First of all , the movie I Daniel Blake has seduced me by its impressive
realism. The scenes are shot in real places with non-professional
actors. In addition the sincerity of the main actors ,Dave Johns and Hayley Squires ,which embody their character perfectly and which have their own regional accent , the London accent for Katie Morgan and the thick Newcastle accent of Daniel Blake provide a breath- taking realism to the movie. Moreover the position of the cameras and the very common shoot angles gave me the impression that I was attending each scene as if they were occurring in the real life and that I was just a simple passerby witnessing them.
Furthermore in this movie Ken Loach by portraying the reality of the
issues of poverty, races and classes in the UK manages to explore the “ British Socialism”. The Britannic filmmaker unveils and exposes the total apathy of the UK government toward the destitute one and he speaks for those who can’t express themselves and who no one want to hear. In this regard Ken Loach exposes the fact things seem not to have changed a lot since the government of Margaret Thatcher ,Prime minister ,and Leader of the Conservative Party in England which asserted that there is no such thing as society.
The plot of the movie is also extremely captivating. Personally I didn’t
get bored for a second watching the movie , puzzled by the future of Katie and Daniel and thrilled by the hope that the situation of the two destitute people get better , that they find a work again and that Daniel Blake heart condition be arranged. Moreover as a both powerful and emotional movie I Daniel Blake deserves to be short-listed. The grief and the culpability of Kathie, who feels responsible for his dramatic situation and the misery to which her children are confronted have extremely affected me, especially during the scene in which , in a welfare organization center she grabs a can of food and eats his content with her bare hands like an animal before she bursts into tears under the concerned look of her daughter Daisy. As said Ken Loach the best story is a true one and by depicting the sad realities of the living condition of poor people Ken Loach made a both hearth-breaking and gorgeous movie. Finally Ken Loach make us realize the bounty of destitute people , which although they aren’t rich by their money are rich by the kindness and the generosity of their heart. For instance Daniel Blake despite his poverty appeared to me as a gorgeous character and a source of inspiration by his benevolence and his generosity as well as his bravery to stand up against the dehumanization of our society which is become merciless for those who are unable to adapt themselves.
Nevertheless ,I find that there is an only one negative aspect of the
the movie “I Daniel Blake” which is the fact it depicts our society by a very Manichean way opposing the apathetic and unhelpful welfare system whose only desire would be to extend the distress of the defenseless and destitute people. To put it in a nutshell I decide that the movie I Daniel Blake of Ken Loach ,despite a depiction quite Manichean of the society, by his impressive realism, by exposing in a very committed way the absolute indifference of the Welfare system forward destitute people ,by a thrilling plot ,and as a breathtaking and strongly emotional movie which is a genuine momentum forward solidarity and fraternity definitely deserves to be short-listed for an award.