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DVD movie commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bored in New York? Nah.<\/p>\n

Irish lass Eilis is far from New York. She is yawning during a church service, in her home town of Ireland. Her mother prays earnestly next to her, in Brooklyn<\/em> (2015).<\/p>\n

I have seen that sort of thing before, somewhere. There is also the one about a boy\u2019s mind wandering in church, but the list of bored premises and stories is endless.<\/p>\n

We get bored. That\u2019s life at its most drab.<\/p>\n

Eilis\u2019 girlfriend appears to think that the local club rugby player will brighten her ordinary day.<\/p>\n

Ireland seems very ordinary in this movie.<\/p>\n

In this town, there might not be any nightclubs or exciting things like circuses and fairgrounds, but they have each other, which seems to matter the most.<\/p>\n

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\"Saoirse<\/a>
Saoirse Ronan (Pictured) plays Eilis in Brooklyn. Image sourced via google images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Then, there is one of those potentially life changing events. Eilis is given an opportunity to go to Brooklyn, New York, in the United States, the \u2018land of opportunity\u2019.<\/p>\n

Family is still important to her, but so is making something more of her life.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the 1950s, so the post-war boom is in full swing in the States.\u00a0 In Ireland, though they want to make a go of life, living is harder.\u00a0Eilis takes a boat to New York and takes the land of opportunity by the horns.<\/p>\n

New York is not boring. Charming Italian-American Tony approaches Eilis at an Irish dance hall and he may be looking for a marriage partner. To cut a long story short, love is in the air.<\/p>\n

There is something else to factor in, of a different kind to boredom. This is about making a choice.<\/p>\n

Eilis feels the pressure of family to stay in Ireland and pleasing them or make a life-long commitment in the States a country which has been good to her. This is less about New York being exciting and Ireland dull.\u00a0This is a compelling choice for Eilis that will certainly change her life direction and affect the lives of others, either way she goes.<\/p>\n

This is a challenge which is potentially painful for all involved, but a choice that must be taken.<\/p>\n

For the simple things of life, like just being bored with the television.<\/p>\n

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Warnings<\/strong>\u2014sex scene, brief coarse language<\/p>\n

Notes<\/strong>: \u00a0Saoirse Ronan (Eilis), Emory Cohen (Tony), Nick Hornby (writer), based on the novel by Colm Toibin, John Crowley (director)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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