We can say that Philippe is clearly better than Driss in today's society, considering the stereotype that rich and intelligent people are better than those who practically live on the streets. However, in Intouchables this doesn't stop the main characters from starting a friendship. Driss is what Philippe needs. She wants changes and with Driss as her caregiver, she can feel like everything would have a new meaning. However, we can clearly see the social class differences in the scenes where a black street boy teaches the white aristocrat how to smoke weed or enjoy prostitutes. “This film dates back to the 1930s, when it was thought that the black man had no culture and spent his time laughing at everything,” said philosopher Jean-Jacques Delfour after reviewing the film for the French newspaper Liberation. The opera scene, where all the rich people are sitting with serious faces, and then there's Driss, a man who can't understand how anyone can look seriously at someone who dresses up as a tree and sings in front of the audience. Furthermore, when Yvonne, Philippe's helper, finds knives and other tools that