This is one of the rare movie, that prove "the last word can change the meaning of the whole sentence" - or the last scene can turn the message of the movie.
Yes, it is dull, boring, long, unbearable - most of it's time - and you'll keep asking "why do I watch this?". But, the end will not only compensate for all the time of cinematic torture, but it will explain its meaning and importance. At the end you will be thankful, that you did get there and that you have seen this unknown, but breakthrough movie.
Simply put - even in its form it uses the language of the topic, that it describes - and that is dehumanization of contemporary world, soulless work environment, corporate business. It not only shows you "the thing" and says it is not OK, it lets you experience, feel, live the thing.
Now the part that may contain spoiler: Three sequences that stuck in my head - Boring and dehumanized talking of the corporate bosses among the present (but futuristic or distopian) exteriors of the glass & steel business centers. Next, yuppies "relaxing" on the party - according to the 0/1 digital approach of life. Maximum performance versus maximum limbo, from the top to the absolute bottom. Next, the discussion about the reduction or renewal of the work positions, optimizing, job-applicant's tests etc.
The end - shocking, sharp and true comparison of our machine-like terminology related to work/job, "human resources", "working units", reduction, performance, effective - that is identical to the language that Nazis have used when describing human extermination process.
Yes, it is dull, boring, long, unbearable - most of it's time - and you'll keep asking "why do I watch this?". But, the end will not only compensate for all the time of cinematic torture, but it will explain its meaning and importance. At the end you will be thankful, that you did get there and that you have seen this unknown, but breakthrough movie.
Simply put - even in its form it uses the language of the topic, that it describes - and that is dehumanization of contemporary world, soulless work environment, corporate business. It not only shows you "the thing" and says it is not OK, it lets you experience, feel, live the thing.
Now the part that may contain spoiler: Three sequences that stuck in my head - Boring and dehumanized talking of the corporate bosses among the present (but futuristic or distopian) exteriors of the glass & steel business centers. Next, yuppies "relaxing" on the party - according to the 0/1 digital approach of life. Maximum performance versus maximum limbo, from the top to the absolute bottom. Next, the discussion about the reduction or renewal of the work positions, optimizing, job-applicant's tests etc.
The end - shocking, sharp and true comparison of our machine-like terminology related to work/job, "human resources", "working units", reduction, performance, effective - that is identical to the language that Nazis have used when describing human extermination process.