Over the weekend I watched the most wonderful film “Belfast” , Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographically-inspired film of growing up in Belfast in 1969. For any of us British schoolboys born around the start of the sixties, the film will touch on a lot of memories and emotions of a time that has suddenly disappeared.
All the actors are at the top of their game, and the young Jude Hill as “Buddy” is a revelation. I shelled out $19.99 to watch it with the family on Amazon Prime and it was well worth it.
The attention to period detail in the film is immaculate, and for those of you with an abiding affection for Star Trek, Thunderbirds, Corgi and Matchbox toys, the enjoyment is that much the greater.
Those of you with eagle eyes will spot young Buddy reading a Thor comic (#139 – “To Die Like A God”) and if you zoom in, you’ll even see that Buddy is reading the 10d UK “price variant” edition. (A two-year old comic at the time the film is set). A nice nod to Branagh’s subsequent desire to direct the first Thor movie.
Great stuff! Go and see the film, or stream it. You’ll thank me.
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| © Universal/Focus Features. "Buddy" (Jude Hill) reading Thor #139 |
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