Year: 2018
Rating: R
Running Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes
A telemarketer discovers a technique that propels him to the top of the telemarketing game where he enters a world of money and moral corruption.
"I feel incompetent, like an asshole doing this job." (Image Source) |
"You have a white voice in there. Use it." (Image Source) |
Lakeith Stanfield gives a fabulous performance as Cassius Green. With each performance he gives, Stanfield continues to prove what an astounding talent he is. The same can also be said for Tessa Thompson. Not only is she amazing in this film, but her wardrobe is incredible, too. Detroit's clothes are a huge part of her character, from her glitter-encrusted penis earrings to her t-shirt that reads "The Future is Female Ejaculation." She's stylish, she's real, she's an individual. We loved each interaction she and Cassius share together, and we loved each second they were alone on-screen. Armie Hammer, Steven Yeun, Jermaine Fowl, David Cross, Rosario Dawson, and Patton Oswalt are also magnificently cast.
This film deals with very relevant social issues like the exploitation of the worker and how corporate America continues to find ways to make people work harder for perpetually less pay, recognition, and praise. It shows how huge conglomerates and companies place a minuscule value on their workers in the hope that they get complacent enough to forget they are basically outsourced cheap labor. It details how our capitalistic system exploits and manipulates and enslaves workers into believing that if they always do just a little bit more, they will eventually be rewarded. It also deals with the idea of how many African Americans have to sacrifice who they are, including their personhood, their voices, their bodies, their morals, and their culture, to be successful in work and society. It implies that assimilation into 'white culture' is required for a person of color to make it in business. It also tries to lampoon many stereotypes and preconceived notions we may have about people who are percieved as "different" than we are.
"The old you was way more interesting." (Image Source) |
My Rating: 10/10
BigJ's Rating: 9.5/10
IMDB's Rating: ~7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: ~95%
Do we recommend this movie: ABSOLUTELY YES!!!
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