As a leftist who has always been radical in thought, Ken Loach is conservative and traditional in film creation. What makes him admire is that he can always shoot sensitive and radical subjects in an easy-to-understand way. Even for sensitive political issues, there is no awkward sense of preaching. This is still the same in "Jimmy's Hall"-in fact, for the 78-year-oldKen Loach, a breakthrough or innovation in creative style is no longer expected. Even so, watching "Jimmy's Hall" in the standard Ken Rocky style is still disappointing. Drowsy colors, rigorous rhythms, clear themes, and traditional techniques, everything is in the proper Ken Loach paradigm. However, there is a little warm atmosphere in the film, and the soundtrack is indispensable. Young people, freedom, music and dance, these elements make the movie a lot softer than "The Wind Blowing Wheat Waves", but they really don't have profound meaning. I have to say that the shortcomings in the screenwriter are an important reason why the new work is not as good as the previous one. The story has not escaped the clichés of the biographical film, the clues are single, and the in-depth interpretation of the background of the times is lacking. Especially in contrast to the intriguing story in "The Wind Blowing Wheat Waves", "Jimmy's Hall" is so neatly organized that it makes people a little drowsy
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Elements such as the background of the Irish countryside in "Jimmy's Hall" and the meetings and debates of ideal young people can not help but think of "The Wind Blowing Rice Waves". Unlike "The Wind Blowing Rice Waves", "Jimmy's Hall" does not show that kind of complexity. The entanglement between his revolutionary ideals and human emotions, as well as the ugliness behind the political struggle, on the contrary, is more like a simple melodrama.
At the beginning, Ken Loach briefly explained the reason why Jimmy left the United States in the form of black and white documentary images. Then the movie entered the lush Irish countryside. In the film, the united working class is opposed to the church, and the director's position is also very clear. As a charismatic leader, Jimmy struggles hard to encourage his supporters to become free people. Although Jimmy was eventually expelled, the youths under his leadership all rode their bicycles to see him off, and took his hand and said, "We will continue to dance." After that, the group portraits of ideal youths gradually became black and white photos, leaving this moment remembered by history. Such a positive tone might seem familiar. Ken Loach's performance is obviously not outstanding enough. In the past, this independent left-wing political filmmaker seemed to have encountered a bottleneck
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