Sorry to Bother You (2018)
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
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I'm a very big fan of this movie. I'm writing this review after about a half hour of leaving the theatre and already I can say it'll be a cult classic. And I'll be proud to be apart of the cult. Very artistic, the story had an important, clear message, that flowed perfectly. The transition of time through out the movie was brilliant, and transition scene resembled those of Scott Pilgrim. I'm a big fan of the absurd, and the second half of the movie took an unexpected turn that made the movie that much more unique. This was Boots Riley's debut film, and that has me excited to see what he has planned next. Please, see this film.
No spoilers here. I'd never heard of this movie or Boots Riley. I saw it on the recommendation of my 23 year old daughter. This film is overflowing with spot-on satire and social commentary. It just nails it. Throughout the film my wife and I were constantly saying to each other (not really constantly, that would have bugged the people around us. Oh yeah, did I mention that the Sunday afternoon showing we attended was FULL? And, yes, it was a nice day outside) we were constantly saying to each other "I have no idea where this is going or how it's going to end." Serious understatement. If you're part of the 50-ish percent of the population who wakes up every day and says to yourself "what in the world is happening to our country", then you should see this film. Sadly, it's not a call to action, but at least tells you--albeit with the subtlety of a frying pan to the head--"you're not alone".
If Spike Jonze and David Chronenberg had a drunken one-night-stand that resulted in a miscarried pregnancy, the final product would look something like this movie. Being really strange doesn't equate to cleverness. If there was meant to be some kind of metaphor or deep commentary, it was lost in the ridiculousness.
I had a thought after seeing Blindspotting and this that they share a similarity in turning to fantastic realism to speak to our moment of social ills like racism and capitalism... in the US... in Oakland. There's a surreal absurdity teasing out relations of inequality that is more compelling and brutally honest than the evening news these days. These is new protest film.