To me, the theme of this film by Leos Carax was to comment on the dark nature of capitalism and the extent people are willing to go just for their job. Osars’ job symbolizes the extent and damage people will do to themselves just for money. This feeds into ideas of greed. Oscar is shown to be sick throughout the film as he is working himself to death. While the movie is a little all over the place, there is a linear story that helps the average viewer have some idea of what is going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One example of this theme came when Oscar was eating the bento box in the limo. At the time, he was dressed as a homeless person, eating sushi, in a limo. This is outwardly juxtaposing the way he\u2019s dressed vs the way he is acting. The effect of this is a provocative critique of how Oscar is living a poor style of life, working from dusk to dawn every day, all in return for what makes you \u201crich\u201d. This richness is portrayed by money, not livelihood. This theme is further shown after he gets shot by the banker\u2019s security team. This scene gives the shock factor of him being completely fine after being shot many times. This is portrayed to be \u201cpart of the job\u201d, but goes to show how much pain people go through for money.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout the movie, Oscar keeps getting asked if he wants to quit. He says no, proclaiming he still loves his job, which clearly isn\u2019t true. This job is the embodiment of the dark side of the American dream. That\u2019s my takeaway from the film, or maybe Carax just did some drugs and said let’s make a movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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