Why would the Irish oppose economic development? The fairness of this film is that it dramatises the capitalist side as well. The tragedy is that it is the son who pays the price for the father's desire. And it was the son who asked why his father wanted to destroy a hill, why he wanted more shiny metal than he already had in abundance, why he was willing to antagonize the locals, import foreigners into hated positions, persist even when violence seems asured.
And what is the father's desire? That is a question that remains. It is not as easy as greed, not ambition at that age, nor desire for power since all local standing will be lost, and in the Old World where capital was grounded local mattered. Is it the pure need to do something, anything? It is mysterious as those feuds that consume all. Suddenly Irish resistance does not seem so silly.
And what is the father's desire? That is a question that remains. It is not as easy as greed, not ambition at that age, nor desire for power since all local standing will be lost, and in the Old World where capital was grounded local mattered. Is it the pure need to do something, anything? It is mysterious as those feuds that consume all. Suddenly Irish resistance does not seem so silly.
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