rofl It's my 1st Martin McDonagh movie so I didn't really know what to expect

In Bruges I've seen when I was young. But I don't really remember much of the details. What I can recall is that overall I find it to be an okay film. Few laughs here and there but not really that funny. And I'm guessing it's coz I'm young so I might rewatch it some time.

@JustcallmeT said:

It was a good fun comedy but boy did it take a weird turn towards the end. Feckin weird, like.

It is a lot of things, but certainly not a comedy. It is a tragedy, with humour in it.

Humour, comedy, all the same. One quick search and you'll see that you're wrong.

No, it's a big difference. ("One bit of education and you'll see that you're wrong." https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature )

This is a tragedy with all the classic elements. Each side has good reasons, and they are damn serious about it, and that escalates to a blood and hate. The Banshees of Inisherin is also a tragedy, not a "tragicomedy" or comedy, because at the core, this is serious. The characters are, the story is, and the outcome is, too.

On the opposite, a lot of zombie flicks are comedies. They may be gory and gruesome, but detachment from the characters is easy because of their stupid actions. You groan and laugh at them - "yeah, split up, great idea! fumble with a torch instead of turning on the light..."

Tragedies can contain humour, and are the better for it. Comedies can contain a bit of shock, sadness, and seriousness, and are the better for it. These elements do not change their structure and which category of drama they belong to.

https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0LExPS8qNz6kyYPQSTUrMK85ITS1WyE9TyMzLBLKLMvMA9Q4NSA&q=banshees+of+inisherin&oq=bans&aqs=chrome.5.69i57j69i60j35i39l2j46i433i512j46i131i433i512j0i433i512j0i131i433i512j46i512j0i512.5382j0j9&client=ms-android-vivo&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

It says comedy, I say it's comedy

@jw said:

@JustcallmeT said:

It was a good fun comedy but boy did it take a weird turn towards the end. Feckin weird, like.

It is a lot of things, but certainly not a comedy. It is a tragedy, with humour in it.

It's what is considered to be a 'Black Comedy'/'Dark Comedy'! Here are some examples & another Farrell/Gleeson film is on both lists, 'In Bruges'.

https://collider.com/best-black-comedies-21st-century-after-the-menu/#39-parasite-39-2019

https://collider.com/ridiculous-and-amazing-british-dark-comedies/#39-in-the-loop-39-2009

https://filmlifestyle.com/what-is-black-comedy/

https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-black-comedy-definition/

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@JustcallmeT said:

It was a good fun comedy but boy did it take a weird turn towards the end. Feckin weird, like.

It is a lot of things, but certainly not a comedy. It is a tragedy, with humour in it.

It's what is considered to be a 'Black Comedy'/'Dark Comedy'! Here are some examples & another Farrell/Gleeson film is on both lists, 'In Bruges'.

In Bruges is indeed a Black Comedy/Dark Comedy.

But Banshees of Inisherin is not. It is not a comedy at all - it is the other type of drama, as I explained before.

Check your own sources, which you linked to; but the main thing would be: understand the difference between Tragedy and Comedy.

@jw said:

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@JustcallmeT said:

It was a good fun comedy but boy did it take a weird turn towards the end. Feckin weird, like.

It is a lot of things, but certainly not a comedy. It is a tragedy, with humour in it.

It's what is considered to be a 'Black Comedy'/'Dark Comedy'! Here are some examples & another Farrell/Gleeson film is on both lists, 'In Bruges'.

In Bruges is indeed a Black Comedy/Dark Comedy.

But Banshees of Inisherin is not. It is not a comedy at all - it is the other type of drama, as I explained before.

Check your own sources, which you linked to; but the main thing would be: understand the difference between Tragedy and Comedy.

Here is a section from an interview with the filmmaker, Martin McDonagh:

"Martin McDonagh, writer, director and creator of small, crazed worlds of fierce people taking their pain out on each other, is talking about his new film, The Banshees of Inisherin. “It’s a really beautiful film, with brilliant performances,” he says. “And it’s funny… but it’s sad. No one really tries to make sad films any more.”

It is sad, The Banshees of Inisherin, but, as he says, it’s also very funny; plus grotesque, violent, tender, surprising, a bit spooky and visually stunning.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/02/martin-mcdonagh-banshees-of-inisherin-interview

And most of the major reviews also call it a 'black or dark comedy'.

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@JustcallmeT said:

It was a good fun comedy but boy did it take a weird turn towards the end. Feckin weird, like.

It is a lot of things, but certainly not a comedy. It is a tragedy, with humour in it.

It's what is considered to be a 'Black Comedy'/'Dark Comedy'! Here are some examples & another Farrell/Gleeson film is on both lists, 'In Bruges'.

In Bruges is indeed a Black Comedy/Dark Comedy.

