The Assistant

 

The movie has a high rating on rotten tomatoes, and that only often is a reason I choose to watch a movie. I loved the background score by Tamar Kali, subtly taking over the scenes shift and move as the movie proceeds.

 

This movie speaks very eloquently about the sexual harassment at the workplace and resonates significantly with the #MeToo movement.

 

The movie features Ozark star, Julia Garner, who finished her degree and was a high achiever. The movie revolves around an assistant of a Hollywood movie production company, eerie as it may sound; the boss is shown passing, talking, coming/going, and shouting.

 

But, in the whole movie, his face is never shown, while Jane is seen scrubbing his sofas, picking up dishes and foods. Doing all irrelevant and belittling errands, which a janitor should be doing, but a high achiever college graduate is seen doing every day.

 

She is seen coming in very early, while there are no signs of sunrise yet and leave building the last. And not to mention, she has to handle the husband-wife drama too.

 

Sadly she is seen sending official apologies even for something which was not even her mistake. A job in the name of progress seems to be making her small every single day.

 

Later, when finally she decides to speak up, she goes to HR for complaint, that too is a mirror of a typical corporation where all men are buddies and have each other’s back, of course, who cares about the ethos of the post.  

 

There are parts where Julia Garner delivered so well, where I felt screaming for her. In the whole movie, she is seen suppressing in the name of job security and experience of working for an entertainment tycoon that would be a valuable addition to her profile.

 

A huge shout out to the talented Director KittyGreen, for her excellent work on portraying day to day tragedy in a corporate setting that accumulates and eclipses women every day.