Dog Eat Dog is a story about people who fall under a certain income group. They appear below our eyeline, so we don't see them. Like in big corporations, the phenomenon 'Dog Eat Dog' is common and a way of life since careers and monies depend on it.
Jack [Doug Barron] gets an idea to make some money. Since it's everyone for themselves in New York, he plays the game with familiarity and ease. Terry is an African American who uses the street to tell his story of how he fought a recent war for his country [USA] and he's looking for retribution and the government has not paid him his dues. Terry got paralysed waist below serving in the front lines. His story is further told by plac cards and a poster of George Bush and Saddam in business suits with writings on it 'The Business of War, Why do I gotta Pay?' He finds the people ignoring him and collecting around Jack and his 'Stupid Mutt'. There is enough reason for conflict here between them. In all this bustle, A hooker turned old, chats up Jack, and is on the lookout for a crutch to see her thru the rest of the year or month or life. In the scheme of life here, who uses and who gets used is not the question. It's not millions or even an image thats at stake. It's survival. |
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