Curso:
C1 Advanced
LESSON 69 – VIDEO 1 (TWO DAYS): https://vimeo.com/79695097 PART 1
Short Film Analysis • Social Commentary, Alienation, and Modern Society.
In English, we have many idioms to describe the exhaustion of daily routine. Discuss what you think these idioms mean, then hover over the cards to reveal the answers!
"The Rat Race"
An endless, fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power in the corporate world.
"A cog in the machine"
Feeling like an insignificant, easily replaceable part of a massive organization.
"Burnout"
A state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.
Watch the award-winning short film "El Empleo" (The Employment). It has no dialogue, relying entirely on visual metaphors.
Use these advanced terms when writing your summary and discussing the film.
Treating something (or someone) merely as an object to be bought, sold, or used.
The state of feeling isolated or disconnected from one's work, society, or true self.
A style that mixes reality with bizarre, dream-like, or illogical elements.
While watching, pay attention to:
Instead of a simple plot summary, you are a journalist writing an Op-Ed (Opinion Editorial) for a modern magazine. Summarize the metaphor of the film, and explain how it reflects the modern "rat race".
It's time to debate the philosophy behind the film. Discuss these profound questions with your partner. Push yourselves to give long, detailed answers.
What do you think about the video? Do you consider it an interesting story? Does it need dialogue to be effective?
In the film, humans are used as coat racks, chairs, and traffic lights. In real life, in what ways does society treat workers as replaceable objects?
At the end, the protagonist (who used everyone else as objects) arrives at work, only to lie down and become a doormat for someone else. What is the director trying to say about hierarchy and power?
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