——On the institutions and human nature of the working class and the bottom of society
Coconut or shark, who kills more?
“nothing more or nothing less”
Ken Lodge is a kind and conscientious director: for decades, he has always paid attention to the people at the bottom, photographed and spoken for them, and his focus on left-wing propositions reflects his own qualities of truth, love and warmth. Six years ago, the film's Palme d'Or also caused an uproar: without too much artistic skill, can a very obvious political orientation win such an award? However, an 80-year-old man is not obsessed with surpassing himself, and why can't he tell a meaningful and profound story in the simplest way? Or back to the question: Is a poetic film based on imagery better than a narrative film based on logic? It's just that this year's Cannes told people: They think that there is no difference between high and low, and it is an excellent film that gives people inspiration, thinking and beauty.
The carpenter Blake, the black "China", and the single mother Katie, three people build the British bottom society. And that too cold-blooded welfare system is the old man and the fish in the sea, and the old man's struggle with it finally turned into a tragic failure. Blake: This kind man, the "good man" in people's mouth, the representative of the bottom, has all the excellent qualities that human beings have: warm-hearted, selfless, self-respecting, know how to love and cherish, generous, after the death of his wife, living alone, no Childless, hard-working, unable to continue working after a heart injury after an accident, the government medical professionals proved his ability to work through professional methods, canceled his employment allowance, and was forced to apply for unemployment benefits , which goes against his conscience again, so he fell into a predicament and cycle, and he finally gave his life in the struggle against it. The black "China" is good at exploiting the loopholes in the market economy and started to contact the Guangzhou shoe factory to resell shoes. He can also help Blake fill out the form to apply for benefits. The black people, like the kind staff in the organization, are just lubricants under this cold-blooded system that lacks humanity. They can only be lubricated and cannot be adjusted. Katie: A young college student who suffered two emotional failures, gave birth to two children, and lived a poor life: receiving food from the relief station, living in a government resettlement house, the instinct of a mother's love - to let the children live a better life, in A supermarket shoplifter caught and released by a well-meaning person, a canary caught in a cobweb, and she started prostitution so her children could "eat fresh fruit." The mutual help between Black and "China" and Katie is a kind of bottom-level solidarity and a manifestation of anarchy
"Do you think more people died from falling coconuts, or more people died from sharks?" Blake's dialogue with children: People who meet sharks can still fight to make a living. All kinds of unpredictable accidents in life, we are unpredictable and unpredictable, we can only accept, but are powerless to resist - Blake looked at those officials at the end, "I can't imagine that it is those people who are deciding my fate, deciding The lives and deaths of so many" aren't these people also coconuts on the heads of people like Blake?
Humanity and system are opposites, humanity and efficiency are also opposites, and cold-bloodedness is corresponding to institutions. Man’s arm is illegal, Blake is his own hero after all, a hero who lives in his own spiritual world, and a hero who lives in his own social class. ——“In the age of no heroes, I just want to be a person”
Blake's eulogy:
I am not a client, nor a customer, nor an employer.
I am not a lazy person or a liar, nor a beggar or a thief.
I am not the number of the insurance number, nor the point in the picture.
I pay my taxes honestly, exactly and proudly.
I didn't bow down, I would help my neighbors and do my best.
I didn't beg charities, and I never expected to.
I, Daniel Black, am not a dog, but a man!
So I demanded to take back my own rights, to be respected for people.
I, Daniel Black, am a citizen, neither noble nor inferior.
I am not a client, a customer nor a service user
I am not a shirker, a scrounger, a beggar, nor a thief
I am not a National Insurance Number or blip on a screen
I paid my dues, never a penny short and proud to do so
I don't tug the forelock, but look the neighbour in the eye and help him if I can
I don't accept or seek charity.
My name is Daniel Blake. I am a man, not a dog.
As such, I demand my rights.
I demand you treat me with respect.
I, Daniel Blake, am a citizen.
Nothing more and nothing less.
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