The Lunch Date

I watched "The Lunch Date" recently. I think it is good contents. The film is a monochrome film. I can find out resistance of discrimination against black people from one scene in which a white woman and a black man have one salad bowl together happily. Actually, at the start of the film, she bumps into a black man and then scatters her baggage. He helps to pick it up but she refuse that because she just cannot stand black people. Besides I can find out the kindness of black people. For these reasons, I think the contents is good socially. However, I feel something lacking in the ending. I suggest that she should meet the black man again and say "thank you and see you again". Then, I think it looks like a lunch date.

This film is interesting, so I recommend it.

The story is, a woman who misses the train eats lunch in a cafe. She buys salad. And she gets up from her seat to go take a fork. When she returns, there is a man eating her salad. She is puzzled. But she is so irritated that her salad is being eaten that she begins to eat it with the man. Then the man looks somewhat happy and buys coffee for two. The woman says thank you, leaves the cafe, and goes to the station. However, when the woman realizes she has forgotten something, she returns. That's where she realizes the truth.

This film has very little dialogue. But I understand the story. It's an amusing experience when you're done looking at it.

So you should see it once.

This is an amazing must see short film by what I consider a brilliant screenwriter/director. I first viewed "The Lunch Date" while taking a cross cultural counseling class during my graduate program, and was simply amazed at the message that was conveyed in a matter of ten minutes. This is of course coming from a person who does not typically take the time to appreciate the true aesthetics of film making.

I love the way the story is told with minimal dialog between characters because it challenges first time viewers to decipher the plot and understand what message is being shared. The location setting, an underground subway station/shopping plaza provided me with a sense of nostalgia as I was raised in a city that had similar surroundings. The choppiness of the scenes and usage of black and white film also allowed me to appreciate the art of good film making. I had never really stopped to pinpoint what it takes to tell a story while being conscious of production techniques that assist the viewer to comprehend a message more effectively.

I would love to find this DVD Short for sale some where. If anyone is aware of where to find it, please direct me to a URL address. I work in the field of College Student Affairs, and would love to use this piece in one of my diversity training workshops.

"The Lunch Date" is a short film. An elderly woman walking fast at a terminal bumps into a black man, her belongings scattered on the floor. He tries to pick them up, but she refuses. When she reaches the platform, the train she was supposed to take has just left. When she turns back, she also notices that her handbag is missing. She kills time in a cafeteria and sits down to eat a salad. She notices that she has no cutlery, so she takes a fork from the counter. When she returns to her seat, she sees a black man eating the salad. I thought the film was satirising society at the time. This film implies the stereotype that people have.

The Lunch Date is an interesting movie. A wealthy woman is looking for her train, but she misses it because she encounters trouble at the terminal. She eventually goes to the cafeteria to eat something. She orders salad and sits on a seat. She notices there are no forks, so she goes to get one. After returning to the seat, she finds a strange man eating her salad. She is angry with him, but he doesn't care. Eventually, she shares the salad with him. He buys her a cup of coffee, but she looks unhappy. After that, she goes out of the cafeteria and notices she forgets her bags. Returning to the cafeteria, she realizes a significant thing... This short film expresses a sense of discomfort, but it is also funny. This woman is arrogant and wealthy. She doesn't apologize anytime and is highly vigilant about everyone. She should receive her comeuppance, but she doesn't. It seemed unfair. On the other hand, there is a twist in this film, so I like it.