1999 was such a great year for movies! One of the best is The Mummy, and I've probably watched that one the most out of any movie that came out that year. But also eXistenZ was released, which is probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen (and turned off because it was so bad, which I hardly ever do - I watched ALL of In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale).
I love Office Space. I watch it after every layoff. But I also agree with you that it loses something in the third act when the plot takes over (Idiocracy has the same problem).
I've done blue and white collar work, and was into the white collar phase of my career when Office Space came out. As such, I called BS on what I saw as Peter's romanticizing of the blue collar job at the end. "Brought mine in a pail", etc.
I've since understood that he doesn't think his new job is better, it's just more honest. It doesn't expect him to love it or build his life around it. As long as he shows up for his shift on time every day and earns his paycheck, no one cares if he finds actual fulfillment somewhere else (or at all).
Lol...UK we had warehouse raves and house parties with massive sound systems. We took a ton of pure MDMA and were pioneers of drum n bass. Underground was the escape until lad culture corrupted everything and indie became mainstream. Nihilist but never depressive. Loved the 90s. We had it all.
1999 was such a great year for movies! One of the best is The Mummy, and I've probably watched that one the most out of any movie that came out that year. But also eXistenZ was released, which is probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen (and turned off because it was so bad, which I hardly ever do - I watched ALL of In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale).
Mummy is so good!
I also watched In the Name of the King, because I played the Dungeon Siege game. Man, shat a mess.
The Mummy was underrated. It's never referenced as one of the greater movies of that era. I wonder why (seriously, I wonder why)?
I'm guessing because it's kinda silly? I love it tho!
Yes, but so are many movies of that era! The silliness is the point!
I assume that 'shat' is a typo, but also I'm not sure because it still works lmao
lolol totally supposed to be 'what' but I'm gonna keep 'shat' because it totally works!
I love Office Space. I watch it after every layoff. But I also agree with you that it loses something in the third act when the plot takes over (Idiocracy has the same problem).
I've done blue and white collar work, and was into the white collar phase of my career when Office Space came out. As such, I called BS on what I saw as Peter's romanticizing of the blue collar job at the end. "Brought mine in a pail", etc.
I've since understood that he doesn't think his new job is better, it's just more honest. It doesn't expect him to love it or build his life around it. As long as he shows up for his shift on time every day and earns his paycheck, no one cares if he finds actual fulfillment somewhere else (or at all).
Yeah I def agree that Peter's eagerness to work a shovel felt like a stretch. But I think it was more about not living for your job.
Great comment!
Lol...UK we had warehouse raves and house parties with massive sound systems. We took a ton of pure MDMA and were pioneers of drum n bass. Underground was the escape until lad culture corrupted everything and indie became mainstream. Nihilist but never depressive. Loved the 90s. We had it all.