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* The film constinently depicts the morality of the IRA's terrorist/guerrilla war against the UK largely in terms of what side Collins is on. When Collins is for revolution, revolution is the answer; when Collins decides that the revolution is over and turns his forces against those who want to keep the war going, that's that. The movie makes only half-hearted attempts at ambiguity, clearly basing itself on the audience siding with Collins.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: The film constinently consistently depicts the morality of the IRA's terrorist/guerrilla war against the UK largely in terms of what side Collins is on. When Collins is for revolution, revolution is the answer; when Collins decides that the revolution is over and turns his forces against those who want to keep the war going, that's that. The movie makes only half-hearted attempts at ambiguity, clearly basing itself on the audience siding with Collins.
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* The film constinently depicts the morality of the IRA's terrorist/guerrilla war against the UK largely in terms of what side Collins is on. When Collins is for revolution, revolution is the answer; when Collins decides that the revolution is over and turns his forces against those who want to keep the war going, that's that. The movie makes only half-hearted attempts at ambiguity, clearly basing itself on the audience siding with Collins.
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** Even though it showed De Valera being not at all aware of the plan to assassinate Collins-rather, extremely upset by the divide which occurred between them.
* LaResistance - Until the Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, Collins is always a member or leader of these.
* LoveTriangle - Between Michael, his best friend Boland, and Kitty. It happened in RealLife too, and helped to drive them apart.
* LaResistance - Until the Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, Collins is always a member or leader of these.
* LoveTriangle - Between Michael, his best friend Boland, and Kitty. It happened in RealLife too, and helped to drive them apart.
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* LaResistance - Until the Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, Collins is always a member or leader of these.
* LoveTriangle - Between Michael, his best friend Boland, and Kitty. It happened in RealLife too, and helped to drive them apart.
* LoveTriangle - Between Michael, his best friend Boland, and Kitty. It happened in RealLife too, and helped to drive them apart.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Collins, who takes CrazyPrepared measures to keep his men alive during Bloody Sunday and is almost tearful when he realizes that Broy has been arrested and is most likely killed.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Collins, who takes CrazyPrepared measures to keep his men alive during Bloody Sunday and is almost tearful when he realizes that Broy has been arrested and is most likely killed.doomed.
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* CompositeCharacter - The film version of Ned Broy is a mix of the ''real life'' Broy (who actually survived the war), David Neligan (who never got caught), and others.
* DeadpanSnarker: Collins big time, Broy and Bollard
* DeadpanSnarker: Collins big time, Broy and Bollard
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* CompositeCharacter - The film version of Ned Broy is a mix of the ''real life'' Broy (who actually survived the war), war, becoming chief of the Irish police force), David Neligan (who never got caught), and others.
* DeadpanSnarker: Collins big time, Broy andBollardBollard to lesser extents.
* DeadpanSnarker: Collins big time, Broy and
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* FakeOutMakeOut: Collins does this to Kitty at a train station after some British officers ask to see her papers ("Can a man not say goodbye to his wife in peace?"). Kitty is rather unimpressed.
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* GreyAndGreyMorality - After the British leave war breaks out between Collins' faction and the hard-line republicans. The film sympathises with Collins but his Irish opponents aren't totally demonized.
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* LaResistance - Until the Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, Michael is always a member of, or leader of these.
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* LaResistance - Until the Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, Michael Collins is always a member of, or leader of these.
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* MoreDakka - Collins tells his IRA subordinates to account for every bullet they use when engaging [=RIC=] officers. So an aversion.
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* MoreDakka - Collins tells his IRA subordinates to account for every bullet they use when engaging [=RIC=] officers. So an aversion. Collins was actually Finance Minister in the underground Sinn Fein government of Ireland at the time, and had been an accountant with the Royal Mail before, giving him a head for those matters.
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* RousingSpeech - Collins stumps for a candidate, turning the crowd to his favor he wins the position (even when as he says the man they would be voting for is in prison), gets attacked by Constabulary and persuades Broy to switch allegiances.
