"Sorry to Bother You," but You Have to Watch this Movie!

            Where to begin? The amazing way it imitated the clustered feeling working in a call center gives, the commentary on cellphone manufacturing companies using child labor in the Congo, and how detached from reality some insanely rich CEOs may be. The film tells the story of a call center employee who succeeds in his job by imitating a white person’s voice. The story takes place in the near future, not so far, managing to keep it credible. “Sorry to Bother You,” exemplifies how giant corporations screw their employees over, literally. 

            The setting is very well designed. Having hundreds of people in small cubicles fill a moderate office space, they brought to life the clustered feeling working in a call center gives. This film demonstrates how even the most soul-sucking job becomes bearable because of certain coworkers. 

            “Sorry to Bother You” uses the characters it contains to comment on hot issues. The commentary that stood out the most was that of cellphone manufacturing companies using child labor in Africa to obtain essential elements. Keeping recent reports of children mining cobalt for batteries in the Congo, the message this film sends hits deeper.  

            The time this film takes place in enables certain elements of the movie to be absurd, giving way to comedic relief. Some characters may appear odd and actions implausible, but with it taking place in the future, anything is possible.  This amazing comedy is so well constructed, it takes the comment it wants to make, and portrays it in an enjoyable form that truly resonates. 

This dark comedy portrays insanely rich CEOs as so detached from reality, that they treat their employees as guinea pigs. Lakeith Stanfield did a great job in leading this story forward, and Tessa Thompson provided a nice yin-and-yang effect, giving way to great chemistry on screen!

            Check the movie out when you can, and give it time to simmer, it took me a good twenty-four hours to realize I actually liked it. So again, sorry to bother you, but please watch this movie!  

"Dear White People" Calls out Modern Black-Face Parties Thrown by White College Students

            "Dear White People" breaks away from the negative Black youth stereotype cultivated by Hollywood over the years. Every individual storyline is incredibly well crafted. The three dimensionality of each character leaps off screen. The exchange of dialogue expressing heavily opposing viewpoints is delivered, written, and portrayed on screen eloquently. The social commentary is worthy of being praised. This film is a powerful contemporary satire, and if it spurred outrage in people because of the title, or the portrayal of white people inflicting daily micro-aggressions on minorities, well, maybe that was the point? Do yourself a favor and watch this modern classic!    

            This successful independent film, that happened to be funded entirely by fans, delivered strong performances, criticizing modern “black faces.” This story narrates the racial tension building up between Black and White students in a predominantly white Ivy League University. Each character has an interesting backstory, one self-deprecating, another of a mixed race questioning her race identity, or a young writer who doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes his counterparts expect of him. “Dear White People” questions why every character in a Tyler Perry movie that’s college-educated is inherently evil, or consists of black women suffering the entire time.   

            The micro-aggressions depicted in the film like, confusing two people just because they’re of the same race, or asking someone who looks ethnically ambiguous what they are, are such an eye opener. 

            Here we are, in 2017, and people are still throwing parties with racist themes like, University Of Florida’s 2012 Blackface party, or Arizona State University’s 2013 MLK Black Party. “Those invitations, whoever sent them, should have been met with derision and outrage, instead, a hundred people- your students arrived with posters, decorations, and costumes they had prepared for such event… showing us exactly where we’re at.” I’ve seen this movie so many times, yet I’m always finding new underlined meaning behind each dialogue exchange. If this comedy makes you feel anything, speak up! In order for us to grow and move on from such an antiquated mentality, we have to take different people’s perspective into count. So, please watch this movie, you won’t be sorry!