Cortechba Overrated

PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Executscan Expected more

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

ghatbkk The most important things to know about the Easter Rising were that it marked the return to violent rebellion in Ireland and the way that the English dealt with it started the turning the sympathies of the Irish at large against the English and the idea of home-rule as part of the Empire. Those two things are very well demonstrated in Rebellion, from the brutal dealing of the British military with both the rebellion and Irish civilians, the complete lack of due process for those arrested and executed, creating martyrs and setting the stage for the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.

alanmowle I am 85, I was not there, but met Irish (Republic) people in 1949 in Bradford UK, who had relatives alive and emotionally in this historic event. I was 18 (and from a small community) I was forever imbued by the emotions I witnessed, and the varied descriptions. The programme literally had me saying prayers, I was captivated, excited and horrified with the poverty depicted, which I was personally familiar with, being moved about during the WW11. This is a highly enthralling programme, I was very disappointed to learn that episode 5 is the last one. For me the realism was total, the emotions entirely believable. Casting and acting magnificent. I watched the 5 episodes on Netflix.

htiley I thought season 1 was fantastic and I really hope they release season 2 soon! There was good suspense throughout the five episodes, but I do wish there were more episodes in the season. I really liked the speed of the show, it laid out the characters very well and did not rush anything, which I thought was a big plus. I do not like when shows move too quickly and skim over all of the character development, so I am very glad they did not do that with this series, even though there were only five episodes. The cinematography was also beautiful, the colors and camera work elevated the show from "good" to "great" in my mind. All in all, I think Rebellion is a fantastic show. The characters are engaging, dynamic, and full of depth. The plot line drew me in and kept my attention the entire way through.

xxharrison The Easter Rising of 1916 seems perfect for an exciting television dramatisation. Sadly, this isn't it. Telling the story from the perspective of smaller players might have served a human interest story well, except there's little of interest on that front. Instead, the central characters deliver speeches explaining their motivations and actions. This prevents the emergence of any engaging narrative, and doesn't help in explaining a complex situation either. I had hoped the commencement of hostilities might shake things up a little. Again, Rebellion disappointed. It utterly failed to capture the scale of the uprising, making it seem more like a series of side-street skirmishes. Why did the director feel that such a key moment as the storming of the GPO be shown as a peripheral dumb-show to the main action of a minor character being ejected from her taxi? The Proclamation was similarly trivialised. Meanwhile, the various narratives were unraveling as the unfortunate actors confronted ever more implausible plot developments.