* StiffUpperLip - A rare villainous example: The intelligence agent in the park who is given a change to say a prayer before being shot.
* StiffUpperLip - A rare villainous example: The intelligence agent in the park who is given a change to say a prayer before being shot.
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* RousingSpeech - Collins stumps for a candidate, turning the crowd to his favor he wins the position (even when as though he says the man they would be voting for is in prison), gets attacked by Constabulary the police and persuades Broy to switch allegiances.
* StiffUpperLip - A rare villainous example: The intelligence agent in the park who is given achange chance to say a prayer before being shot.
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: The heart of the controversy surrounding the film.
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* CombatPragmatist - The IRA. Use of an ImprovisedWeapon? Check. Creeping up and assassinating officials? Check. [[StuffBlowingUp Car bombs?]] Check. Collins himself pioneered this "urban guerrilla warfare" which was taken up by movements from Israel to China.
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* CombatPragmatist - The IRA. Use of an ImprovisedWeapon? Check. Creeping up and assassinating officials? Check. [[StuffBlowingUp [[ExternalCombustion Car bombs?]] Check. Collins himself pioneered this "urban guerrilla warfare" which was taken up by movements from Israel to China.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade - Éamon de Valera.
** In part, this is due to poor communication; many interpret the film as falsely suggesting that de Valera was responsible for the assassination of Michael Collins, which was never the director's intent.
** Even though it showed De Valera being not at all aware of the plan to assassinate Collins-rather, extremely upset by the divide which occurred between them.
** In part, this is due to poor communication; many interpret the film as falsely suggesting that de Valera was responsible for the assassination of Michael Collins, which was never the director's intent.
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''Michael Collins'' is a 1996 biopic about the eponymous Irish revolutionary. It was directed by Neil Jordan and starred LiamNeeson, AlanRickman, CharlesDance, and JuliaRoberts.
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''Michael Collins'' is a 1996 biopic about the eponymous Irish revolutionary. It was directed by Neil Jordan and starred LiamNeeson, AlanRickman, Creator/AlanRickman, CharlesDance, and JuliaRoberts.
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!!Tropes evident in ''Michael Collins'' include:
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** In the film the government agents are frustrated by the fact that the only photograph they have of him is from behind, with only half his face showing.
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AFatherToHisMen: Collins, who takes CrazyPrepared measures to keep his men alive during Bloody Sunday and is almost tearful when he realizes that Broy has been arrested and is most likely killed.
BadAss: Michael Collins, starting as a failed bit player in the Easter rising before becoming a MagnificentBastard WesternTerrorist who brings the British authorities in Ireland to their knees.
From the British perspective it could also double as FromNobodyToNightmare
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BadAss: Michael Collins, starting as a failed bit player in the Easter rising before becoming a MagnificentBastard WesternTerrorist who brings the British authorities in Ireland to their knees.
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BadAss: Michael Collins, starting as a failed bit player in the Easter rising before becoming a MagnificentBastard WesternTerrorist who brings the British authorities in Ireland to their knees.
From the British perspective it could also double as FromNobodyToNightmare
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* OhCrap - Collins' realization that the duplicate prison key broke.
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* OhCrap - Collins' realization that the duplicate prison key broke.
major one after the Bloody Sunday operation against the Cairo gang is conducted. Collins is happy until he hears Broy is missing.
major one after the Bloody Sunday operation against the Cairo gang is conducted. Collins is happy until he hears Broy is missing.
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AFatherToHisMen: Collins, who takes measures to keep his men alive during Bloody Sunday and is almost tearful when he realizes that Broy has been arrested and is most likely killed.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday 1920 (there have been ''several'' Bloody Sundays in Ireland), and the death of Harry Boland.
BadAss: Michael Collins, starting as a failed bit player in the Easter rising before becoming MagnificentBastard Terrorist who brings the British authorities in Ireland to their knees.
