▼ The film tells the story of an old carpenter, Blake, who lost his job due to a heart attack and was medically certified unable to work. When applying for employment assistance allowances, the medical professionals sent by the government slyly proved that he was employable. In desperation, he could only ask for the welfare-unemployment assistance allowance, but the premise is to prove to the employment center that he has seriously looked for a job. And he went to work just to get help, how could he open his mouth, fell into conflict, and finally died of a heart attack.
▼The words on the wall, I, Blake, have been dragged down by social assistance, a degenerate person abandoned by the times, and a human touch humiliated by procedural rules.
▼At the end of the film, Blake wrote in the last letter: I am not a client, nor a customer, or a service business. I am not a client, a customer nor a service user. I am not a lazy person, a thief, nor a beggar thief. I am not a shirker, a scrounger, a beggar, nor a thief. I am not a string of social security numbers, nor a piece of data on a screen. I am not a National Insurance Number or blip on a screen. I pay my taxes on time and earn a lot of points, and I am very proud of that. i paid my dues, never a penny short and proud to do I don't tug the forelock, but look the neighbour in the eye and help him if I can. I don't accept, let alone seek alms. I don't accept or seek charity. I, Daniel Black, am a man of honor, not a begging dog. My name is Daniel Blake. I am a man, not a dog. As such, I demand my rights. I am asking you to treat me with respect. I demand you treat me with respect. I, Daniel Black, am a citizen; no luxury, no compromise. I, Daniel Blake, am a citizen. Nothing more and nothing less. ▼The staff of the aid center in the film always said that they were doing things according to the procedures. In fact, they never had any sympathy for the grassroots in society. The film reflects a social phenomenon in which government agencies use complex procedures as an excuse to act indifferent to the grassroots.
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