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A new rom-com wild mountain thyme in rural Ireland has been blown up for maintaining outdated stereotypes. One outraged critic sums up a nation’s sentiments by calling it “worse than the famine”.
The film, which is slated to air next month, released its first trailer on Tuesday with great anticipation, but left disappointed Irish social media users crying over its “stereotyped script, outdated costumes and” criminal “accents” on screen.
In it, British actress Emily Blunt – with dyed red hair and an assortment of scarves that were fashionable in the 19th century – and Belfast-born Jamie Dornan are seen as neighboring farmers struggling to love each other.
They are joined by Christopher Walken and Jon Hamm, who is the only visitor to speak in his natural accent as an American visitor and leads the audience to meet the rest of the terrifying West of Ireland brogue of casts.
Viewers even speculated that the movie Tom Cruises might surpass vicious flair in the 1992 drama Far and Away.
“Though we think this is a bit much,” tweeted the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland while the Dublin Airport Authority added: “There are fashion police, grammar police, we even have airport police. Is there such a thing as an accent police?
‘If so, you’d better call someone. Ireland, on the other hand, looks good. ‘
But it wasn’t just the shady accents that offended viewers, with the rom-com filmed in County Mayo and convicted for all of the Irish “loving red hair, outdated clothes and a fight” to have.
This is where FEMAIL reveals the stereotypes that Twitter users struggled with.
It’s supposed to showcase the best or most rural of Ireland, but the new rom-com Wild Mountain Thyme (pictured) has made some viewers concerned that it is only letting stereotypes persist
Reaction: The movie, which is slated to air next month, released its first trailer on Tuesday with great anticipation, but left disappointed Irish social media users crying over its cliché accents, outdated costumes and criminal accents on the screen.
“Though we think that’s a bit much,” tweeted the National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland (above).
The Dublin Airport Authority added (picture): “There are fashion police, grammar police, we even have airport police. Is there such a thing as an accent police? If so, someone better give them a call. On the other hand, Ireland looks good.”
TERRIBLE ACCENTS
Despite the comedic nature of the film, some viewers didn’t laugh at the end of the first trailer – and instead started a rant of criticism regarding the accents of the cast.
One person wrote, “As a young Irishman, I’ll skip this because the accents of blunt and walking are so terrible.”
While another suggested, “The accents … they could get worse.”
One person jokingly wrote, “I can only do about ten seconds of the Wild Mountain Thyme trailer per attempt, and my thoughts and prayers go with any real Irish during this difficult time.”
A fourth viewer said, “Man, those accents are painful to hear and I love walking about most things … but damn it.”
Even Emily herself admitted that she found the Irish accent difficult in the production, directed by John Patrick Shanley.
John, an Irish-American from New York, who won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Moonstruck, adapted the film from his play Outside Mullingar, which aired on Broadway in 2014.
Emily, 37, who plays Rosemary Muldoon, an idiosyncratic farmer longing for her neighbor Anthony Reilly (played by Jamie), told People, “I’ll admit, I’m sure I had a harder time than that [Jamie] did initially.
“But he assured me I sounded Irish and I will believe him. So if he’s wrong, I’ll blame him for any backlash against my accent. He assured me it was a big Irish accent. We will see.’
While she has certainly received a lot of backlash regarding her Irish accent, not all have been interested in criticizing.
The Irish Embassy in Washington DC emphasized Emily’s fight.
“To be fair, Irish accents are heavy (we fight with them sometimes),” it tweeted. ‘But otherwise #WildMountainThyme looks great.
‘And in Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt, a remarkably realistic portrayal of the average Irish man and woman is presented, at least visually. We are really a beautiful people. ‘
Outdated clothing
For some viewers, the “average Irish man and woman” Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan (pictured together) were trying to portray was an old-fashioned version
Many Twitter users struggled with the characters’ outfits, including Aran cardigans and scarves, and dirty faces and traditional-style fishing boats (pictured) were also featured
Response: Due to the outdated casts and items, observers were confused as to what time the film is set, suggesting it looked like it was in the early 19th century
For some viewers, the “average Irish man and woman” Emily and Jamie tried to represent was an old-fashioned version.
Many Twitter users have struggled with the characters’ outfits, including Aran cardigans and scarves, and dirty faces and traditional-style fishing boats.
