Seth Hamon

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My 5 year old is completely obsessed with postman pat and he switched this off half way through. He said something's happened to postman pat, it's not good, I don't like it. The original Postman Pat series captured the warmth and charm of small town England, it was educational, fun and inclusive. The move is devoid of charm, unintelligible and inappropriate. A calamity of cliche's wrapped up in some anticapitalist rant for kids. Just weird and annoying.

Postman Pat: The Movie

Currently this film is offline as watching it in the UK could mean you get arrested for supporting a ‘terrorist’ group. The documentary is made gonzo style, you feel the power of the activists as you scale the buildings with them, GoPro cameras mounted on their heads, you cut through roofs and smash drones, hard drives and other military equipment. As a viewer you are arrested, you feel their fear too, as they clench hands. The rapper Low key, gives context and sage explanations throughout. The activists take the power back, they expose corporations and businesses who sponsor mass murder and genocide. These young people are the brave heroes of our time. In a world where we have no way of helping the people of Gaza, these activists demonstrate that they are left with no choice, this is the only way to take control back and have agency to make a difference in the face of evil genocidal killers.

Working in a similar environment to that illustrated in the movie, I think this film is woeful. This idea that all troubled kids are musicians, artists, singers, poets who can skillfully tell thier stories through creativity... its nauseatingly cliche. Then there is the carer with her own scars who comes to the rescue and smashes the abusers windows. Its just not like this. The film is predictable, trite, hollywood representation of truama. In the end the troubled teen gets a good job and the girl he always wanted... the film ends. If you want to dream of being a carer and saving the world watch this.

Short Term 12

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