BadAss: Michael Collins, starting as a failed bit player in the Easter rising before becoming MagnificentBastard Terrorist who brings the British authorities in Ireland to their knees.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday 1920 (there have been ''several'' Bloody Sundays in Ireland), and the death of Harry Boland. \n
AFatherToHisMen: Collins, who takes measures to keep his men alive during Bloody Sunday and is almost tearful when he realizes that Broy has been arrested and is most likely killed.
BadAss: Michael Collins, starting as a failed bit player in the Easter rising before becoming a MagnificentBastardTerrorist WesternTerrorist who brings the British authorities in Ireland to their knees.
AFatherToHisMen: Collins, who takes measures to keep his men alive during Bloody Sunday and is almost tearful when he realizes that Broy has been arrested and is most likely killed.
BadAss: Michael Collins, starting as a failed bit player in the Easter rising before becoming a MagnificentBastard
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday 1920 (there have been ''several'' Bloody Sundays in Ireland), and the death of Harry Boland.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday 1920 (there have been ''several'' Bloody Sundays in Ireland), and the death of Harry Boland.
BadAss: Michael Collins, starting as a failed bit player in the Easter rising before becoming MagnificentBastard Terrorist who brings the British authorities in Ireland to their knees.
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* CompositeCharacter - The film version of Ned Broy is a mix of the ''real life'' Broy (who actually survived the war), David Neligan (who never got caught), and others.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Collins big time, Broy and Bollard
* DeadpanSnarker: Collins big time, Broy and Bollard
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous - "The Squad" in the [=IRA=]. Also known as "The Twelve Apostles."
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous - "The Squad" in the [=IRA=]. Also known as "The Twelve Apostles." "
* FakeOutMakeOut: Collins does this to Kitty at a train station after some British officers ask to see her papers ("Can a man not say goodbye to his wife in peace?"). Kitty is rather unimpressed.
* FakeOutMakeOut: Collins does this to Kitty at a train station after some British officers ask to see her papers ("Can a man not say goodbye to his wife in peace?"). Kitty is rather unimpressed.
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* FakeIrish - Alan Rickman, though overall he plays it well, Julia Roberts obviously, and Aidan Quinn is in-between (he was born in Chicago but his parents came from Ireland).
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday 1920 (there have been ''many'' bloody sundays), and the death of Harry Boland.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday 1920 (there have been ''many'' bloody sundays), ''several'' Bloody Sundays in Ireland), and the death of Harry Boland.
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* CombatPragmatist - The IRA. Use of an ImprovisedWeapon? Check. Creeping up and assasination officials? Check. [[StuffBlowingUp Car bombs?]] Check.
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* CombatPragmatist - The IRA. Use of an ImprovisedWeapon? Check. Creeping up and assasination assassinating officials? Check. [[StuffBlowingUp Car bombs?]] Check. Collins himself pioneered this "urban guerrilla warfare" which was taken up by movements from Israel to China.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous - "The Squad" in the [=IRA=].
* FiringSquad - What the leaders of the Easter Rising get to face. de Valera doesn't since he was born in America.
* FiringSquad - What the leaders of the Easter Rising get to face. de Valera doesn't since he was born in America.
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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous - "The Squad" in the [=IRA=].
[=IRA=]. Also known as "The Twelve Apostles."
* FakeIrish - Alan Rickman, though overall he plays it well, Julia Roberts obviously, and Aidan Quinn is in-between (he was born in Chicago but his parents came from Ireland).
* FiringSquad - What the leaders of the Easter Rising get to face.de De Valera doesn't since he was born in America.America, and the British government can't risk alienating the US as an ally in WorldWarOne.
* FakeIrish - Alan Rickman, though overall he plays it well, Julia Roberts obviously, and Aidan Quinn is in-between (he was born in Chicago but his parents came from Ireland).
