Review of I, Daniel Blake (2016) by Nilufer E — 09 Mar 2017

If there is one thing you can take away from director Ken Loach's fantastic I, Daniel Blake it is that you realise you are no longer watching a movie with actors and a script, but a documentary that hits far too close to home for its own good.

I, Daniel Blake is a film that will make you angry, frustrated, and sad at a system that seems designed to keep specific people in employment by making others jump through huge amounts of unnecessary beaurocratic hoops and red tape for even the faintest chance to be considered for what amounts to a non existent job. The film also has a huge amount of heart and soul put into it by its lead actors, with brilliant camerawork that genuinely feels like you are watching people's lives unfold in front of you.

If there is one thing I have taken from I, Daniel Blake and it still sticks with me now, two days after viewing.

If the workers in the job centre actually did what they are employed by the state for and helped people, wouldn't they themselves be surplus to requirements?

Makes you think doesn't it.