Bloody Sunday

Year: 2002

Grade: B

Country: UK

Director: Greengrass

Review

this film, shot in a documentary style, follows the major players in the infamous bloody sunday massacre of the early 70s. it’s a good film because it captures the tension pretty well and tries to make the film-making process as transparent as possible. i don’t know the details or background of the actual event so i don’t know how acurate the film is, but it did seem pretty even keeled on the whole. it’s a good story, and one that should be told, and the method was good, but for some reason i couldn’t get really invested in it. maybe it’s because the film seemed to overblow the proportions of the event….just like U2 have. any time 13 people die it’s not a good day, but i don’t understand why this event is so epic. but perhaps that’s my fault, rather than the filmmakers’. though historical context would be have been nice, it may have gotten in the way. i’ll try to learn more. either way the ending was a bit heavy handed, but was forgivable.