Some people think that Bobby Sands was a hero and I don't have a problem with that - they are entitled to their opinion. Steve McQueen did address the issue of whether or not the film portrayed Bobby Sands in this way, but I cannot find the report where I read it to make a link. It has been made clear that the purpose of the film was not to show anybody as a hero. It is possible to find plenty of reports about the film which indicate what Steve McQueen was trying to achieve.

On a previous thread when it was mentioned that one of the ideas for the site of the maze prison was a supermarket I indicated that I felt that that was not appropriate. Personally I see Bobby Sands as one of the many people on both sides who suffered at that time. He was a young man with a young son and I imagine those last 6 weeks were absolute hell; it is very sad.

However, I do object to this slagging off of the British army and British people in general. Have a go at the British government by all means but British soldiers and their families suffered too, in a lot of cases soldiers were very brave and responsible in their actions.

Nothing in this thread has put me off wanting to see this film.