, but I felt more sad for Dominic, he was a good friend to Padraic
So... No chance of Colm taking up that spare bed Siobhan left?
i love this movie.
All I really took from this is the guy was so opposed with having done something with his life that he abandoned his life in the moment
I have enjoyed this film the more time goes on
Wasn't Shiobhan also a banshee as well? She knew the deaths were coming and got out.. She was friends with the crone.
Just watched it tonight. Another perfect film from McDonagh and another acting masterclass from Colin and Gleeson.
I have to say that I have never seen two actors who make magic together quite like these two do. They are absolutely incredible together and I hope there three of them make a few more movies together.
Did you really want me dead?
I said the house was coming down whether you were in or not. So i never took away your option to live. So then the question becomes would I have cared if you died?
Well would you?
No
Well thanks for taking care of my dog
Anytime
What a capital-G Great movie.
Filme excelente
This film is the history on Ireland. An allegory.
Hope it wins something
I'm betting it'll win Screenplay. The academy loves McDonagh
That's the same dog from The Lobster? 😂 just caught that.
Please, does anyone know the name of the beautiful opera that plays at the end of the movie? (Since 3:40) 🙏
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I need it too
It's from Johannes Brahms' 6 Gesange! The third part
@@swiftlymurmurs Yes! That's the beautiful song, you're the best, thanks!
@@Elius.2709 Here it is! ua-cam.com/video/tv6Ev3Oov0Q/v-deo.html
Padraic should of gone with Siobhan, and leave Inisherin behind him. A fresh start elsewhere, would have done him so good. Instead of remaining his life, on that spitefull island. Where he lost all is friends
Does anyone know what the opera song in this movie is called? I've been trying to find it but with no luck
can anyone transcribe the dialogue? I don’t understand everything they say
I suppose my house makes us quits?
- If you’d stayed in your house, that would have made us quits. But you didn’t did you? So it doesn’t, does it?
I’m sorry about your donkey, Padraic. Honestly I am.
- I don’t fucking care.
I haven’t been hearing any rifle fire from the mainland for a day or two. Do you think they’re coming to the end of it?
- Eh, I’m sure they’ll be at it again soon enough, aren’t you? Some things there’s no moving on from. And I think that’s a good thing.
Padraic. Thanks for looking after my dog for me, anyways.
- Anytime
@@siemendeboer4065 such great dialogue
Are you deaf?
@@siemendeboer4065 That was kind of you. I understood it, but reading it gives another layer. Thank you.
What is the name of ending song?
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"6 gesänge op. 7 no. 3 anklage" from Johannes Brahms
The history of a civil war cannot be judjed easily in terms of perspective of future. We have to look at it from the "there and then" perspective of the people that took part. Opposing forces come to conflict with one another and produce the synthesis of the future. Good or bad, this is not the point. To me the two characters of the film represent one and the same person, who tries to break from old habits, losing on the way the things he/she/it loves. Colm thought that by cutting his fingers he would move on further. And he did. However, what really kept him back (in my mind) seemed to be his own house with the beautiful maks that he kept inside. In the end, after the house burns Colm seems like he is more free than before. Similarly, Padraic expresses himself in a new way. And to this end, it makes sense to say that "there is not a turning back, and that this is a good thing". Because it signifies the important of the transformation (personal, historical) and the change that has happened.
Song of the end please?
I do love all the civil war analogies... but the real battle of the film is more personal. Padraic becomes more interesting, and Colm becomes more inspired to create, when they are in conflict. The silent 'banshees' are all buried deep inside Padraic. They appear when Colm betrays and rejects their friendship because Padraic isn't a whole person without them.
Does anyone recognise the piece at the end?
What did the ending mean?
I meant for them
No one knows for sure, but Patrick is probably right. Heartbreaking.
It's similar to the Irish Civil War combined with a "be careful what you wish for". Colm wanted something new, while Podraic didn't want anything to change. Kinda like how the IRA wanted Ireland to be independent of Britain but other Irish soldiers wanted to stay in good terms with Britain. However, Colm took things too far and ultimately got what he wanted, just not as he wanted. Podraic realized it in a broken place. His sister is gone. His donkey is gone. His whole life has left him. All he has left now is pain and hollowness, but now he gets Colm's message. And Colm got Podraic to leave him alone, albeit with resentment.
Great movie but I was not prepared for how sad it was. Watching at Christmas was a mistake lol.
OPERA MUSIC PLEASE ???
I'll help you friend cause I was looking for that ending score for a long time too, here you go: "6 gesänge op. 7 no. 3 anklage" from Johannes Brahms
@@idagergely6235 thank you so much my friend
you made my day
@@user-xo3pw4hv8y very welcome!
3:35
3:42 music at the end ,please...
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"6 gesänge op. 7 no. 3 anklage" from Johannes Brahms
@@idagergely6235 tanks.
Why does he think not moving on is a good thing?
There freindship had hit such a breaking point he no longer cared about fixing it
Sometimes, wounds are so deep that they don't heal without scarring.
This applies to the pain Colm caused Pádraic when he suddenly ended their friendship. It applies to the fingers Colm lost going through with his ridiculous threat. It also applies to the casualties of the Irish Civil War which they witness going on on the mainland every day.
