1. Applying for unemployment benefits
seems to be the easiest way. Before Dan made up his mind, the well-meaning staff suggested this. It is too risky to stop applying for unemployment benefits, and the process of appealing will be very rough. Let’s continue to apply for unemployment benefits.
Dan has also been trying. He has been exposed to a computer that he has never used in his life, went to a CV (resume) writing training class, and walked around the streets to send resumes to find job opportunities to prove that he has the ability to work. The reason for the failure is that he has no way to record the process of proving his ability to work. Simply put, he can't take pictures, print his resume, or search for a job online. And his instinct is to use a pen and an honest and trustworthy personality guarantee, but in the Internet society, can you prove your personality?
2. Continuing to apply for the employment support allowance
, the evaluation failed, and an appeal was filed. The
main professional medical staff evaluated the applicant's health status, and Dan truthfully reported his physical condition.
It is worth noting that the audit agency is contracted by an American private company in the film. In a capitalist society, this kind of government assigns relevant functions to private companies, which is a common method of making profits. Various departments and agencies are closely linked with each other in their interests. At the same time, how the executive agency treats the lower class people, everything is based on the interests of the company, whether this system is good or not, for the upper class, it is the decision makers, the beneficiaries, who will reject this big cake; for the middle class, This kind of person who knows the principles of the operation of various departments and has a certain risk tolerance can still achieve the benefit of the upper class. At the beginning, he was still a poor man, but from the moment he reselled the sneakers, he was actually a player in this society, but this player couldn’t afford to lose temporarily; but for the lower class working people, this may not be a good signal. Now, the interests of the upper class will never fall to the bottom, and the people at the bottom are oppressed by the upper class. This is a class contradiction that has remained unchanged for centuries in the capitalist system, and thinkers in the 19th century have been constantly criticizing it.
Back in the movie, there was no way to get both unemployment benefits, and in the end, Dan gave the answer in a very helpless way: I, Daniel Blake, before I start starving, I want to know the date of my appeal, Also, please replace the stupid background music in the waiting hall.
Looking at this film carefully, Dan, who is a toiler from the lower classes, has always been very restrained, and there is almost no emotional outburst. What touched me most was that Dan had no income and his life was difficult to maintain, so during the sale of the furniture, an old man stared at the only leftovers. The chairs and the lost room are full of helplessness.
The thinking of single Katie mothers is basically focused on the care of her children, and she does not show too much dissatisfaction with the society.
This is also a phenomenon of people in the lower class. They know that life is being exploited, but they don't know how to resist. After Dan wrote graffiti on the wall, he passed a middle-aged man in jeans and a tattered windbreaker. After seeing the graffiti, he held high Arms, shouting Yes! Words of wisdom!
These are the instinctive reactions of these hardworking people. Dan applied for allowances step by step according to the requirements of the staff. Katie endured the pressure for the child's life. Can't see more than the drive of instinct.
I remembered a broadcast I saw on the website two days ago: "Pu Shu can't do sales, he will say, I recommend you to buy this one, and the customer asks, why, is this one that is alone and noble with me? Does the temperament match well? Pu Shu said, no, the boss said that if you buy this, I will get more rebates. Think about it, if Dan goes to sales, it is probably the same situation, only instinct is left to do things, and Sometimes we have to learn more than our instincts. In
the face of a shark, the instinctive response is to run away or find a weapon to kill it, we always take precautions, face the coconut on the tree and say it will kill, will you Care? Instinct It will let you walk through the coconut tree as if nothing happened, and you won't care if there are coconuts falling from the tree. The director threw such a question through Dan's mouth, "Sharks and coconuts, which kills more people. "There is no answer in the film. After watching the whole film, I believe the answer to this question is in everyone's heart.
The director is Ken Loach, who is 80 years old. The director's style tends to become more and more realistic with age. Mr. Dongmu 86, the recent films "Jersey Boys", "American Sniper" and "Captain Sully" have all moved closer to the realistic style of biography, and Ken Loach's "I Dannil Blake" is also a calm narrative. In view of the oppression Dan encountered in applying for social welfare, I am only responsible for expressing social injustice in the form of art. As for how to criticize and solve these problems, you judges and audiences will ponder
on their own. "Blake", compared to other films "Tony Erdman", "American Sweetheart" is completely different, "I, Daniel Blake" is closer to reality, maybe the judges prefer something calmer and more realistic, like In the same year, "Spotlight" beat "The Big Short" and "The Hurt Locker" beat "Avatar" before.
Old-school-style films such as "I, Daniel Blake" with a calm narrative flow may not be actively thought of after many years, but after actually watching it, they may be immersed in the film, and as a good film, this is enough.
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