* FiringSquad - What the leaders of the Easter Rising get to face.
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* GreyAndGreyMorality - After the British leave war breaks out between Collins' faction and the hard-line republicans. The film sympathises with Collins but his Irish opponents aren't totally demonised.
* GreatEscape - a minor one allowing de Valera to escape by using a wax mold of the prison key from HM Prison London.
* GreatEscape - a minor one allowing de Valera to escape by using a wax mold of the prison key from HM Prison London.
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* GreyAndGreyMorality - After the British leave war breaks out between Collins' faction and the hard-line republicans. The film sympathises with Collins but his Irish opponents aren't totally demonised.
demonized.
* GreatEscape -a A minor one based on RealLife allowing de De Valera to escape by using a wax mold of the prison key from HM Prison London.Lincoln Goal in London (now HMP Lincoln).
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* LoveTriangle - Between Michael, his best friend Boland, and Kitty.
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* ItsPronouncedTropay - His name is not Boy, it's Broy.
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** A minor one occurs with the killing of an RIC detective. When reading the papers about the incident, Collins calls his men out on it, telling them that bullets don't grow on trees and that "[they] did well, but go easy on the riddling."
* NiceHat - at the ceremony to take down the British flag Collins asks the British officer if he (Collins) gets the hat, too.
* {{Oireland}} - Throughly [[AvertedTrope averted]].
* NiceHat - at the ceremony to take down the British flag Collins asks the British officer if he (Collins) gets the hat, too.
* {{Oireland}} - Throughly [[AvertedTrope averted]].
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** A minor one occurs with the killing of an RIC detective. When reading the papers about the incident, incident which say he was "riddled with bullets", Collins calls his men out on it, telling them that bullets don't grow on trees and that "[they] did well, but go easy on the riddling.riddlin'."
* NiceHat -at At the ceremony to take down the British flag Collins asks the British officer if he (Collins) gets the hat, too.
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** This is because Collins went to great pains to ensure that his face was never photographed, hence the English literally had no idea for whom they were looking. He finally revealed himself at the infamous treaty negotiations.
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** At least one official is assasinated by simply walking up to him and shooting him ''in broad daylight''.
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** At least one official government agent is assasinated killed by simply walking up to him and shooting him ''in broad daylight''.
* StiffUpperLip - A rare villainous example: The intelligence agent in the park who is given a change to say a prayer before being shot.
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* StiffUpperLip - A rare villainous example: Soames faces his death with dignity.
** In the film he's shown as not even seeing it coming, so...
** Perhaps the intelligence officer in the park who prays before being shot was meant?
** In the film he's shown as not even seeing it coming, so...
** Perhaps the intelligence officer in the park who prays before being shot was meant?
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* ArtisticLicense-History: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday 1920 (there have been ''many'' bloody sundays), and the death of Harry Boland.
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* ArtisticLicense-History: ArtisticLicenseHistory: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday 1920 (there have been ''many'' bloody sundays), and the death of Harry Boland.
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* WeaponForIntimidation - In an early scene, the IRA hold up an RIC barracks using a flaming sod of turf and some empty rifles in order to get loaded guns.
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* OhCrap - Collins' realization that the duplicate prison key broke.
* {{Oireland}} - Throughly [[AvertedTrope averted]].
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* FiringSquad - What the leaders of the Easter Rising get to face. de Valera doesn't since he was born in America.
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* MoreDakka - A minor one occurs with the killing of an RIC detective. When reading the papers about the incident, Collins calls his men out on it, telling them that bullets don't grow on trees and that "[they] did well, but go easy on the riddling."
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* MoreDakka - Collins tells his IRA subordinates to account for every bullet they use when engaging [=RIC=] officers. So an aversion.
** A minor one occurs with the killing of an RIC detective. When reading the papers about the incident, Collins calls his men out on it, telling them that bullets don't grow on trees and that "[they] did well, but go easy on the riddling."
