Office Space Movie Review

Gabe and Dan kept quoting it and made me watch it on full volume in the library. A review of Office Space (1999) dir. Mike Judge. Spoilers ahead.

I've seen this criticism of Fight Club before, and I found it again looking for a photo for this article. "Boo hoo! You have a stable job in a good economy! You have no idea how bad it will be in 2026!" People like this make me wonder if they have any sense of reality, or if they are so egocentric that their problems are automatically more important and gargantuan than those from past generations. Everyone in the movie is miserable. Some people are constantly at risk of being fired, no matter how hard they slave away for Initech. Some people get fired for no reason. One has already been fired, and the company refuses to tell him because they love taking advantage of him. Peter is called into work 7 days a week just to be bullied and mocked by the higher-ups. How many voicemails did Lumbergh leave on Peter's phone when he was a little late for work? I think it said 37. His job is undervalued, and there is no incentive for him to bother. Not to mention his girlfriend that was cheating on him the whole time. Peter wins because he is the only one unwilling to play the game. 90s America gets glazed so hard by pop culture it's unbelievable. If you actually pay attention to the movie, you would know that the problems you face are not new. Suffering is not specific to a particular time and place. Maybe watch the movie instead of victimizing yourself at every turn. 4chan users are such losers.

I felt for Joanna. I can see why Peter wanted to be with her. The 15-flair minimum thing made me so mad. As someone who works in service, I was glad that the "bad guys" won in the end. Peter never got punished. Joanna got a better job. Michael and Samir ended up in a better company. Milton got his vengeance. Lumbergh's company ended in ash.

The color in this movie looked sharp and vivid, even through Gabe's laptop screen. The songs were great too. 90s rap has such a dated yet timeless style to it.

Peter owns a Nintendo 64. 7/10