In Flight Film, 'The Secret of Roan Inish'

This must be the second or third time that I've seen The Secret of Roan Inish and I still haven't got any idea what it's about. The obvious synopsis is that a little island girl loses her little brother in a freak cradle-drifting-in-the-water-accident. She has visions/sightings of him "without a stitch", but everyone thinks she's crazy. Turns out, she's not crazy but comes from a family of mermaids (seal-maids?) and that the remaining family must return to the island in order to have this feral little boy returned to them.



I have some possible ideas about what makes this an interesting film, particularly since I have strong personal feelings about island fever. However, I think the real story is about living close to the land and the sea. In order to reclaim their lost family member, the small family must work together to rebuild their abandoned cottage Roan Inish. Who knew that you could make a roof out of hay and string up large rocks to hold it down? Or my favorite one, that you can just walk out to the sea, grab some seaweed and make the most nourishing soup known to man? Although he disappeared as an infant, the dark haired feral boy has a bit of the family seaweed soup when he returns and can suddenly speak English. It's only one word and I won't tell you what it is.

However, if I come across any recipes for seaweed soup in Ireland, I'll put it in the comments section below.

This has been the in flight entertainment. Next stop is Newark where I shall wash my face and continue avoiding screaming children by having a beer.