It's an assault that, like Lucy's, we are shown in agonising fashion – between The Returned and a much-publicised event on a certain US drama, I think I'm all stabbed out at the moment – though this time the camera focuses on Julie's helpless face as Serge the serial killer whispers, "it's over" – his now-familiar sign-off.
Instead of the depressing numbers and helpless faces that dominate discussions of hunger and destitution, these two short films explore creative solutions to complex problems.
I wish I would have understood that my husband would be pulled from his car and handcuffed, placed face down on the ground and arrested while I watched his helpless face, all because he had recently expired tags on his car.
However, they are helpless when faced with the professional gangs that work areas such as the Eiffel Tower.
"Many people look at conflict and think, 'It's not my job to fix that problem,' or 'I feel helpless when faced with conflict,'" says Ury. "We think of conflicts as having two sides in opposition.
Often, this makes for delectable farce, with Shaughnessy presenting herself as a helpless pipsqueak facing the howling gale of her desires.
"There are students who feel helpless when facing such violent clashes, so I came here to help them.
A recent study from the Commonwealth Fund, a foundation which promotes affordable healthcare, found of people with serious illnesses, 62% felt "confused and helpless", 53% faced the "risk of financial ruin", and 61% experienced "serious problems with their care".
Individuals with complaints or grievances might feel helpless and alone when faced with problems and injustices.
They are helpless horses who face the hard and rash consequences of human conflicts.
