I just complained about the new drama "An Jia" starring Niangniang, which is dressed in the coat of an industry drama, but it is about the usual domestic dramas.
Today, I will recommend a very good-looking real workplace drama - "Morning News / The Morning Show" (recommendation index: ????).
Produced by Apple's streaming platform Apple TV+, the show brings together "American Sweetheart" Aniston and square-faced actress Reese Witherspoon, two Hollywood queens who follow their roles in "Friends" After playing the sisters, they are in the same frame again after many years.
They are not only the main actors of the show, but also co-producers. In addition, the screenwriters, directors, and actors of this play are all dominated by women, so this can be said to be a workplace drama that fully focuses on women's perspectives.
The series revolves around the behind-the-scenes stories of America's most popular morning news show, The Moring Show.
Aniston's Alex, the female anchor of the show, has been hosting the show with Mitch for 15 years and is beloved by American audiences, but now she's facing the headache of renewing her contract with the news network.
She not only wants to renew her contract successfully, but also wants to gain more voice and control over the show for herself. However, what she didn't know was that the news network didn't want to renew her contract and had been secretly looking for a new anchor, ready to replace her at any time.
And Bradley, played by the queen of square faces, was originally just a despondent reporter in a remote area of the United States. She was short-tempered, fearless of power, and offended people everywhere, so she was not reused.
She accidentally joined the show like a catfish, breaking the delicate balance of the show team, bringing conflict and controversy to the show, but also bringing freshness and vitality.
"The Moring Show," which has the highest ratings at the same time and won 12 Emmys, is facing a serious crisis: The show's ratings have been sluggish in recent years, and competitors have caught up. With the airborne of an executive of the news network, the power struggle between the top leaders is also surging.
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Who ignited the fuse?
Meanwhile, a storm is quietly brewing.
The fuse of the storm was the male anchor of the show. Alex's "live partner" and "screen husband" Mitch was fired by the news network after it was revealed that he had had inappropriate sexual acts with a number of female colleagues.
This scandal brought the whole show to the forefront, and everyone in it couldn't stay out of it.
This discussion on sexual harassment in the workplace has three-dimensionally displayed voices from various positions, and vividly revealed to us a sad fact - vulnerable women are often victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. .
The protagonist of the scandal, Mitch, is the most popular male anchor on the news network. He has won supreme industry honors, holds a generous salary, owns several mansions, and has a seemingly happy family.
As the cash cow of the news network, his status as an elite has given him corresponding privileges. In his eyes, "Since ancient times, men have used power to attract women."
After the scandal came to light, he changed from a hot star to a scum that everyone shouted at. However, he really didn't think he was wrong.
The long-term halo blessing made him become a megalomaniac without knowing it. He felt that the women who had sex with him were voluntary and even enjoyed it, and some even took advantage of him for promotion and salary increases.
However, is this really the case? Are the women in the storm the victims or are they the superiors?
02
A tragedy of no help
Mia, as an excellent producer, her ability did not win her the recognition and respect of her colleagues. Instead, she was ostracized by her colleagues because of her relationship with Mitch.
She took the initiative to break up, but was pushed out of her team by Mitch, and was left out in the program group.
Ashley, maybe she didn't expect her little transparency to be noticed by big star anchors. But did she enjoy it?
She "did not dare to refuse" and felt that she had "stealed her confidence and self-worth". Under great pressure, she chose to resign.
Hannah, idolizes Mitch. Mitch cared about her, encouraged her, and thought her abilities were finally being seen.
However, that seemingly sincere encouragement carries the most filthy purpose.
Is it voluntary without Say no?
Is it wrong to accept a promotion after being forced into a relationship?
The first problem is that under the huge power asymmetry, the strong party will not directly coerce, but strategically induce, isolate, brainwash and emotionally manipulate, so that the weaker party does not dare and cannot refuse.
After the incident, the victims did not dare to tell the truth for fear of being despised and ostracized by the collective. So, no rejection does not mean voluntary.
As for the second question, Hannah has already answered it at the cost of her own life.
03
Where are the boundaries of the Me too movement?
It's interesting that after the scandal broke, Mitch, who lost everything, sympathized with his director friend, who was also criticized for sexual misconduct.
Mitch really didn't realize what he was doing wrong and wanted to "join the conversation" and defend himself.
During the discussion, when the director mentioned that he had been reported by an underage girl for coercive sex trafficking, Mitch's face gradually changed. He said to the director: "You are indeed a sexual predator." The director asked back. :"how about you?"
The boundaries of workplace sexual harassment are too blurred, and how to distinguish them is a difficult problem, and it is difficult to find a generally accepted objective standard.
Therefore, women should maintain appropriate vigilance to protect themselves. And, if the other party makes you feel uncomfortable, you should have the courage to express it. This is a woman's right. In case of being violated, we must pay attention to preserving the evidence.
At the same time, the show also has discussions about whether the Me too movement is overkill.
In the program group, the weather anchor and the investigator sister really love each other, but in the sensitive public opinion environment, the two have differences on whether to open their relationship.
After the relationship was leaked, the company's human resources department made the woman extremely uncomfortable. At the same time, HR also suggested that one person may need to leave the team, and the one who can stay is of course the weather anchor with a higher position.
Under such unequal treatment, normal relationships have also been tested.
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Embarrassed women in the workplace
Putting aside the special incident of workplace sexual harassment, can women get complete fairness in the workplace?
For the female anchor Alex played by Aniston, she can be said to be a party with vested interests, with power that most women dare not expect.
However, in a male-dominated group, someone as famous as her can only play the role of a vase, and it is difficult and difficult to win the right to speak. She told her daughter that "a woman cannot claim control, she must take the initiative".
Despite her excellent work, the executives of the group blamed her for the decline in the ratings of the show, believing that because she was "old and pearly", she was no longer fresh and attractive to the audience. And male anchors don't have to worry about age at all.
She threw herself into her work, fighting her way through a male-dominated world. However, when she returned home, she was faced with the incomprehension of her husband and daughter.
Her husband filed for divorce, and her daughter attributed the reason for the divorce to her "selfishness" and held a great resentment towards her.
Alex was extremely uncomfortable, she collapsed, "I worked hard to get where I am today, and I also want to have a meaning in the world"!
Isn't this the voice of all working women?
Although the women in the play are of different origins, ages, and backgrounds, and their status in the workplace is high or low, they all face common dilemmas without exception.
The wonderful thing about this play is that it allows us to see these predicaments, feel them, and initiate discussions and reflections on such predicaments.
Just 10 episodes contain so much information. It is estimated that it is enough to play 1000 episodes in the domestic drama next door.
This article was first published on the public account: dududuhua11, welcome to pay attention.
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