Name: geeking out about movies for 24 minutes straight (my favorite films)
Uploaded: 2020-03-07T00:08:28.000Z
Duration: 24 min 43 s
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Technically, I graduated a couple months ago,

but I did the official ceremony and the pomp

And I paid like thirty dollars for this hat

and now I have no reason to wear it ever again.

And the funny thing is, while I was in film school, I really didn't like watching movies that much,

and I am no longer obligated to watch like  ten hours of movies per week,

I've like rediscovered my love for movies  and now I'm doing it in my free time.

I feel like a lot of people go through that  once they graduate from school.

They realize that they like, actually enjoyed learning

but like, being in school ruins learning somehow,

because it just makes it horrible and stressful.

I feel like that's the unique power of the American educational system, is to just

crush any existing passion you had for a topic.

So, today I have compiled a list of my  favorite films of all time,

and I'm just gonna geek out about them, to be honest.

I'm gonna tell you all the reasons that you  should watch them.

I'm also gonna talk about, like, my favorite themes and shots and acting from all these movies.

So it'll be like a little Ashley's movie Oscars.

I'm way too pretentious for that mainstream shit.

"Sorry to Bother You'' takes place in this  alternate satirical universe,

in a world stricken by low raises, high  unemployment and

The film follows Cassius Green, who's  struggling to pay rent.

and he discovers that the secret to his professional success is to turn on his "white voice."

-You want to make some money here,   use your "white voice."

- I'm not talking about Will Smith's white.

- (talks in white) Hey, Mr. Kramer, this is Langston from Regal View.

That earns him a promotion and propels  him into this world of money and greed

First of all, the costume design and production design make this movie worth watching alone.

They did such an amazing job of creating this 70s-meets-modern-day aesthetic.

looks like a Janelle Monae music video  in the best way possible.

Second of all, this movie gives you so much to think about after you're done watching

all you want to do for the next three hours

is look up video essays and like Reddit forums,

But at the same time it's also just a really  entertaining and funny film.

I like to think of this film as like a modern-day "Animal Farm."

It's like a satirical commentary on modern-day capitalism,

but I mean that in the least like heady and  pretentious way possible.

You know, it's not like the bourgeoisie and  the proletariat kids.

It talks about American culture and the pressures

to earn a bunch of money and to climb  this corporate ladder,

And I think that's something that a lot of us can relate to.

and I feel like when I was in high school,

everybody I knew was kind of borderline communist.

Everybody was like "the rich should be taxed like crazy,"

"Yes, of course I'm gonna work for a charity  and I'm not gonna sell out".

And now all those same people are, like,  trying to pay rent and

pay off student debt, so they're working on Wall Street for some Fortune 500 corporation.

I mean same for me, I basically work for  YouTube, and Google owns YouTube.

I'm just making money for a mega-corporation like everybody else.

Which is something I don't want to think  about too much.

The point is, this movie talks about how our culture is

so focused on making money and  having a prestigious job

and especially for men feeling  this source of masculinity

and sexual attractiveness based on how much you earn.

"Sorry to Bother You" also has a really interesting critique of the different ways that

especially African Americans, but generally  people of different races

are expected to act in different social situations.

So our main character literally has to  put on his "white voice"

in order to advance through the professional ranks.

But, like, when he's at a party with a bunch  of white people,

then they want him to be this stereotypical  rapper black dude.

So he's like forcing himself into these two  different identities.

I was really related that in a different way.

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