"Do you really wanna know?"
This is a movie for allies and females in general. Like Hustlers (2019), but in a whole'nother way, I feel like it needs to be watched. Partially because of how interesting it is and mostly because of how important it is. Bombshell does a great job of balancing many topics focusing on a central theme-women's issues in the workplace. Most are smoothly handled over time (like warming up buttered bread) while others are blatantly laid out (like deep frying meat) as if to avoid anyone missing the point of it all. But like any fry cook can tell you, dat meat gon' come out just right.
While the 4th wall breaking presentation of matters effectively (and damn near stylishly) blurred the line of documentary and drama/thriller, I must say it worked well, especially with how long the movie went without.
The reason why I say this is for allies is partially because of the reviews I read on Letterboxd beforehand and mostly because a female I saw the movie with called its entirety "nothing new."
(significantly easier to read on my blog)
Things I Like:
1) Dem cosmetics
2) How uncomfortable a certain scene made me
3) When she confides
4) When he allies
5) How I started seriously questioning what was going on in that building
6) When the justifications begin
7) When things get partisan
8) When they reveal
9) Da vending machine scene
Things I Love:
1) When he tells it like it is
2) How unnoticeably silent dat score is (until it isn't)
3) How many secrets are revealed/insinuated through body language
4) When she tells it like it is
Notable Things:
1) Her crew
2) Les silent eyes of the standing suits
3) Da looks
4) When they pull out the walker
5) Why she can't get a job
6) How Jobs Matter™ started squeezing in
7) La Black Room
8) Everything about dat end scene (bruh)
Favorite Line:
"I thrive in toxic environments."
Favorite Character:
The lesbian liberal. For her self and the things she got across.
Comment:
There's something very depressing and "somewhat" infuriating about the thought of this kind of crap being common in the workplace. Instead of getting too controversial, I'mma just say one thing. If you treat people poorly enough long enough, it's only just for it to bite you in some way. The unfortunate part is that bystanders will probably get caught in the crossfire.
Question:
I'm wondering. Would this story be atleast moderately different if the perspectives weren't of European descent? This question comes to mind because of two things:
1) A conversation I had with a sista during a group discussion about This Changes Everything (2018). She explained to me that the documentary was mostly about "White women."
2) Queering the Script's (2019) conversations on the lack of non-European-American LGBTQ+ representation in television and web series. This topic was also briefly brought up during the post-Q&A with Stephanie Ouaknine (producer). For some reason, almost no one wanted to be on record saying why it was the case.
Disclosure:
I attended the 30min cast Q&A "The Conversation - Live Simulcast Q&A with Charlize Theron & John Lithgow" immediately before seeing the movie, so I appreciated the portrayals and cosmetics far more than I probably would have otherwise.
Also, as previously mentioned, I watched and discussed the movie with a female.
This is a movie for allies and females in general. Like Hustlers (2019), but in a whole'nother way, I feel like it needs to be watched. Partially because of how interesting it is and mostly because of how important it is. Bombshell does a great job of balancing many topics focusing on a central theme-women's issues in the workplace. Most are smoothly handled over time (like warming up buttered bread) while others are blatantly laid out (like deep frying meat) as if to avoid anyone missing the point of it all. But like any fry cook can tell you, dat meat gon' come out just right.
While the 4th wall breaking presentation of matters effectively (and damn near stylishly) blurred the line of documentary and drama/thriller, I must say it worked well, especially with how long the movie went without.
The reason why I say this is for allies is partially because of the reviews I read on Letterboxd beforehand and mostly because a female I saw the movie with called its entirety "nothing new."
(significantly easier to read on my blog)
Things I Like:
1) Dem cosmetics
2) How uncomfortable a certain scene made me
3) When she confides
4) When he allies
5) How I started seriously questioning what was going on in that building
6) When the justifications begin
7) When things get partisan
8) When they reveal
9) Da vending machine scene
Things I Love:
1) When he tells it like it is
2) How unnoticeably silent dat score is (until it isn't)
3) How many secrets are revealed/insinuated through body language
4) When she tells it like it is
Notable Things:
1) Her crew
2) Les silent eyes of the standing suits
3) Da looks
4) When they pull out the walker
5) Why she can't get a job
6) How Jobs Matter™ started squeezing in
7) La Black Room
8) Everything about dat end scene (bruh)
Favorite Line:
"I thrive in toxic environments."
Favorite Character:
The lesbian liberal. For her self and the things she got across.
Comment:
There's something very depressing and "somewhat" infuriating about the thought of this kind of crap being common in the workplace. Instead of getting too controversial, I'mma just say one thing. If you treat people poorly enough long enough, it's only just for it to bite you in some way. The unfortunate part is that bystanders will probably get caught in the crossfire.
Question:
I'm wondering. Would this story be atleast moderately different if the perspectives weren't of European descent? This question comes to mind because of two things:
1) A conversation I had with a sista during a group discussion about This Changes Everything (2018). She explained to me that the documentary was mostly about "White women."
2) Queering the Script's (2019) conversations on the lack of non-European-American LGBTQ+ representation in television and web series. This topic was also briefly brought up during the post-Q&A with Stephanie Ouaknine (producer). For some reason, almost no one wanted to be on record saying why it was the case.
Disclosure:
I attended the 30min cast Q&A "The Conversation - Live Simulcast Q&A with Charlize Theron & John Lithgow" immediately before seeing the movie, so I appreciated the portrayals and cosmetics far more than I probably would have otherwise.
Also, as previously mentioned, I watched and discussed the movie with a female.
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