Last Train Home Film Reaction Paper
1. If you described what happened in this documentary to someone who did not know much about China, how would you summarize it?
2. What were your preconceptions of Chinese factory workers before viewing this film? How did the film affect your perspective on how goods are manufactured in China and sold cheaply in the U.S.?
3. How effective was the film’s portrait of a single family in illustrating the social and familial trauma experienced by China’s millions of migrant workers? What stood out to you?
4. Which generation were you able to empathize with most and why?
5. How is the countryside depicted in contrast to the urban scenes?
6. Do you think the government should provide social assistance for migrants, or is the decision to move and its consequences the responsibility of the individual migrant? Why?
