Derry Girls season 3 is out on Netflix, complete with a cameo from Liam Neeson and all sorts of hijinks from the gang of Catholic girls (and James) in Northern Ireland. The show is still hilarious – it’s one of the best comedies you can watch on Netflix – but something special from the first episode evoked contemplation.
Derry girls go to local video store, consider hiring Brave Heart before leaving to make a bad plan (you should watch the episode). But first, they ran into Sister Michael, who teased them about their exam results before being called to the register to receive ” Martin Scorsese movie,” seems to have been paused for her.
First of all – great, no notes. Besides the fact that Scorsese is a renowned Catholic filmmaker, his dark sense of humor is a perfect match for Sister Michael’s sensibilities. But which movie is it? This moment is what I get by my press.
The third season of Derry Girls set in the spring of 1998. The two most recently released Scorsese films at the time were Casino (1995) and Kundun (1997). Casino would be especially funny for Sister Michael to rent. It’s suspenseful, violent, and arguably Scorsese’s most compelling film. Casino premiered in the United Kingdom and Ireland in February 1996, while the historical epic was nominated for an Academy Award Kundun launched in the UK in April 1998.
Since she’s at a video store and not at the theater, maybe she’s renting Casino and it just took forever for it to release locally on VHS. But I think smart money is on Kundun – it just came out, and even if it’s not available on VHS at the time, we’ll allow for some storytelling flexibility from this fantasy comedy series. After all, Sister Michael’s charming wit and love of colorful language would make her a great fit for any Scorsese movie – Mob variant, Catholic variant or Other.
The show’s attention to detail with period precision is one of the many things that took it from a fun, gripping comedy to a truly great TV show. It’s the little moments like this that make the world feel alive in it (and make the show’s dramatic moments connected in a more perceptive way). Even the fact that the video store employee apparently kept it to Sister Michael, rather than her calling herself to reserve, adds an extra layer of detail and insight into the world of the show and the characters. live in it.
No problem, I hope Sister Michael had a great time. I wait for her thoughts on Irish people in section 31.
