What could have easily been a rote day-in-the-life film is elevated by a shift in focus and an exploration of form, taking footage of characters out and about the city as if performing for an anonymous audience and injecting the comment section or live chat of such an upload up on the screen. The contrast between this knowing and aware personae of the characters and the lack of personae of the commentators makes for a great exploration of a life constantly under scrutiny that today’s youth has to undertake as a result of the constant surveillance and camera presence of the internet
What could have easily been a rote day-in-the-life film is elevated by a shift in focus and an exploration of form, taking footage of characters out and about the city as if performing for an anonymous audience and injecting the comment section or live chat of such an upload up on the screen. The contrast between this knowing and aware personae of the characters and the lack of personae of the commentators makes for a great exploration of a life constantly under scrutiny that today’s youth has to undertake as a result of the constant surveillance and camera presence of the internet