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14. Gavs
Call centre employee Cassius Green initially struggles at his job, until he is advised to make himself sound white on the phone. This technique enables him to quickly score a promotion while his colleagues go on strike for better pay and working conditions. From there, things get weird

This office based satire distinguishes itself from Office Space with the setting. Whereas that film was squarely set in our world, Sorry to Bother You instead goes with a sci-fi interpretation. This world is more technologically advanced than ours, but its also more dystopian, as people are forced into miserable, unsatisfying jobs for mega corporations, and struggle with living conditions, with only demeaning reality TV shows as entertainment. Cassius phone calls are presented in a visually interesting way, as he and his desk warp into the room with the person hes calling. Theres also his white voice, which makes him sound more assertive, but is also done in a weird way which creeps out other characters, sounding like an entirely different voice rather than Cassius doing an impression.

The white voice is the key point of the films racial satire. Cassius has to hide his true self to get ahead at work, which doesnt make him popular with his colleagues as he continues to work while theyre on strike. In addition to hiding his identity, hes selling his soul to the corporation, and humiliating himself when he raps at a work party. Without saying too much, once Cassius learns the truth, he volunteers to get himself beaten up live on TV to get the truth out, and it ends up being all for nothing as the corporations stocks actually increase. Thats a good twist, as its not one you see very often in stories like this, and it works with the films dystopian setting.

16. Forty
Second one, and I want you to remember this: youre gonna have a horse cock. The first part of this movie is solid. Unique, pretty funny, and super stylish. Thought-provoking in the issues it explores like racial inequality, workplace exploitation, and the mindless consumption of dumbed down media. Then the last half hour goes so bizarrely off the rails by introducing a concept I never anticipated writing about: Equisapien Martin Luther King Jr. The whole thing is kind of like an acid trip that slowly kicks in and things go from weird to really weird. I feel like I still need to process what I watched a bit, but I think I loved this exceptionally surreal trip of a movie.

26. Vis
On the one hand, I GET the message this film was going forbut on the other hand, it didnt land with me at ALL. I will fully acknowledge that I am a white person, and while certain aspects of the films theme can apply to anyone whos worked for big corporationsthe racial component to that theme REALLY comes out in some absolutely cringe-worthy scenes regarding the use of white voice to perform better as a telemarketer, and then the EXTREMELY uncomfortable scene of a room full of white people asking the main character to rapto which he just starts shouting the N-word in a gangsta voiceto much jubilation (and repetition). It was just a little uncomfortable for me to watchas was Tessa Thompsons weird performance art. Like I said, I GET itbut it just left me feeling a little off.

Then the last third of the movie goes insane, and suddenly the plot turns into a rich company owner literally selling slaves, and converting people into horse-human hybrids (with big dicks, as he cites as a positive) to make them stronger and more obedient. Itsinsane. Like, for a movie that was relatively grounded in a racially-charged theme, its fucking crazy to suddenly introduce HORSE-HUMAN HYBRIDS as a major plot element. And Im a FURRY saying this. Its SO weird, and the strange thing is that THAT satire (a rich guy introduces some horrific shit and the news praises him for the scientific breakthrough) was just more enjoyable to me than the more straight-forward stuff. God, writing this whole write-up makes me sad.