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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Film

DirectorMartin McDonagh

Meta takes3

Figures

Characters

The character of Mrs. McCormick → The Uncanny

Tropes

The feud between Pádraic and Colm → National Allegory
Colm's sudden rejection of Pádraic
Colm's self-mutilation with shears
Siobhán's decision to leave Inisherin
Pádraic's defining trait of being "dull"
Jenny the miniature donkey
The pub as a social stage → The Cinematic Threshold

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The Others (2001) — via The Cinematic Threshold
V for Vendetta (2005) — via The Cinematic Threshold
Nomadland (2020) — via The Cinematic Threshold
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