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I applaud his attempt at experiencing homelessness first hand to understand these issues in Vancouver. If you are going to explore anything, it's best to challenge yourself with what makes you uncomfortable. But, I do agree with the reviews that call it self indulgent. Or, at least, lacking awareness of his privilege. The very fact that he comes from upper/middle class privilege is a HUGE factor in his experiment. He can go home at any point (and even says he's about to while doing heroin), and knowing he has this safety-net stops him from ever really facing the same dangers and risks as other people on the streets.
I suppose it's good he finds some empathy towards the end, but the starting point is (below) zero, with such a callous perspective that these people are just con artists and sub-human. And after having a negative drug experience, this film concludes, overly simplistically, that the problem is entirely drugs. Even the mayor explains what a hugely complex problem it is. I suppose this film might be useful as an eye-opener to others that think like he did, and have no empathy towards the people of the DTES.
score 3/10
tamara-13267 31 August 2018
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