The Mass of Men

I was thrilled and scared of the story from the beginning to the end. This film shows us serious problem of employment and the reality of the time in U.K. The first scene is the video of security camera, which has a big role for this film. A man who is unemployed goes to a job center, but he can't receive the help because he didn't show up on time. When I found the connection between the first scene and this film in the middle of this film, I was scared of it from halfway. I think this title expresses that a lot of men are at a loss of employment at that time and have same frustration and complaints about the system. The mass of discontent drives them carazy. In this film, I felt bitter and strong anger and hatred toward the society.

In this short film, a man who is unemployed visits a job center to get his expenses back. However, his advisor doesn't accept it because he is late by three minutes. Moreover, she is very intimidating, so he has to sign a form...

A key characteristic of this film is the structure. The conclusion of this film is shown in the beginning, and the film then explains how it happened. Not only this structure but also how to describe the conclusion is awesome. Actually there is only a hint but no final resolution at first. Therefore, we can get another resolution at the end. I was excited.

Also, there is a contrast such as the very friendly advisor and the intimidating advisor, three minutes late is no problem at first and the lazy act at the end. These points make this film clear and catchy.

You can experience something different from the usual watching this film.

This film shows the weakness of people. It often appears in the confusion. When the disaster or accidents happen, most people worry about the victims, but some people take such situation as a chance. For example, when the great east Japan earthquake happened, a lot of people confused and hurt. Also not only Japanese but also foreign people supported so much. However, there were some people who had evil mind. They stole commodities, food, drink and so on. Such a bad thought is very sorry. In this film, we can see it. When a woman and men are shot, a poor man's weakness appears. He tries to delete his data because he cannot get money. First, he looks so scared, but his desire is stronger than fear. However, could you help them when you were in such a situation? Most of you will escape because it is very dangerous. I hope everyone to help each other in every situation.

This story is so dark and cruel that you will want to turn away from it. Including the beginning of this short movie, it has a rich content.

It also reflects the social issue such as the unemployed people or the poor, and describes one part of their daily lives. What it attracts us is that something suddenly breaks their routine, but that's something realistic.

You may feel the time's stopped at the horrible scene. Furthermore, the choice of the weapon is too terrible, so anyone who watches it will get shocked strongly.

I really like such a kind of grotesque scene, but even I feel it too much painful. If you want such a strong stimulation, I recommend you should watch it once.

This is a very dark story. At the beggining, the camera angle of this short film is interesting. I realize that this film is shot from CCTB. After that scene, one man is hunting job but for some reasons he late 3 minutes. The main idea of this film is the silent majority of society. In the society, society does not reflect the real voice of citizens. Some part of this film is too scealy. Some people would feel uncomfortable by watching this. However, this film really shows the reality of the social problem. This is true that many people feel stress by hunting jobs. Using film is a good way to show the social problem to people.