I had no idea what this was about and, man if this wasn’t super timely. The villain of the film is unnecessary bureaucracy and it’s played as both drama and comedy because, while it is both frustrating and illogical, it is so absurd that we have no choice but to laugh at it. While there are funny moments here, the cost of such bureaucracy is so prevalent. This a drama and everything that happens to these characters is horrible, but it ultimately becomes so life affirming by the end. Daniel Blake is one of the greatest movie heroes of the 21st century. I loved it.
