And even in the opening scene of the event, you know, the streets of Belfast
with the protests, I think you really notice a pro really in public history that
you can juxtapose music with the imagery to create an accurate reconstruction that
they use Jimmy Hendrix, I can't remember the song it was based on one of the riots.
>> I think they used Voodoo Child.
>> Voodoo Child that was it, yeah, and how it really brought home a sense of the, I
don't know, a pensive brooding tones of the streets of Belfast and
demonstrates sort of an, a probe, you would say, to public history.
>> Now, in your essay you took the film, the book, the events, but then
looked at how it impacted on, contemporary political
movements at the time the film was released.
Could you just fill us in a little bit more on that please?
>> Yeah,
>> There was definitely a fear that it promoted
the IRA, which I don't believe was the case.
Like the villain of the peace who represents the IRA is
not depicted or portrayed in the positive light, But that lost
its fear, and war columnists went as far as to say
that the film would be a cash bonanza for the IRA.
And this is definitely the case.
The fear sort of centered around America, where the film, the, the funding
for the film com was completely, came from the Universal Studios in America.
>> Mm-hm.
>> And, and obviously with the, so many
people in, I think it's one-third of the population?
I don't know if I'm correct.
Can trace their ancestry back to Ireland.