Some time ago, I read the original source material on the mini-series of the same name and for me, it was probably the most accessible information about The Troubles I have read in quite a bit. Now, after watching the series, I was incorrectly disappointed at one aspect of the depiction, and that was how often visual media creators depict times of horror in a sort of nostalgic way, sprucing it up as if it was a somewhat fond memory to have. This is pretty common in modern-day war movies and how they use popular music to create an emotional response. After watching the series, I then read an interview with the creators (don't ask, I can't remember where) and one of them pointed out how the Irish perceived and responded to such things and how their cultural humor influenced the depictions in the series.
Read the original book & watched series.....also, an interesting cultural aspect to the filming...
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Some time ago, I read the original source material on the mini-series of the same name and for me, it was probably the most accessible information about The Troubles I have read in quite a bit. Now, after watching the series, I was incorrectly disappointed at one aspect of the depiction, and that was how often visual media creators depict times of horror in a sort of nostalgic way, sprucing it up as if it was a somewhat fond memory to have. This is pretty common in modern-day war movies and how they use popular music to create an emotional response. After watching the series, I then read an interview with the creators (don't ask, I can't remember where) and one of them pointed out how the Irish perceived and responded to such things and how their cultural humor influenced the depictions in the series.