Wounds close, arguments can be settled and wars can be ended, but sometimes, scars are necessary to remember that conflict happened, that pain was felt. Sometimes, scars are necessary to remember to never let it get this far again.
Not getting over something as devastating as a lifelong friendship ending in chaos or a war tearing apart a country with violence and death can be a good, a helpful, and a respectful thing to do.
I think the movie breaks the fourth wall and explains its own purpose with this quote. Even though it's painful, it is our acts of remembrance, our refusal to "just get over it" that honor the great unity coming to an end whenever people drift apart.
By Padraic's own logic, "even" wouldn't have been burning the house down; "even" would've been poisoning the dog. And yet he still cared for the dog and wishes no ill upon it even when given the opportunity to "get even". He seemed almost hurt at the mere implication that there'd ever be a circumstance in which he WOULDN'T look after the dog. It's just assumed on his part that the dog deserves nothing but kindness, because that's who Padraic is, even though Colm has exhausted any kind feelings Padraic might have reserved for him.
John Wick but with a donkey
As an Englishman, this encompasses the sadness and futility of the Irish civil war, and any war come to think of it. People who got on fine before, decided for some reason not to, to the point where you question why, when everyone has lost it, was even begun at all.
Decided for some not reason not to get on? As an English person you might want to look up why the Irish had a civil war 😂
The irish civil war was your fault.
@@Fauwkes I wasn’t born then I’m afraid.
@@abbypage1 pretty sure you should look up history further. Just after the Norman’s popped over is when England’s conquest of Ireland start. England after the Act of Union become Britain which continued this. The Anglo-Irish Treaty then caused a further split. So you could say it was the French followed by the Scottish and then your fellow Irish that caused the problem.
@@nlomas no, it was still Britain’s fault.
"You don't fucking care". The only time in the film (I believe) that fuck is used instead of feck.
he said I not you. Which makes it so much more powerful.
@@gamblorrr Except he doesn't, Gamblor. In fact, I too would have found it more powerful had he said I. But I've looked at it again and he says 'you'.
@@peterdowney7980 nope. Literally just finished on Disney plus with subtitles friend. He says I.
@@gamblorrr This is very strange. When I saw the film I also believed he said 'I' But listen to this extract here and tell me what you hear. I have played it a number of times and I hear 'you'.
@@gamblorrr Hi, Gamblor. I've just looked at the film again. I hear 'you'. But the subtitles do say 'I'. You could be hearing it right or I could, I don't know. But a number of listening tell me it was 'You'.
old woman = ENGLAND
Colm = Northern Irish (self-mutilation = renunciation of independence)
Pádraic = Irish
Siobhán = the Irish emigrating to America
I watched this movie with a group of friends and didn’t think anything of it and was just angry at how colm was so “bitter and stubborn” but now that I’ve broken off from that friend group because it was just a toxic environment I get it now. Some things just have to end, reason or not. It’s just part of moving forward.
Excellent film! Saw this at the local for landlady's birthday she made a projector screen of a wall and locked us in. Super night! Although if I meet one more born American who tells me their Irish and quotes this f'kin film, I'll lose my mind 😅"Wikipedia told me" christ on a bike.
Say whatever else you want about these two lunatics, at least they're nice to the dog. Gotta respect that, at least...
These two lunatics have more depth than most people nowadays
Wtf was this film even about
In the simplest terms, it's about the destruction of their friendship, but in larger terms you can look at it as an allegory for the Irish Civil War.
Why post the end of a movie ( no matter how good) feckin’ ridiculous.
Maybe some people already saw the movie and wanted to watch the ending again. 😮
Why watch the clip if you haven't seen the movie? Feckin' ridiculous
Not trying to be a hater but I definitely wasn’t a fan of this movie, thought it was way too boring
You still looked it up. Or you still came to the video
Bwehehehehehehe
@@nms7872 I did because after seeing how it was nominated for 9 Oscar’s, I wanted to see other peoples feedback. Very depressing film, literally no action and it’s all dialogue. Good acting for sure but damn it was depressing
@@JesseStevenTrumm3992 no action......
Why does that matter?
You still looked it up. The movie still had an effect. If you didnt care in any capacity, you wouldnt be here
@@JesseStevenTrumm3992 no action and depressing. How is this a bad thing? Do you really need explosions every five seconds to keep you engaged?
Horrible movie
Having just finished it, I don't hate this movie but I don't think its Oscar-worthy. Feels like it'd be a good pilot episode to a TV show about these two.
what's oscar-worthy anyways?
In Bruges was better
Thats just like your opinion man! Lemme guess, early 20s late teens? Get some life experience then look for art. Not everything needs to be consumed like junkfood television writting
Did rick and morty make you feel like an individual? Did defending Marvel make you feel subversive?
@@itsallgoodman4108 You are responding to things nobody said. You sound bitter and conceited here.
Awful movie, what was achieved?
Just like in real life, sometimes you get no closure, there are no lessons learned, and conflict just creates more conflict. And there are things you simply don't get over. And that's that.
This is the worst way to look at movies friend. Something doesn’t have to be achieved
@@oneshot2139 so they may aswell have had a title card at the end saying "you wasted 2 hours of your life" congrats!.
Not understanding something isn't necessarily synonymous with awful. You didn't understand it. Accept the fact that others liked it because they actually understood something in it.
the world isn't black and white and this movie isn't either