The Secret of Roan Inish: Difference between revisions

Set shortly after [[World War 2]], a girl named Fiona goes to live with her grandparents in an Irish fishing village. While there, Fiona pieces together the story of how her family evacuated the nearby island of Roan Inish not so long ago, how her baby brother went missing, and how one of their ancestors married a selkie. When Fiona sees her brother near the shores of Roan Inish, she must find a way to get him back.

 

* [[Angst? What Angst?]]: It isn't until approximately 80 minutes into the film that Fiona expresses any sort of angst over not having a mother.

* [[Billing Displacement]]: The selkie is in only one scene yet is on the poster. Though [[Fridge Brilliance]] when you realise that '''she''' is the secret of Roan Inish.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The light from the story which Fiona sees from her bedroom window. The first indication that {{spoiler|Jamie is living on the island}}.

* [[The City vs. the Country]]: Done with a supernatural twist. Grandfather believes the seals punished the family for leaving the island.

* [[Disappeared Dad]]

* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Fiona

* [[Free-Range Children]]: Fiona and Eamon.

* [[Genius Bonus]]: Anyone who understands Irish knows that Roan Inish translates as "island of seals", perfect name for an island that's home to selkie descendants.

* [[Half Human Hybrids]]: With a selkie.

* [[Hard Work Montage]]: When Eamon and Fiona fix up the houses on Roan Inish.

* [[Raised by Wolves|Raised By Seals]]: Jamie.

* [[Raised by Grandparents]]: Fiona and Eamon

* [[Real Place Background]]: Filmed entirely in Donegal.

* [[Really 700 Years Old]]: The selkie from the story, as it's mentioned she speaks archaic Irish to the islanders.

* [[Supernatural-Proof Father]]: Gender Flipped at first with Grandmother stopping Grandfather from telling Fiona stories and going on about "stuff and nonsense". Played straight when {{spoiler|Grandmother believes Fiona straight away when she tells her about Jamie}}, while Grandfather is in denial.

* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: The selkie, though she can't change shape without her seal skin.

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: After Fiona goes to visit her grandparents, her father is never seen again and isn't even mentioned at the end. You'd think the family would let him know {{spoiler|his son has been rescued and they're living back on the island}}.

 

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