July 19, 2025
"Last Mile" and "Capitalist Realism"
The film I wrote about previously, "Last Mile", depicts the problems between a large corporation and its employees. It is about the current net shopping and delivery services. By just one click we can buy things and get them as quickly as possible. It sounds very easy, but behind the scenes, many workers and drivers are forced to work hard to increase work efficiency and corporate profits. I was impressed by the words of the worker who committed suicide, “I am dreading Black Friday.”
In a sense, “Last Mile” symbolizes the exact situations described by Mark Fisher in his 2009 book “Capitalist Realism”. Namely, as Mark.Fisher says, people have no choice but to accept the reality that a society other than capitalism is impossible to imagine, and they fall into a state of social slavery and just live in a hopeless dystopia.
However, “ Last Mile” offers some key insights that Mark Fisher shows in order to avoid capitalist realism in his book.
1. Criticism of blind faith in profitability: As large corporations and society prioritize numbers and efficiency, the reality is that "people" become invisible.
2. Dignity of workers: By depicting individuals who are not just "cogs" in the machine, but who speak out despite their discomfort and anger, viewers themselves are given an opportunity to reconsider their own position.
3. A story of protest: In capitalist realism, resignation that "the world as it is cannot be changed" is widespread. However, through creative activities like filmmaking, people can realize that there are still opportunities to protest.
Especially, the point 3 above makes us feel that there is still hope. In Japan, there is still room for films like "Last Mile" to be planned, produced, and released, and for people who watch it to feel and think about reality in our capitalist society. This is a small but definite resistance to capitalist realism. What is needed is a dialogue that resonates with such films, talks about them, and seeks to find points of contact with society without being alienated hopelessly.
以前紹介した映画『ラストマイル』は、大企業とその従業員の葛藤を描いている。現代のネットショッピングや宅配サービスの現場がテーマだ。クリック一つで商品を購入し、すぐに手元に届く。とても簡単なことのように聞こえるが、その裏では多くの労働者やドライバーが、業務効率と企業利益の向上のために過酷な労働を強いられている。自殺した従業員の「ブラックフライデーが怖い」という言葉に、私は深く心を打たれた。
ある意味、『ラストマイル』は、マーク・フィッシャーが2009年に著した『資本主義リアリズム』で描かれた状況をまさに象徴している。つまり、マーク・フィッシャーが言うように、人々は資本主義以外の社会は想像もできないという現実を受け入れざるを得ず、社会的奴隷状態に陥り、絶望的なディストピアの中で生きるしかないのである。
しかし、『ラストマイル』は、マーク・フィッシャーが著書の中で資本主義リアリズムを回避するために示した重要な洞察を提示している。
1. 盲目的な利益追求への批判：大企業や社会が数字や効率を優先する中で、「人間」が見えにくくなっているという現実に気づく。
2. 働く者の尊厳：機械の歯車としてではなく、不快感や怒りを抱えながらも声を上げる個々人を描くことで、観客自身も自らの立場を見つめ直す機会を与えられる。
3. 抗議の物語：資本主義リアリズムにおいては、「現状は変えられない」という諦念が蔓延している。しかし、映画制作という創造的な活動を通して、人々は抗議の機会がまだあることに気づくことができる。
特に、上記の3は、私たちにまだ希望があることを感じさせる。日本においては『ラストマイル』のような映画が企画・制作・公開され、それを観た人々が資本主義社会の現実を感じ、考える余地がまだある。これは、資本主義リアリズムへのささやかながらも確かな抵抗と言えるだろう。必要なのは、こうした映画に共鳴し、語り合い、絶望的に疎外されることなく社会との接点を探る対話である
It is about the current onlinet shopping and delivery services.
ByWith just one click we can buy things and get them as quickly as possible.
It sounds very easy, but behind the scenes, many workers and [delivery] drivers are forced to work hard in order to increase work efficiency and corporate profits.
I was impressed by the words of the worker who committed suicide, “I am dreading Black Friday.” In a sense, “Last Mile” symbolizes the exact situations described by Mark Fisher in his 2009 book “Capitalist Realism”.
Namely, as Mark.Fisher says, people have no choice but to accept the reality that a society other than capitalism is impossible to imagine, and so they fall into a state of social slavery and just live in a hopeless dystopia.
After writing the author's full name the first time they're mentioned, in all other instances afterwards you can refer to them by their last name.
However, “ Last Mile” offers some key insights that Mark Fisher shows in order to avoid capitalist realism in his book.
1.
Criticism of blind faith in profitability: As large corporations and society prioritize numbers and efficiency, the reality is that "people" become invisible.
2.
Dignity of workers: By depicting individuals who are not just "cogs" in the machine, but who speak out despite their discomfort and anger, viewers themselves are given an opportunity to reconsider their own position.
3.
A story of protest: In c"Capitalist rRealism", resignation that "the world as it is cannot be changed" is widespread.
However, through creative activities like filmmaking, people can realize that there are still opportunities to protest.
Especially, the third point 3 above makes us feel that there is still hope.
In Japan, there is still room for films like "Last Mile" to be planned, produced, and released, and for people who watch it to feel and think about reality in our capitalist society.
This is a small but definite resistance to capitalist realism.
What is needed is a dialogue that resonates with such films, talks about them, and seeks to find points of contact with society without being alienated hopelessly.
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Great job!
Both of these seem to be interesting and thought-provoking works about capitalism and critiquing the system. In chasing profits, companies often exploit their workers by paying them low wages and making them work excruciatingly long hours. People who work in these environments become 'zombies' or empty husks of themselves feeling no purpose in life. However, there is still some semblance of hope if we demonstrate that these conditions should change.
July 20, 2025
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"Last Mile" and "Capitalist Realism"
The film I wrote about previously, "Last Mile", depicts the problems between a large corporation and its employees.
It is about the current net shopping and delivery services.
ByWith just one click we can buy things and get them as quickly as possible.
It sounds very easy, but behind the scenes, many workers and drivers are forced to work hard to increase work efficiency and corporate profits.
I was impressed by the words of the worker who committed suicide, “I am dreading Black Friday.”
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In a sense, “Last Mile” symbolizedepicts the exact situations described by Mark Fisher in his 2009 book “Capitalist Realism”.
I'm not sure about the choice of "symbolise" here, for I don't see the symbolism. You may consider "depict".
Namely, as Mark. Fisher says, people have no choice but to accept the reality that a society other than capitalism is impossible to imagine, and they fall into a state of social slavery and just live in a hopeless dystopia.
However, “ Last Mile” offers some key insights that Mark Fisher shows in orderpresents in his book to avoid capitalist realism in his book.
I restructured your sentence so that it's clearer and easier to read, at least in my opinion.
Criticism of blind faith in profitability: As large corporations and society prioritize numbers and efficiency, the reality is that "people" become invisible.
Dignity of workers: By depicting individuals who are not just "cogs" in the machine, but who speak out despite their discomfort and anger, viewers themselves are given an opportunity to reconsider their own position.
A story of protest: In capitalist realism, resignation that "the world as it is cannot be changed" is widespread.
However, through creative activities like filmmaking, people can realize that there are still opportunities to protest.
Especially, theParticularly, point 3 above makes us feel that there is still hope.
In Japan, there is still room for films like "Last Mile" to be planned, produced, and released, and for people who watch it to feel and think about reality in our capitalist society.
This is a small but definite resistance to capitalist realism.
What is needed is a dialogue that resonates with such films, talks about them, and seeks to find points of contactcommon ground with society without being alienated hopelessly.
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Thank you for this brief but pertinent summary and discussion of the film and book!
July 20, 2025
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