Due to the outdated ensembles and items, observers were confused as to what time the film is set, suggesting it looked like it was in the early 19th century.
But one scene where Emily’s character talks about freezing her eggs and another where people find themselves in New York today makes it clear that the production is actually based on the recent past.
‘I have so many questions. What year is this supposed to be and why did someone think it was a good idea? “Wrote one viewer.
Another joked: Ah sure, Bejaysus, we all knew that a rosemary in a 19th century dress would freeze her eggs under the 2020 New York skyline. ‘
A third added, “Why do they all sound like 19th century people? I was so confused about the era here. It looks like the Irish are wearing clothes from the 70s, but then New York is clearly in the modern age … That’s so disappointing.
RED HAIR MYTH
It wasn’t just the clothes that came under fire after the first trailer was released – social media users pointed out Emily’s blonde hair had turned red (picture)
“And the red hair myth is next on the agenda,” wrote one disappointed viewer. “I like Emily Blunt, but we have Irish actresses. Some of them even have red hair, “quipped another (picture)
It wasn’t just the clothes that came under attack after the first trailer was released – social media users pointed out that Emily’s blonde hair had turned red.
“And the red hair myth is next on the agenda,” wrote one disappointed viewer. “I like Emily Blunt, but we have Irish actresses. Some of them even have red hair, ”joked another.
A third unimpressed social media user asked, “Do the people who occupy Wild Mountain Thyme know that there are Irish women who don’t have red hair with tousled fringes and wear knee-length skirts to keep their Catholic guilty going while they’re at Evergreen look past the coast. ‘
In 2016 Ireland had the second highest proportion of natural gingers in the world with 10 percent, just behind Scotland with 13 percent.
IRISHMS LOVE A FIGHT
Another stereotype that viewers found false encouraging is the claim that “half of Ireland loves a fight”. In the picture Jamie in character
Reaction: The joke that the Irish love to fight hit the wrong note with some social media users (picture)
Another stereotype that viewers found false encouraging is the claim that “half of Ireland loves a fight”.
The characters of Jamie and Emily, Anthony and Rosemary, are “obsessed” but didn’t team up because of the caveat of the former.
But during the trailer we see Rosemary be charmed by Anthony’s American cousin Tommy (played by Jon Hamm).
The couple enjoy a romantic getaway in New York, where Tommy kisses Rosemary. When Rosemary returns home, she confronts Antony and tells him that time is running out for their romance.
But when the couple argue in the middle of the field, Anthony admits, “I don’t like a fight.”
“Well who does that?” Rosemary responds before her love interest quips, “Half of Ireland. Just not me. ‘
But the joke that the Irish love to fight hit the wrong note on some social media users. One wrote, “If you can get past the sad ‘Oirish’ accents, there seems to be a lot more trouble with the representation of the Irish here.”
The Irish Times film critic Donald Clarke commented, “Ha, ha, ha. The Irish are really violent. That’s the joke. Now that you mention it, the more I look at this, the more tempting I am to hit someone. ‘
TALK TO A DONKEY
Jamie’s character Anthony is eager to suggest a suggestion to his neighbor Rosemary (played by Emily), but the farmer is certainly nervous. You can see him constantly being pushed open, although a ring has already been sorted and even held in place during preparation by talking to a donkey (picture)
“The accents are the least,” wrote one viewer (pictured) following the scene, while questioning the outline of the production team
Jamie’s character Anthony is eager to suggest a suggestion to his neighbor Rosemary (played by Emily), but the farmer is certainly nervous. You can see it being pushed open all the time, although a ring is already sorted.
In one scene he begins with the line: “We have known each other for quite a while …”
However, it soon turns out that the farmer is talking to a donkey and a passerby laughs at the antics.
“The accents are the least,” wrote one viewer after the scene.
Questioning the outline of the production team, she wrote, “We need to depict modern rural Ireland. Wrap the woman in a scarf and rub dirt on her face.
‘Make everyone emotionally stunted, obsessed with land. Make the man a sucker who talks to donkeys. Make the american cool. ‘
Lack of Irish actors
From Emily Blunt’s British character to American Christopher Walken (pictured), some viewers quickly struggled with the lack of Irish actors in the production
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