when movies made you want to quit your job

Archer Green March 31, 2025
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#VideoEssay #Cinema #OfficeMovies For a couple of years in the late 90s filmmakers became fascinated by unique trend. A trend that only existed for a couple a years, a trend that was deeply rooted in it's time period. Office movies. Movies about how working a boring, yet stable and well paying job, is crushing the soul of their protagonists. Office Space, Fight Club, The Matrix, American Psycho all embody this trend. So join me as we delve into the world of windowless offices, obnoxious bosses, and corporate rebellion. Thanks to the amazingly talented Tom Fox for letting me use his music, find his extensive catalogue here: https://johnny-harris-x-tom-fox.disco.ac/cat/1632843844 Further Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuZKG77vANU&ab_channel=NowYouSeeIt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGKmtlaNe4Y&ab_channel=BryanSeeker https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/millennium-anxiety http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/inthe80s/bbs0/wwwboard_15.shtml https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/16v903g/old_forum_posts_talking_about_how_much_the_90s/ Films: American Psycho Office Space Fight Club The Matrix Being John Malkovich The Truman Show The Game Men In Black Falling Down Dr Strangelove Metropolis Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Inside Out Zodiac The Wolf of Wall Street The Hudsucker Proxy The Incredibles Severance