Was the whole film supposed to be a metaphor for the dark sides of American or otherwise CAPITALISM?
You think?
shareNot the whole film, but it is part of it.
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If it was, its a stupid metaphor, as Christine was just tiny cog in a much larger machine.
Cursing her for denying someone a bank loan is like sending the McDonald's drive thru guy to hell because the McRib is only a seasonal item!
That's a stupid comparison. People don't lose their home because they can't buy a sandwich at a certain time.
shareYes a home is more important than a sandwhich, but situationally, they are the same. Whether the old lady is cursing a loan agent or a mcdonalds kid, she's still going after the wrong person. Christine didn't make policy, nor did she wield any real authority. Her boss briefly gave her decision making ability as an obvious test to see if she would make the correct call.
Had that old lady dragged her wrinkled ass down to wall street and thrown curses on the CEO's of these banks that regularly give out predatory loans, she would have been infinitely more justified.
Christine chose to work for people who ask her to do something she feels in unethical because at the end of the day, it doesn't affect her. But she believes it could affect her career badly if she doesn't carry out someone else's will.
You can say that Christine isn't the real bad guy. But it's not like she didn't have a choice not to do someone else's dirty work.
Conversely, it was the bank that put her in that position to begin and if she declined, that could have affected her livelihood. The bank was still the real villain in this scenario,
shareChristine's CHOICE was either do her job or starve. Not really much of an option there.
Hell, the old lady is way more responsible for this situation than Christine is, since she's the one who agreed to the loan. Should have cursed herself.
I'm not saying christine is some angel, but of all the people involved in this loan, she is easily the least guilty and least worthy of hell.
Who said horror films had anything to do with fairness?
shareShe did have a choice. She says at the end she could have extended the loan but decided not to.
shareAs far as I am concerned, Christine did nothing wrong.
It’s true the boss gave her a “choice” in whether giving the old lady a third extension. But if she gave it to her, that would have made her look bad towards her boss and affect her future at the bank.
And, like 95% of the human race, Christine needed a job.
I don’t think anyone would’ve given the old lady an extension.
No.
shareIt was more a metaphor of the financial crisis of 2008. A lot of people were losing their homes and banks weren’t seen in a good light.
shareIf I recall Christine went to her boss and asked how she could advance her career and he gave her the opportunity which Christina took.
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