An Inspector Calls

Walsh's film indeed imitates the patterns of classic detective stories by Agatha Christie, but in reality, it is a completely different genre. It is a mysterious moral drama that is excellently directed and written. This dialogue could also suit the theater stage. The atmosphere can be intense at times, and David Thewlis possesses very strong charisma as an investigator, prosecutor, and judge all in one. Perhaps I just dare to argue with the idea that characterizes the film as a lesson on class struggle. This has nothing to do with socialism and class struggle. Moral drama is characteristic precisely of the classic bourgeoisie society of Britain and the United States, where there were strong social and property differences, and the absence of today's welfare state was replaced by social responsibility and charity, strongly influenced by Christianity. On the one hand, there were strong social prejudices, and the privileged classes protected their position, so social advancement was difficult. On the other hand, there was a constant purposeful effort to appeal to morality and help. Today's society is a society of prosperity, and it is both pampered by a high standard of living and consumer offers and thanks to the protective network of the welfare state, it does not feel such co-responsibility. The only thing that bothered me was the interweaving of all five actors' characters at the festive dinner with the sad fate of the story's heroine, which has a hint of expediency. If the point was to reveal that there were five different women who suffered from the manners of people from the upper class, and the mysterious investigator only purposefully merged them into one person to put the present company in their place, the result would be perfect. Overall impression: 90%. (01.08.2016)