Rather than the gist of "discrimination", what I see is more about "getting out of the comfort zone" and about "collision and fusion".
Philippe did not choose a highly educated and experienced care worker, but chose a "gangster" who survived by receiving unemployment benefits, which puzzled relatives, friends and friends. A lot of comments say that Philippe was chosen because Driss doesn't discriminate against disabled people, but I don't agree. Driss discriminates against disabled people, and he even jokes about disabled people many times. It's just that compared with the "decent" people in the so-called "upper society", Driss does not cover up this discrimination, but directly expresses it in his arms. Philippe himself, like a "decent person" in his class, has low self-esteem, and he is very concerned about the fact that he is disabled, so he will send a picture of himself without disability to his pen pal, and he will be lost before the pen pal comes to the appointment. And escape, only when the new nurse is wearing a white coat will he be told to take it off.
The directness and authenticity of Driss is not found in a "decent person" like Philippe. Philippe's choice of Driss is the first step in "getting out of the comfort zone". Later, Philippe accepted smoking, modified wheelchairs, was forced to call pen pals to send photos, and let the band play pop music at the birthday party... Under the influence of Driss, Philippe's life was no longer as calm and dull as before, but Lots of laughter. Finally, with the help of Driss, Philippe met with a pen pal who had been in communication for six months and gained love.
For "bottom people" like Driss, having access to "upper society" should be something they want. But at the beginning of the film, Driss is very resistant to the job, he just wants to get a dismissal letter and receive unemployment benefits. But with the in-depth contact with Philippe, Driss's life has also undergone tremendous changes. He started to read and started to draw. He was also "really fragrant" after being forced to go to the sky, who resisted paragliding. Most people tend to resist the unknown. For me, the unknown is the most fascinating existence in the world.
In the past, I always thought that in life, the friendship that broke the class was probably only possible on campus. But the story is based on true events. Perhaps most of the time we are too complacent, always feeling that this is impossible and that that does not exist. If you can step out of your comfort zone and see a completely different world, maybe there will be more dramatic things happening.
A person's life is too long and too short, if you just keep repeating yesterday, it's really boring.
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