Comments on: BAFTA nominations http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2009/01/15/bafta-nominations/ Blogging...instead of doing something useful. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:47:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lena http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2009/01/15/bafta-nominations/comment-page-1/#comment-4145 Lena Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:41:46 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=2628#comment-4145 I don't think it's all that strange, In Bruges being nominated for Best British Film. The lead roles were originally written for cockney actors, and Martin McDonagh was (dispite his indeniable Irish blood) born and raised in London, so my question is; if Colin and Brendan hadn't been cast, but cockney actors, would people still consider it an Irish film? I think not. It also seems that McDonagh is only Irish to the people when and where is convenient. Plenty of times when he wrote plays that were considered controversial, there were Irish complaining that he was stereotyping Ireland as a Londoner. I think it's impossible to decide wether McDonagh himself can be considered fully Irish or not. I don't think that it matters. I think it's the combination of the two, that co-inspires the brilliant things he's done so far, so; good for him. Production of In Bruges was also a shared one, and in fact not entirely Irish. There was British, American and Irish money in it. So again; if Colin and Brendan hadn't stepped in, and the leads had been played by actors in cockney (similar to Ralph Fiennes' role) then would it still be considered an Irish film by some? I think not. I think In Bruges deserves better than be categorized in either nationality because it's obviously a brilliant COMING TOGETHER of the two, as McDonagh himself is. I don’t think it’s all that strange, In Bruges being nominated for Best British Film. The lead roles were originally written for cockney actors, and Martin McDonagh was (dispite his indeniable Irish blood) born and raised in London, so my question is; if Colin and Brendan hadn’t been cast, but cockney actors, would people still consider it an Irish film? I think not.

It also seems that McDonagh is only Irish to the people when and where is convenient. Plenty of times when he wrote plays that were considered controversial, there were Irish complaining that he was stereotyping Ireland as a Londoner. I think it’s impossible to decide wether McDonagh himself can be considered fully Irish or not. I don’t think that it matters. I think it’s the combination of the two, that co-inspires the brilliant things he’s done so far, so; good for him.

Production of In Bruges was also a shared one, and in fact not entirely Irish. There was British, American and Irish money in it.

So again; if Colin and Brendan hadn’t stepped in, and the leads had been played by actors in cockney (similar to Ralph Fiennes’ role) then would it still be considered an Irish film by some? I think not. I think In Bruges deserves better than be categorized in either nationality because it’s obviously a brilliant COMING TOGETHER of the two, as McDonagh himself is.

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