Man Actually Converses With People on New York City Subway [Video]

Filmmaker Luke Rudkowski of We Are Change, aggrieved by lack of human interaction (notwithstanding spaghetti fights) and, really, humanity, on the New York City subway, decided to talk to people to ask them the hard questions, like, "Why are you here?" "What motivates you more, fear or love?" and "What's the meaning of life?" The results of his interviews are pretty moving.

[via Roger Ebert's Journal]

Nice twist: When people he asked to speak to said no, he had them pick out another person he might talk to, thereby making his point about humanity and interaction despite the rejection of his initial offer. At 12 minutes, this is longer than the usual "something happened on the subway" clip, but it's way more rewarding than watching some dude put a rat in his mouth.

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Angela Garcia as NeonMosfet
Angela Garcia as NeonMosfet

He is only in danger if, and this is a big IF, if THEY-ANSWER-HIM-BACK. They are part of the program. Neo, Pick up the phone!

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Nicolemv37
Nicolemv37

I hate when people talk to me on the subway. When I first moved here, I thought the lack of interaction was strange but now, I embrace it. How else are we gonna get through a day packed with over-stimulation?

Tourea @ resa vacances
Tourea @ resa vacances

That's a really nice initiative. It's weird that people don't even look at look other these days. Either that or they STARE.

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