Sorry to Bother You

Movie Review: Sorry to Bother You
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Movie Review: Sorry to Bother You
Introduction
The labour sector is a sensitive economic area across the globe. Employers want to maximize production from their employees while paying the least wages. Similarly, workers want to get the most as pay wage for the least unit of the skills and knowledge they invest in the employer's work. This makes two sides want to maximize revenue from their services and goods. This scenario plays out well in the film Sorry to Bother You. It is an American comedy film produced in 2018. It was written and directed by Boots Riley and stars Lakeith Stanfield as Cassius Green, nicknamed Cash. Others are Terra Thompson as Detroit, Cash's girlfriend; Steven Yeun as Squeeze, the union organizer and Armie Hammer as Steve Lift, the head of WorryFree.
The film exposes the dynamics in the labour sector, with producers going out of their way to own employees and manipulate them to make more money. At the same time, the employees are investing every effort to fight for better working conditions and sustainable pay from their employers. These dynamics are brought out through the interaction of various characters in the film. This article analyzes this film focusing on the existing labour relations and resistance. It evaluates this using two primary theories; the coming of post-industrial society and the rise of the creative society. This analysis draws upon two specific theoretical frameworks like Michel Foucault's power and strategy and intersectionality.
Summary Explanation
Sorry to Bother You tells the story of Cash, hired as a telemarketer at RegalView. Cash is an African American who hails from a poor family. The film only introduces the audience to his uncle, who rented Cash a garage space to live in, and Detroit's girlfriend. Living in the garage and having areas of at least four months, as the uncle reveals when asking for rent, shows that Cash hails from a poor background. Another indicator of Cash's poor state is the old car gifted to him by his uncle. As the film begins, Cash is in an interview for a telemarketer job. He lies in his credentials but luckily secures the job. He excels in his work, rising into the rank of a power caller.
Before Cash's promotion, the film introduces Detroit, his girlfriend; Squeeze, the union organizer; and Sergio, Cash's friend. They all work in the same company. Squeeze rallies the other employees to back an industrial action plan to pressure RegalView to provide better working conditions, including better pay. Cash, Sergio and Detroit, among other workers, agree to this. However, during the strike, Cash is promoted to the position of a power caller and offered good pay. The audience does not see the figure, but the facial expressions show that Cash was satisfied by the proposed pay. By accepting the offer, Cash betrays his friend, but he needs the money to settle his debts and live a better life, which leads to his girlfriend breaking up with him. He passed his colleagues protesting daily on his way to the office and was hit one day with a soda can by one of the protesters. Ironically, a sponsor rewarded the protester for throwing the can at Cash.
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