Hunger

I was too young to know about the hunger strike when it happened. So thankful for this movie and how it opened my eyes.

Intense movie about ideologies of IRA nad catholic church

I can't believe I never heard of this film before. You can really tell that Steve McQueen comes to filmmaking from a background as a video artist: dialogue is sparse (except for a long and amazing scene between Liam Cunningham as a priest and Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands), and the film is almost painterly--painterly and revolting and wrenching, all at once. It encompasses very little of the extramural activities of the IRA or the RUC and instead focuses very tightly on what happens inside the prison walls, which is an immensely forceful contest of wills. It's an exhausting film to watch, and I would never under any circumstances watch it again, but it's also truly brilliant and I'm really glad I saw it.

"Hunger" is a difficult film to watch. Chronicling the final weeks of the life of Bobby Sands, the IRA activist who, while in prison, embarked on a hunger strike that killed him after 66 days, the film also depicts the brutal conditions endured by Sands and his fellow inmates. The deplorable conditions, merciless beatings, and abject hopelessness are portrayed in a startlingly bleak and powerful manner. Michael Fassbender's portrayal of Sands is utterly remarkable, and the 17-minute scene at the center of the film--in which Sands and his priest discuss the merits of the hunger strike and Sands' motives for going through with it--is both crucial to the plot and a strikingly simple yet bold cinematic gambit that delivers a profound thematic and dramatic punch. Filled with stark images and gut-wrenching performances, "Hunger" is a sad and remarkable film.

Great movie

This movie takes place in Jeruselem during 1727. Germany just invented airplanes and the world is in dissaray. The story is about a man that has not eaten in 34 years. Doctors and scientists all are astounded at the fact that he had no Hunger at all. Soon after evil Australian kangaroo herder scientist travel to America to find out how this is done, they devise a plan to sell the secret to Germany. Ben Afflack hears of what they are attempting to do and launches an op to end hunger once and for all. He launches a top secret plan known as argo. After getting his guys across the Mexican border and deep into the Mexican tundra, he finds out a evil and horrifying secret... There are no Taco bells in Mexico. Out of pure and utter fear he leaves his team, who are all deported to Guam in the dust as he quickly heads to the nearest drive through in search of the answer to Hunger, the infamous gordita!! Once Ben sinks his teeth into it he gets poisoned by the ecoli monster and because the only good place to eat is tacobell everyone eventually dies or goes hungry. What I never could have expected was that once poisoned, the burritos began to eat people. The screams were gut wrenching as I watched this artistic portrayal of a chulupa dipping a child in Verde and hot sauce. I was a bit ashamed, as I felt sad and hungry all at the same time. I know you may feel sad for the human race but not to worry Jason statham soon arrives and gets into a kungfu battle royal with the tortilla wrapped evil doers. In the end he marrys a quessedilla and he eats her on their honeymoon. It was an OK flick. Just be sure to bring a snack because this crazy waste of digital media will enduce but one thing, not excitement or fear but Hunger!!!

Hunger follows Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender) and the 1981 Irish hunger strike where the Republican prisoners tried to reclaim their political status. A film with few words; a film with powerful imagery and actions. Hunger often requires the audience to think deeply about what is shown, and that's something I really liked. There is one particular scene that did have a great amount of dialogue; this specific scene is the meeting between Sands and Father Dom where they have an authentic, immersive thought-provoking conversation. The entire film is very interesting, down to the painful ending. Michael Fassbender is amazing in this film, and so is the rest of the cast. It does get hard to follow at times, especially if you're not familiar with the incident, since it doesn't take the time to fully explain. And, it does have a slow start and a couple of scenes that drag-on.Hunger is recommended for fans of dramas, especially visual dramas. This film is available on Prime Instant Video and Netflix Streaming, as of 12/8/12, in case you're still not fully sold on it.Hunger has strong violence and blood, and constant full male nudity.

I remember reading about this during that time period and that I wished the British government would have stepped in but they chose not to. I felt then and still feel that what was done in those prisons was wrong and I am of mainly English ancestry. Mr. Fassbender did a truly magnificent job as Bobby Sands and I couldn't help crying in the end even though I knew what would happen. I am glad I watched the movie but I can never do so again. It is way to realistic and painful to watch again.

Personally I do not believe that fighting a cause, political or otherwise justifies any type of violence or terrorism. From the beginning of the film we are introduced to the IRA prisoner on his check into the prison cell. Long silences, slow motion camera moves on behalf of all participants in every scene are giving an enourmous depth to this movie. Scenes from the prison are horrifying. Prisoners are stripped of clothing, their hair is long, beard uncut for months at the time, their cells are smeared with feces and even their family visits are such horrific displayes of conveying messages that one cannot be indiferrent to the prison conditions and treatment of the prisoners.Everyone is deeply affected by these conditions, not just prisoners and their family members. Prison guards, prison priest, special forces brought it to squash the last bit of humanity from prisoners are all part of te game. It is touching to see that the first person to show some level of human compassion is a male prison nurse tending to Bobby Sands, leader who starts hunger strike in order to ensure that prisoner demands are met. Actor Michael Fassbinder is captivating in his role of the determined 27-year young soldier determined to give away his life in order to gain some humanity in the process both for himself and his fellow soldiers.Not easy to watch at times, this film is definitely thought provoking. In certain parts of th emovie we can hear portions of Margaret Thacher's speaches that are eerie, considering that it has been more than 25 years since she has been in power as Britain's Prime Minister.

I saw his other films like <15 YEARS A SLAVE> but not able to review his film because it was so stone cold and the ending left be with speechelss not knowing what to write at all.<15 YEARS A SLAVE> made me think like, ok this guy wants a lot of awards, ha?Imagine, winning 233 awards from all over the world? It's a new world record.Then this movie. Anothe stone cold. No warm blood, no warm heart.The story is pretty much predictable.It's about a man who is in a prison who denies to eat for protest. It's called HUNGER strike.It's more of a politic matter.This reminds me of Christian Bale who acted as a guy loosing hundreds of pounds for acting pure acting's sake.Michael Fassbender did the same thing. He even not be afraid of being totally naked just like he did from the movie .Actually he worked with Steve McQueen more then once and I think they will work again.They are a perfect couple.This movie has not a lot of cuts not to disturb the actor's motion and keep the actors from concntrate what they are doing.Most of the scenes are shot with just one take.Camara are rather very simple, no music no cheating.It's all pure streight forward.It shows everything from prisoner paiting the wall with their poops to the guards bitting the prisoners to the prisoners never shaving, never washing, never eating and have swelling all over their back and have so much pain to chaged their shape and bacomes totally bonny.You will just have to watch all that with bare eyes.If you can handle this movie then next chapter then next I don't know maybe the future movie he will make.But this is the current and you cannot deny from watching it.Just go for it and watch his movies.Oh, was rated NC-17 and I don't know why. It was not that sexual to me.