The Lunch Date is a film that shows how people in higher social classes interact with people who are in the lower societal strata. Director Adam Davidson communicates this message to the audience through cinematographic tricks, along with verbal and nonverbal messages. The Lunch Date tells the viewer that higher class people often are not compassionate to people beneath them, because they live an entitled life, and always have had an abundance of what other people need. The woman in The Lunch Date does not realize that all the homeless man wants is her company, and not necessarily her possessions. When she sits down with him, both characters are at first hesitant towards each other, but as the film progresses, the viewer sees them silently bonding a little bit over the salad. At the beginning of the film, there …show more content…
Social Darwinism plays a large role in society, but for people like the woman, she never needs to adapt to the world around her because she finds a way to almost ignore the problems she faces. After she lost her wallet, she didn’t seem too distressed, hinting at the fact that she had more money elsewhere. She did not retrace her steps, she didn’t do anything. She just shrugged and all was well. It seemed like whenever she had a problem, it didn’t strike her as a big deal, and she is almost oblivious to whatever had happened. On a similar note, it is as if she is blind to the problems society faces. She isn’t scavenging for her next meal, so when she realizes that her salad was left untouched, she just leaves it there and hustles off to her train. Right outside the diner, there is a beggar who even says that he is starving, yet the woman walks right by him, clueless to his hunger. That small scene is so menial, lasting for less than 5 seconds, but really shows the audience that nothing has changed with her, and that she is clueless as