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Haiku Tunnel (2001)
You all got it so very wrong. This is a good little movie with a message.
I don't understand why people gave this film such harsh criticism. For a comedy, it really hit a nerve, and that's no easy task. It's a satire and a cynical analysis of the modern workplace and the ridiculousness that comes with mindless desk jobs. The main character was clearly not meant for a 9 to 5 routine, and this film showed what happens to creative people stuck in a cubicle all day long: they get depressed and create mind games to maintain their sanity. I thought this film did a very good job in showing that the regimentation of corporate life is not conducive or compatible with free thought. The characterizations of the boss, coworkers, and the head secretary were very funny. This film reminds me why corporate America is failing. The dismal, over regimented conditions are not compatible with free thought, and for the writer to show this in the context of a comedy makes it all the more clever. I really don't understand how people could not see this point. It's an enjoyable and well made little film that takes you inside the mind of an inconspicuous office "temp". It's very funny.
Traffic (2000)
Not as good as the first time
I saw this movie in theaters and all the hype influenced me to think it was some awesome, inspirational movie, but I was seriously bored. So I bought the dvd to see what I missed and I was even more bored. Why does everyone think this movie was so great? It has nothing innovative or new in the story or cinematography, even if they tell us that Soderburgh held his own camera. Is that a big deal to do that? The plot was pretty simplistic and dumbed down. Michael Douglass was boring and Benicio Del Toro was boring and made me tired. He put me to sleep, yawn, even though his story was the most interesting, that he was a moral man, but that bored me too. You know he was naughty underneath to get all the information he did. Everyone hops on the bandwagon when something's on a role and is afraid to say it was not that good, so I guess I missed something. I'm even bored writing this review.