An old man with heart disease who finally had a heart attack

Alyson 2022-10-22 22:12:33

At the beginning of the film, there is a dialogue on a black screen, there is no image but only sound, like a robot on both ends of a telephone line, repeating a dialogue that is mechanical, emotionless, and even illogical. This kind of dialogue is very interesting, and it instantly makes me and I have a fight in my memory. Some scenes of dealings overlap. At the beginning of the film, an old man with heart disease dragged his body to the government aid agency to apply for medical assistance. The cumbersome and inefficient process finally made him give up his original appeal and apply instead. A patient who will fall down at any time should not apply for unemployment insurance. An elderly person who does not know how to use a computer has to stumblingly fill out an appointment form online. During the application period, he must keep sending his resume online and offline to prove that he needs a job. Full of confidence until the last hand washing and panic in front of the mirror, make a person completely give up, and use these trivial and irrefutable systems to restrain and limit, gradually, he will become pale, his eyes will be dull, and then finally Despair, until death, the last letter at the funeral of the old man made me cry, in this civilized and modern era, there are still people dying of starvation, losing their dignity, not living like a person, but like a dog.

The clip of the old man's panic and anxiety filling out forms online is very touching. From him, I can see that I used to be cautious and complicated when I first came into contact with the computer. I am vaguely worried about the future. If the same situation is placed on myself, can I deal with it calmly and satisfactorily?

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I, Daniel Blake quotes

  • 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.