** A minor one occurs with the killing of an RIC detective. When reading the papers about the incident, Collins calls his men out on it, telling them that bullets don't grow on trees and that "[they] did well, but go easy on the riddling."
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* ArtisticLicense: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday (the first one, that is).
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''Michael Collins'' is a 1996 biopic about the eponymous Irish revolutionary. It was directed by Neil Jordan and starred LiamNeeson, AlanRickman, CharlesDance, and JuliaRoberts.
Set between 1916 and 1922 the story follows Michael Collins (Neeson) as he builds the Irish Republican Army into a fighting force capable of taking on the British Empire, and achieving independence for Ireland. While he eventually succeeds in driving the British Government to the bargaining table, the compromises that must be made serve to drive the Irish apart, and Collins finds himself at war with his own former comrades and friends.
The film has a slightly undeserved reputation for historical inaccuracy; while it does take certain liberties and definitely conflates certain characters, it doesn't approach the level of ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''. It also doesn't pretend to be remotely objective.
A ''huge'' hit in Ireland where the real life Collins is a national hero.
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!!Tropes evident in ''Michael Collins'' include:
* ArtisticLicense: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday (the first one, that is).
* CharacterTitle
* CompositeCharacter - The film version of Ned Broy is a mix of the ''real life'' Broy (who actually survived the war), David Neligan (who never got caught), and others.
* FiringSquad - What the leaders of the Easter Rising get to face.
* ForegoneConclusion - The film starts with Joe O'Reilly consoling Kitty over the death of Collins.
* GreyAndGreyMorality - After the British leave war breaks out between Collins' faction and the hard-line republicans. The film sympathises with Collins but his Irish opponents aren't totally demonised.
* GreatEscape - a minor one allowing de Valera to escape by using a wax mold of the prison key.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter - Practically everyone (through CompositeCharacter in some cases).
* LaResistance - Until the Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, Michael is always a member of, or leader of these.
* LoveTriangle - Between Michael, his best friend Boland, and Kitty.
* ImprovisedWeapon - Collins' use of a flaming sod of turf and some empty rifles in order to obtain weapons from the RIC.
* InMediasRes - The film begins when Kitty finds out that Michael is killed, it then flashes back six years.
* IrishRevolution
* ItsPronouncedTropay - His name is not Boy, it's Broy.
* MeaningfulFuneral - Collins' actual funeral and the fact that it was attended to by 500,000 people, 1/5th of the population of Ireland.
* MoreDakka - A minor one occurs with the killing of an RIC detective. When reading the papers about the incident, Collins calls his men out on it, telling them that bullets don't grow on trees and that "[they] did well, but go easy on the riddling."
* NiceHat - at the ceremony to take down the British flag Collins asks the British officer if he (Collins) gets the hat, too.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping - Roberts' accent is infamously bad. The common consensus is that Aidan Quinn's accent is also patchy at best, but you don't notice it because Roberts' is so much worse.
** Rickman's occasionally slips too, if only slightly.
* {{Oireland}} - Throughly [[AvertedTrope averted]].
* RefugeInAudacity - One of the most wanted men in Ireland doesn't even bother with disguises while blithely cycling around Dublin. TruthInTelevision.
** This is because Collins went to great pains to ensure that his face was never photographed, hence the English literally had no idea for whom they were looking. He finally revealed himself at the infamous treaty negotiations.
** In the film the government agents are frustrated by the fact that the only photograph they have of him is from behind, with only half his face showing.
* ReverseMole - Broy.
* RousingSpeech - Collins stumps for a candidate, turning the crowd to his favor he wins the position (even when as he says the man they would be voting for is in prison), gets attacked by Constabulary and persuades Broy to switch allegiances.
* TheIrishQuestion
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified
* TheTroubles
* StiffUpperLip - A rare villainous example: Soames faces his death with dignity.
