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shitmovies

Every fucking movie of the last ten years is this same shit. Wah wah wah. Ladyboss narcissism. Cringe, did not watch.
1 year 7 months ago
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elcid

There is no hope for the precariat.
2 years 1 month ago
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TomReagan

I was an admin’ for a few years, but I’m not a female and it wasn’t in the Entertainment industry, so I can only relate so much, but enough to appreciate what the filmmaker has done, here. A day in the life of an unappreciated admin who also witnesses an abuse of power by her sexual predator of a boss. There’s very little dialogue and especially very little interaction with other people in the movie (which is the point). It was really great to see Julia Garner in a completely different role than foul-mouth, red-hot, redneck Ruth on Ozark. Bonus points for having three actors from Succession.
2 years 1 month ago
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ucuruju

Nah. It is boring. Might as well have gone to work with her. (The main actress is fantastic, tho). We already know what the movie is about so there’s no real mystery to what we’re watching unless you go in absolutely blind. Maybe it’d be more intriguing that way. Since I already knew this was Weinstein-inspired I didn’t find it subtle or really even meaningful. It’s basically just illustrating what you can read in articles about the scandal, while forcing it into a one-day narrative (guy goes through two girls in less than six hours) and struggling to remain detached and distant so it feels classy. We don’t wanna be gross about it— we’ll let the victims keep their dignity by making it happen off-screen. But it’s morbid. I wouldn’t call it original in its approach either. We’ve seen that HR scene before— we’ve seen “career women” dismissing abuse before— so what do we get out of it? What’s the lesson? What is the movie saying? We already knew it was a stressful, toxic, sexist environment. Who needed this? The director should put her skills to good use and make an actual horror film or something. She is clearly very talented. Too talented to make exploitative stuff like this. Who is this movie for?
2 years 3 months ago
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leodelgado01

It's a "simple and boring" movie, absent of clear arcs or a plot or any form of common catharsis. No.

It's a complex and unnerving movie, filled with this "subtle" but ever-present feeling of dread and weight; it's abstract, as doesn't focus on any names or "world-building" or specifics. The "villain" is literally faceless and unnamed.

It is almost completely told by the details it shows and by the ones it hides from us. It isn't a story about this-producer-guy or that-producing-company, it is about symptoms of a systemic problem, about a culture of some kind, and the people in the middle of it that get erased and used and abused and coopted.
2 years 8 months ago
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Joschi

There's nothing subtle about the toxicity of that workplace. Voicing concerns over sexual exploitation is prohibited and may result in losing your job.

Everyone knows what is going on, but they all pretend like they don't. If you want to work at that workplace, you have to do the same. If that's what you mean with "going with the flow", then yes, you have sucessfully become a toxic person yourself.
2 years 10 months ago
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jlfitz

hulu
3 years ago
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gobberpooper

My issue isnt that its slow or subtle, its that the thing its hinting at is isnt even anything meaningful. I thought this movie would be about sexual harassment/assault in the workplace or a sexist environment in general, but it wasnt. It was that maybe her boss had done something immoral.

I kid you not, the first 45 minutes, an entire half the movie, is literally just watching her work a desk job.
3 years 1 month ago
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alexthekid

So a girl went to work and absolutely nothing happened. Wow.
3 years 3 months ago
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jacktrewin

very well observed with strong lead performance. I just wish it had taken us a little closer to the heart of the toxicity it hints at. Found it frustrating to be so much on the outside. As i said, very well observed but ultimately insubstantial as the moral dilemma rarely presses upon the action, leaving it realistic to the point of being dull. Which itself could be an achievement. I like the idea of telling this story from the perspective of the assistant who is always on the fringes, but i just wish the whole thing could have been explored more deeply. It was too minimal for me.
3 years 8 months ago
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Withnail33

I enjoyed this one. The performances were fantastic (subtle, yet powerful) and the plot, although simple and slow, kept me enthralled. Having worked in entry level roles in administration, the film really spoke to me and I easily connected with the main character. I was really impressed at how well Kitty Green portrayed office culture with all of it's politics and power dynamics hidden under the surface. But this time, it's shown through the eyes of a young, naive assistant.

The look of the film was great and I loved how Green framed shots and used cold colors to really portray a sense of rigidness and (you could even say) imprisonment. I also loved the use of squares and rectangles in many shots that helped to convey Jane's rote, unchanging work routine.

The message I got from the movie was something I learned over the years of working: sometimes you have to go with the flow. As idealistic and imaginative as we are, that stuff doesn't fly when you start a 9-to-5 job. We go in, we work, and we leave. Rarely do we get a chance to show our true skills and personality. The main character is conflicted with this because she wants to do what's right but she realizes that in order to succeed, she has to suppress her feelings and just go with the flow. And as depressing as that sounds, that is, unfortunately, the reality of it.

Overall, I appreciated Kitty Green's subtlety and her handling of the how things were conveyed. We aren't hammered over the head with overt social commentary. We aren't spoon-fed information about where Jane works, who is who, etc. She trusts her viewers to be smart enough to understand what is going on. Not a lot of movies do that nowadays.

I recommend this if you've worked in administration or as an assistant- this'll really speak to you. If you like slow, subtle dramas I think this movie would be right up your alley.
3 years 11 months ago
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