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Originally Posted by Kizzy
So you feel the watcher is safer to presume she is not in debt?
£20 pw for water gas and electric?! Where the hell do you live? dingley dell?
Get real ffs
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The watcher shouldn't really have to assume anything in a film like this that is trying to convey a message. She might be, she might not be. She is a fictional character, it's up to the writers to decide. Those who understand the issues will assume there are other factors such as debt. Those who do not will not consider those factors and find her situation to be unrealistic, and thus, will fail to adjust their preconceptions, lessening the potential impact of the film by - as I said before - preaching to the choir. You went into the film already sympathetic, it doesn't rally matter what you assume about her situation? What matters is outlining the very real problems people face, to those who go into the film neutral or unsympathetic, in hopes that their opinions might change. Presenting an unrealistic situation that doesn't quite "fit" will only prompt people to reject the message
and along with it, the REAL issues of western poverty, doing more harm than good.
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