Ken Loach films are always worth watching, because his characters are so believeable. Mostly it feels like you're watching a documentary. That is because of the mostly fantastic acting.
"The Navigators" are about five railway workers, who after the privatisation of the British Rail are deformed in their class consciousness. It goes so far that they prefer to have one of them probably killed (while they are moving him) instead of getting their private rail company into trouble.
This is also about capitalistic lack of efficiency. The workers smash tools instead of selling them, ordered by their employers. Instead of getting concrete by train, they transport it in buckets, because that's the cheapest (but most slow) way.
Some people might say that Ken Loach is repeating himself. That's wrong, because he deals with people, who all are different, although they are workers. His message needs to be repeated too. Greed of the few is much more important than other peoples dignity and lives. And it doesn't matter that a "labour" party rules Britain.
"The Navigators" are about five railway workers, who after the privatisation of the British Rail are deformed in their class consciousness. It goes so far that they prefer to have one of them probably killed (while they are moving him) instead of getting their private rail company into trouble.
This is also about capitalistic lack of efficiency. The workers smash tools instead of selling them, ordered by their employers. Instead of getting concrete by train, they transport it in buckets, because that's the cheapest (but most slow) way.
Some people might say that Ken Loach is repeating himself. That's wrong, because he deals with people, who all are different, although they are workers. His message needs to be repeated too. Greed of the few is much more important than other peoples dignity and lives. And it doesn't matter that a "labour" party rules Britain.