The Internship (2013)
Credit: 20th Century Fox |
I feel I can relate to
the plight of Billy and Nick (played by Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson) who are
salesmen that fall victim to the digital age. They decide "if you can't
beat 'em, join 'em", so they apply for internships with Google. My problem
is my career choices don't seem to have much in the way of gainful, long-term
employment either. The printing industry that I have chosen seems to be
following along the path of that obsolete librarian as people are now reading
on a screen, rather than a printed page. A joke was even made within this movie
that many 20-somethings are having a difficult time finding employment after
graduating. Perhaps thats because the amount entering the workforce is growing
exponentially while the available jobs are shrinking. Everything is moving to
digital jobs and less manpower is needed. This movie raises those questions
about the future, however it quickly discards them for laughs as Vaughn and
Wilson play the "fish out of water" as they interact with a
generation of young people half their age. There are jokes about Harry Potter,
X-Men, and anime, which even that last part had me as lost as Billy and Nick.
It feels more like they're guest starring in an extended episode of "The
Big Bang Theory" because I think Vaughn and Wilson are above the material
in the script; which is weird considering Vince Vaughn is a co-writer.
Maybe I'm over-thinking
the concept of the movie and taking it to heart. The Internship seems to have the message that we rely too much on
our cellphones and Facebook to communicate rather than enjoying each other's
company. Plus I can't be too down on a movie that references The Fly with Jeff Goldblum.
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