GE - Story telling Classwork - individual Review of the shortfilms - Meals ready - The other pair Theme - Both films mainly dealt with class differences and how economic backgrounds affect humans' attitude towards eachother. In first video both kids have a problem with one of their footwears, for rich kid one shoe is not clean enough and for poor kid it's broken, both fiddle with it lose it. In second video everyone silently mistreats the old man deeming him unworthy of even words, the owner only communicates in glares. Sad part is everyone is middle class but insult the old man just because he is poor. They would have been more thoughtful towards a rich person. Communication The rich kid's gratefulness for his new shoes is shown by him wiping them constantly with cloth. He is not taking them for granted, and cares for them. The poor kid tries to hand the shoe safely knowing it's value but only throws it as a last attempt. The rich kid wants his shoe back but instead throws the one he has towards the poor kid (and not just throw it on platform to convey he is happily giving it) so at least one of them can wear the pair, as only one shoe would be useless to both, which shows his rational thinking void of pettiness for losing his new shoes. The old man gets a portion of meal in exchange of standing with the "meals ready" sign. The irony is he is inviting people to eat in order to calm his own hunger. The restraunt owner is being rude to him just because he has some authority over him, It wouldn't have taken much to share his water, something we don't even deny strangers. The entitled customers are wasting the water instead of offering it to him. Symbols footwear is used to indicate economic class, rich kid had new polished boots, poor kid had broken slipper, old man was so poor he was barefoot , the poor kid wanted to keep the shoe but he changes his mind when he sees the train is leaving. for the rich old man even though he has a walker, his family is supporting him till he sits in shade, whereas poor old man is alone standing in sun He feels as helpless as that dog old man picks up the rudely thrown water bottle and drinks it showing his desperation Many cars come, people eat food and go but his life is still stuck on standing there alone, thirsty, hungry. Chocolate is a luxury the kid can afford to give it away just because she wants to as she is too young to understand poor and rich. The old man's wife gives her piece of chicken to him acknowledging his effort to earn the food and showing how he deserves a little bit more Even in poor conditions, they share their food with the cat, a task they don't have to take on but do it just because. Simmilarities between both videos Both videos showed how economic backgorund can affect the behavior of people. For example the poor boy and the old man wanted something that they couldn't have, they struggle with accepting that reality, but once they do and lose hope the unthinkable happens and the poor boy gets the pair of shoes he envied; Old man gets water - albeit only some - and the chocolate he didn't expect. Adults are usually unforgiving in power of authority but kids are unbothered by materialistic things like money and class. The girl gave her chocolate and the rich boy, understanding there's no use of one shoe, threw it so that at least the poor kid can enjoy wearing them.
