The struggle between petty citizens and the steel system

Kaitlin 2022-12-28 17:29:03

The system will never lose, the people under the system will always lose. There is nothing wrong with a rigorous system in itself, what is wrong is overkill to shut out some really needy people. The protagonist Daniel and a single mother are examples of them. They are both grassroots struggling to survive. They pay taxes on time, and have been doing their civic duties silently, but just when they needed help the most, the system ruthlessly abandoned them. .

The film was shot realistically without any extra drama. The protagonist Daniel is very three-dimensional. From his treatment of a single mother and his family, we can see that he has a sense of justice and sympathy. He has a deep love for his wife and did not abandon her because she was mentally ill. He took care of her until the last moment. .

There is no tearing down, no excessive demonization of the people who implement the system, everyone is just doing their jobs, but they are bound by the work procedures and lose their empathy as human beings. It is the golden rule to do things according to the book, and no one can make exceptions.

The actor's acting skills are naturally superb, and he is the soul of the film.

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  • Daniel: It's a monumental farce, isn't it? You sitting there with your friendly name tag on your chest, Ann, opposite a sick man looking for nonexistent jobs, that I can't take anyway. Wasting my time, employers' time, your time. And all it does is humiliate me, grind me down. Or is that the point, to get my name off those computers? Well, I'm not doing it any more. I've had enough. I want my date for my appointment for my appeal for Employment and Support.

  • Katie: I'm just really hungry.