Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Sorry to Bother You was released on July 13, 2018, in the USA. The American comedy film was produced by Cinereach. The movie storyline was written and directed by Boots Riley. The movie was made on a small budget, the first movie that is directed by Riley, the frontman of The Coop[1].
Plot
Cassius Green is broke and tries to earn some money at a call center. The workplace is a combination of a factory and a workhouse. His work is making cold-call sales by using a phone headset in his workplace. After failing several times and not getting any customers, his colleague tells him to use a "white voice". After using the voice, his sales rose rapidly. His friendliness is considered terrible using his own voice, but when he uses the white voice, his speaking manners sound really great to his customers. After performing excellently, he is promoted to the "power callers", the luxury workplace in the company. In the "power callers", he realizes the dreadful fact about the company. In the end, Cash is surprised as he has transformed into a guinea pig that has been created by the company[2].
Controversy
The movie shows how people treat others differently due to their race. When Cash uses the voice of a white guy, it has shown that his opportunity tends to be a lot more than when he uses his own voice as a black guy. The movie implies the identity as black people would get the same equality, wealth, and respect as the white people get in the movie [4].
References
- ↑ https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/07/04/dystopian-sorry-to-bother-you-affirms-vitality-of-black-cinema.html
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5688932/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl#synopsis
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/06/sorry-to-bother-you-review-boots-riley-lakeith-stanfield-tessa-thompson#img-1
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/06/sorry-to-bother-you-review-boots-riley-lakeith-stanfield-tessa-thompson