But Banshees of Inisherin is not. It is not a comedy at all - it is the other type of drama, as I explained before.

Check your own sources, which you linked to; but the main thing would be: understand the difference between Tragedy and Comedy.

Here is a section from an interview with the filmmaker, Martin McDonagh:

"Martin McDonagh, writer, director and creator of small, crazed worlds of fierce people taking their pain out on each other, is talking about his new film, The Banshees of Inisherin. “It’s a really beautiful film, with brilliant performances,” he says. “And it’s funny… but it’s sad. No one really tries to make sad films any more.”

It is sad, The Banshees of Inisherin, but, as he says, it’s also very funny; plus grotesque, violent, tender, surprising, a bit spooky and visually stunning.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/02/martin-mcdonagh-banshees-of-inisherin-interview

And most of the major reviews also call it a 'black or dark comedy'.

How widespread this error and lack of understanding is, is one of the reasons why I commented.

"Funny" is not the criterion, as I explained above.

For those missing the background, something like this might help:

• https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature/Tragedy-and-modern-drama
• https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature

@jw said:

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@JustcallmeT said:

It was a good fun comedy but boy did it take a weird turn towards the end. Feckin weird, like.

It is a lot of things, but certainly not a comedy. It is a tragedy, with humour in it.

It's what is considered to be a 'Black Comedy'/'Dark Comedy'! Here are some examples & another Farrell/Gleeson film is on both lists, 'In Bruges'.

In Bruges is indeed a Black Comedy/Dark Comedy.

But Banshees of Inisherin is not. It is not a comedy at all - it is the other type of drama, as I explained before.

Check your own sources, which you linked to; but the main thing would be: understand the difference between Tragedy and Comedy.

Here is a section from an interview with the filmmaker, Martin McDonagh:

"Martin McDonagh, writer, director and creator of small, crazed worlds of fierce people taking their pain out on each other, is talking about his new film, The Banshees of Inisherin. “It’s a really beautiful film, with brilliant performances,” he says. “And it’s funny… but it’s sad. No one really tries to make sad films any more.”

It is sad, The Banshees of Inisherin, but, as he says, it’s also very funny; plus grotesque, violent, tender, surprising, a bit spooky and visually stunning.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/02/martin-mcdonagh-banshees-of-inisherin-interview

And most of the major reviews also call it a 'black or dark comedy'.

How widespread this error and lack of understanding is, is one of the reasons why I commented.

"Funny" is not the criterion, as I explained above.

For those missing the background, something like this might help:

• https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature/Tragedy-and-modern-drama
• https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature

So you are DISAGREEING WITH THE PERSON WHO MADE THE FILM? Damn, that's arrogance!

@bratface said:

So you are DISAGREEING WITH THE PERSON WHO MADE THE FILM? Damn, that's arrogance!

Lol. I agree with you and all the reviews...definitely a black comedy.

Does it matter? It is however you see it. If you see it as a Black Comedy it is a Black Comedy, if you see it as a Tragedy, it is a Tragedy. It's not set in stone, both categories are valid.

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@bratface said:

@jw said:

@JustcallmeT said:

It was a good fun comedy but boy did it take a weird turn towards the end. Feckin weird, like.

It is a lot of things, but certainly not a comedy. It is a tragedy, with humour in it.

It's what is considered to be a 'Black Comedy'/'Dark Comedy'! Here are some examples & another Farrell/Gleeson film is on both lists, 'In Bruges'.

In Bruges is indeed a Black Comedy/Dark Comedy.

But Banshees of Inisherin is not. It is not a comedy at all - it is the other type of drama, as I explained before.

Check your own sources, which you linked to; but the main thing would be: understand the difference between Tragedy and Comedy.

Here is a section from an interview with the filmmaker, Martin McDonagh:

"Martin McDonagh, writer, director and creator of small, crazed worlds of fierce people taking their pain out on each other, is talking about his new film, The Banshees of Inisherin. “It’s a really beautiful film, with brilliant performances,” he says. “And it’s funny… but it’s sad. No one really tries to make sad films any more.”

It is sad, The Banshees of Inisherin, but, as he says, it’s also very funny; plus grotesque, violent, tender, surprising, a bit spooky and visually stunning.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/02/martin-mcdonagh-banshees-of-inisherin-interview

And most of the major reviews also call it a 'black or dark comedy'.

How widespread this error and lack of understanding is, is one of the reasons why I commented.

"Funny" is not the criterion, as I explained above.

For those missing the background, something like this might help:

• https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature/Tragedy-and-modern-drama
• https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature

So you are DISAGREEING WITH THE PERSON WHO MADE THE FILM? Damn, that's arrogance!

McDonagh didn't say it is a comedy, he said it is funny. And he also said it is sad.

Both tragedy and comedy can be both, funny and sad. This is a funny tragedy.