One of the more disappointing movies for Ken Loach, of course, their views of a movie cannot be separated from the limitations caused by their own environment. Those Chinese audiences who only see British pills in the movie can save it, we just want to be Black those who cannot
There is a saying in China that money is hard to earn, and shit is hard to eat. I believe there is no such saying in the UK. When the Chinese just proposed to earn money standing up, Europeans were already discussing the issue of getting money standing up. In the film, the director deliberately highlights the inconvenience and difficulty caused by a relatively reasonable and fair system to a small number of people. To oppose this conflict, we must know that no system is perfect, just like the first meeting of Blake and Katie, Katie Missed the appointment because of being late, the staff explained to her, causing conflict, Blake used his social wisdom to let others give Katie a priority, which seems to be a perfect solution to this small problem, but please think about it carefully, in this way Is it possible to manage the whole society in such a way? Everyone relies on human affection to solve problems, disobeys the system, breaks the system, and finally the system exists in name only. Does this kind of social situation feel very familiar?
If it's understandable that Blake is a weakling in society because of his age and health, what about Katie? As a single mother of two, she didn't look for a full-time job but wanted to go to adult college, bypass all serious jobs (no formal job rejections) to sell herself, and the canned food at the aid station The plot is too deliberate. This kind of shameful behavior in public and the previous behavior of giving food to Blake to starve in order to maintain face are very torn apart. It is completely impossible for a person to appear on one person. Should society shoulder this responsibility? If a person's ideal is obviously higher than reality and unrealistic, does society have an obligation to help him achieve it?
I do not deny that the problem exists. Ken Loach's film also promotes the change of the social system in a more humane direction by expressing this contradiction. The original intention is completely correct, but as a purely realistic film without entertainment, In my opinion, this way of expression is based on ideas, and its practical significance may be a little bit in the very open and free society in Europe, but from a Chinese perspective, it is just as impractical as a frog in a well exploring how the birds in the sky should fly.
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