... less personal, less collective - reduced to a series of cubicles and computers. Office Space, a brilliant, knee-slapping comedy is a desperate, witty, and to some, an inspiring rebuttal to the horrors of cubicle life and to the frustrations of dealing with the hierarchy of management in the changing job market of the 90's. A successful first in motion pictures for writer/director Mike Judge ... is about work that crushes the spirit. Office cubicles are cells, supervisors are the wardens" (Ebert). Peter, our protagonist and a Y2K programmer, plays out these emotions by knocking down his ...

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... naive manner of Samuel as the shot sees him curiously exploring parts of the bathroom. The man in the toilets smile at Samuel and washes his face as Samuel enters a cubicle. There's an extreme close up of Samuel watching the man through a gap in the door, further emphasising his curious and naive nature. This shot places the audience on the same ... ...

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