** In the film he's shown as not even seeing it coming, so...
** Perhaps the intelligence officer in the park who prays before being shot was meant?
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''Michael Collins'' is a 1996 biopic about the eponymous Irish revolutionary. It was directed by Neil Jordan and starred LiamNeeson, AlanRickman, CharlesDance, and JuliaRoberts.
Set between 1916 and 1922 the story follows Michael Collins (Neeson) as he builds the Irish Republican Army into a fighting force capable of taking on the British Empire, and achieving independence for Ireland. While he eventually succeeds in driving the British Government to the bargaining table, the compromises that must be made serve to drive the Irish apart, and Collins finds himself at war with his own former comrades and friends.
The film has a slightly undeserved reputation for historical inaccuracy; while it does take certain liberties and definitely conflates certain characters, it doesn't approach the level of ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''. It also doesn't pretend to be remotely objective.
A ''huge'' hit in Ireland where the real life Collins is a national hero.
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!!Tropes evident in ''Michael Collins'' include:
* ArtisticLicense: Inevitable, of course. Of particular note is the film's depiction of the Croke Park massacre on Bloody Sunday (the first one, that is).
* CharacterTitle
* CompositeCharacter - The film version of Ned Broy is a mix of the ''real life'' Broy (who actually survived the war), David Neligan (who never got caught), and others.
* FiringSquad - What the leaders of the Easter Rising get to face.
* ForegoneConclusion - The film starts with Joe O'Reilly consoling Kitty over the death of Collins.
* GreyAndGreyMorality - After the British leave war breaks out between Collins' faction and the hard-line republicans. The film sympathises with Collins but his Irish opponents aren't totally demonised.
* GreatEscape - a minor one allowing de Valera to escape by using a wax mold of the prison key.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter - Practically everyone (through CompositeCharacter in some cases).
* LaResistance - Until the Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed, Michael is always a member of, or leader of these.
* LoveTriangle - Between Michael, his best friend Boland, and Kitty.
* ImprovisedWeapon - Collins' use of a flaming sod of turf and some empty rifles in order to obtain weapons from the RIC.
* InMediasRes - The film begins when Kitty finds out that Michael is killed, it then flashes back six years.
* IrishRevolution
* ItsPronouncedTropay - His name is not Boy, it's Broy.
* MeaningfulFuneral - Collins' actual funeral and the fact that it was attended to by 500,000 people, 1/5th of the population of Ireland.
* MoreDakka - A minor one occurs with the killing of an RIC detective. When reading the papers about the incident, Collins calls his men out on it, telling them that bullets don't grow on trees and that "[they] did well, but go easy on the riddling."
* NiceHat - at the ceremony to take down the British flag Collins asks the British officer if he (Collins) gets the hat, too.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping - Roberts' accent is infamously bad. The common consensus is that Aidan Quinn's accent is also patchy at best, but you don't notice it because Roberts' is so much worse.
** Rickman's occasionally slips too, if only slightly.
* {{Oireland}} - Throughly [[AvertedTrope averted]].
* RefugeInAudacity - One of the most wanted men in Ireland doesn't even bother with disguises while blithely cycling around Dublin. TruthInTelevision.
** This is because Collins went to great pains to ensure that his face was never photographed, hence the English literally had no idea for whom they were looking. He finally revealed himself at the infamous treaty negotiations.
** In the film the government agents are frustrated by the fact that the only photograph they have of him is from behind, with only half his face showing.
* ReverseMole - Broy.
* RousingSpeech - Collins stumps for a candidate, turning the crowd to his favor he wins the position (even when as he says the man they would be voting for is in prison), gets attacked by Constabulary and persuades Broy to switch allegiances.
* TheIrishQuestion
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified
* TheTroubles
* StiffUpperLip - A rare villainous example: Soames faces his death with dignity.
** In the film he's shown as not even seeing it coming, so...
** Perhaps the intelligence officer in the park who prays before being shot was meant?
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