"I Am Blake"

Milan 2022-09-15 06:56:24

I randomly caught this film in the movie list, and it really fits my current state of mind. Still the film that won the Palme d’Or in Cannes, the 81-year-old director Ken Lodge showed us a life cycle encountered by people at the bottom who have lived under the capitalist social system for many years: a man who was told by a doctor because of a heart attack A series of absurd and ironic stories happened when a 59-year-old carpenter who was no longer able to work went to and fro between relevant departments in order to receive benefits and even tried to maintain the status quo under the guise of job hunting. The plot of the whole film is very rhythmic, and every hurdle that the protagonist encounters does not seem to be a major event, but when connected in series, it can really drive people crazy; the excellent actors portray the situation of the little people in the film well, and the upper level Sometimes social life can’t be imagined even if we think hard, but the hardships of the people at the bottom really resonate too much; the service and transformation of various scenes are also very attentive, adding a lot to the positioning of different groups of people... There are always people who say that we are in There is no blessing in the middle, and there is more than the upper and the lower. However, the class is not divided into nationality. This film lets us know that even in the British Empire, there are still the struggles of the people at the bottom. More importantly, the director did not deliberately set a tense rhythm and exaggerated plot to satisfy the curiosity of the audience, and did not provoke people's anger to strengthen the contradiction and confrontation, but realistically unfolded a well-made story for you. In the painting, point out the blemishes and blemishes on the corners and back of the paper. How to queue up for consultation at the security center, how to apply for filling out forms alone in complicated online procedures, how to repeatedly ask the same question on the administrative service call that can’t get through within an hour or two... Many similar brain-dead episodes are in Lao Wu I really feel the same way in my daily life. Process, it's all fucking process. No more to say, the slot is endless. Finally, I actually want to ask a question: Many companies pay unemployment insurance, so if you don't sign "active (personal reasons) resignation" when you leave, what is the process for your unemployment benefits? Woolen cloth? Anyone in the know, please let me know, Lao Wu wants to receive unemployment benefits again (huh? Why do I say "again").

I am Blake (2016)
8.3
2016 / United Kingdom, France, Belgium / Drama / Ken Lodge / Dave Jones, Hayley Squires

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  • Daniel: Listen, I've had a major heart attack. I nearly fell off the scaffolding. I wanna get back to work, too. Now, please, can we talk about me heart? Forget about me arse, that works a dream.

  • Daniel: We should all be drinking a lot more bloody coffee.