Recently, I watched the American drama "Morning News" starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. This drama is one of the first four original series on Apple TV, and the only one on the theme of workplace realism. It discusses women's "workplace power" and the suppression of women by patriarchal culture. A hot topic around the world: the "Me Too" (workplace sexual assault) movement.
A brief introduction to the relationship between the characters in the first season:
In the past two years of American dramas, there are not a few plays that focus on women. There were two seasons of HBO's "Big Little Lies" with a more spectacular lineup, and "Deadly Woman" starring Chinese actress Liu Yuling at the end of 2019.
Different from them, the main line of "Morning News" is not about women's marriage and family, but about women's struggles in the workplace, and the "upward" resistance they encounter and in order to achieve their goals, everyone's The essence of human nature reflected by the reaction.
Looking at it all the way, the many pictures portrayed by the two big-name actresses, cruel and realistic, reflect a truth that I can't help but admit: the road to realizing self-worth is just looking for useful survival weights.
You think it's enough to "get rough" with people you don't like, but the truth is often more complicated than you think.
In the conversation between the producer Chip and the little boss Cory, Cory not only mentioned that the essence of watching the show is actually Tittytainment, watching what they find comfortable and happy, and providing anger when the audience wants to be angry, Serve popcorn when the audience wants to laugh.
As for the characters of the anchors (the sexual assault male Mitch and the gold medal female anchor Alex), Cory did not hesitate to encourage the producers to immediately abandon the original show after the incident. Why? Because of what you think is your control of the program and the unremitting efforts of everyone in your team to achieve success, in fact, a large part of the reason is because the TV station has already seen it when shaping the host's image and program style . The "fans" they can capture at the moment, through the so-called research of users, the "illusion" created step by step .
Yes, no one wants to watch the show's "Widows" female anchor over and over again after Mitch's accident. In the patriarchal culture, Alex is almost deprived of the opportunity to speak up and fight back. Even if he wins a grand prize, he will be ridiculed by the boss that the company bought it for her.
So Alex saw the situation where his voice space was suppressed. In the cheers of flowers and applause, she had an epiphany and started the journey of "salvation (keeping) herself" status.
In addition to the main storyline created by the two heroines, there are also some "supporting characters" in the play that are also thought-provoking. For example, Mia, who later became a Bradley producer. She had been in a romantic relationship with Mitch for about a year before Mitch's accident, and although her colleagues didn't speak out, most people saw it. After Mitch's accident, some people began to speak out. They felt that Mia's success was because she slept with more powerful people, she flattered her boss, no one paid attention to her ability to do things, and no one cared about her career. of focus.
The unbearable Mia finally broke out. She picked up the microphone and boldly said to the society: "Most of it is a lie, but I don't care anymore..."
The truth of life, you have to tangle, there is no end, if you want to live out yourself, you must adapt to the environment of "terrifying people" and jump out of this curse.
Men are responsible in the chain of discrimination against women in the workplace, but there may be more female executioners than imagined
In the second half of the play, Mitch invited Bradley to interview himself, saying that he was actually innocent and that there was evidence. After Alex learned about this, he ran to Mitch and asked him not to be interviewed on the show. Mitch was very angry, thinking that his old partner would not give him a hand, but he still stood in front of him and kept saying that he was a victim. '
Here's a good question, which is worth thinking about by every working woman: How many times have you been a major accomplice in this accident instead of being a direct victim? (eg silent majority).
When many women are hurt, their first reaction is to keep silent, feeling that this is the best way to protect themselves. Forbearance has hurt the mental health of too many women in marriage, and in the workplace, this "morality" also directly causes too many women to have no ability or courage to resist. The price is too high!
For example, Alex, who is full of stars, needs to be tied to Mitch, and her aura needs "The Morning Show" to help her maintain it. The audience believed not Alex himself, but the image she created to broadcast the morning news.
As for Hannah, the employee who slept with Mitch and was later promoted, the truth is that Hannah went to the big boss Fred to complain, and the boss wanted to use this benefit to shut up Hannah. In a patriarchal society, women sacrifice their bodies, and as long as there is a reward, this sacrifice becomes justifiable.
In career promotion, in addition to work talent, timing is often more important than imagined
Let's go back and look at the reporter of Bradley (symbolizing female rebellion) starring Reese Witherspoon. What has the past decade been?
There is no upward curve in the career, and all kinds of "ugly incidents" have caused him to lose his job. Is she incapable? Walking into UBA, becoming a female anchor who broadcasts news side by side with Alex and is becoming more and more popular, soaring in popularity and even overshadowing Alex, is the best proof of her ability.
So why has no one discovered her talent? In addition to the bad temper of the heroine herself, in the final analysis, breaking the rules is a life-or-death business . Most leaders with ordinary abilities do not have this pattern, let alone the courage to lead events.
Therefore, on the way to career advancement, timing is the most important . The timing mentioned here actually refers to the time when Bole appeared, Bole's company status and the time of the incident, all three are indispensable .
Even like the lovely little assistant Claire, the first leap in the workplace was when the female anchor she loved (Bole Bradley) became more and more popular in the show (Bole's status was rising), and she was busy with work and needed an assistant (the time when the event occurred). ), Claire smells an opportunity, and the way a newcomer confesses is very Bradley's character (straightforward, loves to break old rules, eager to try new things).
Therefore, there is no fixed template for newcomers. The only ability that needs to be practiced is the sensitivity to smell opportunities, and to know the person who may give you the opportunity, her life routine.
No matter how creative and individual people are, there are also routines. People without routines only exist in "madhouses".
Behind the brilliance is actually a piece of chicken feathers, not exposing it is the greatest respect
Can money buy happiness? sure! Is life full of money? of course not.
The female anchor with an annual salary of tens of millions lives on a flat floor in the best area of New York, and is married to a caring and considerate NYU professor. There is no dead angle, right? But what about the truth?
The truth is that when women pursue their careers, they will become mediocre women if they don’t work hard; if they work hard, they may not be successful, but if they are successful, they will be regarded by children as neglecting the family.
On the other hand, Mitch, several times when his wife found out that he was cheating, would still laugh and cooperate with the TV station to perform a "surprise queue" for her husband's birthday.
Bradley, who had just participated in the live broadcast, heard her mother's disgusting fake interview and directly said that this place is like a cemetery.
There is a fine line between heaven and the grave itself.
So do you feel like you have a work-life balance? No, there are only trade-offs , and the world should be tolerant of women or men, a compromise between the two. Because doing the best at either end means a huge sacrifice at the other end, which is unfair to every family or individual in the human structure.
Do you need to be depressed and inferior if you don't live out your self? No, because modestly concealing one's personality may save others while betraying oneself.
Bradley tried to dig out the truth in this world and speak up for the truth, but in the end she also found that those actions she thought were magnificent turned out to be the driving force for others to end their lives with the last knife. And those who try to give her a stage and show their fists and kicks will not be just ruthless participants with their own interests and their own interests.
Even at the end of the first season of the TV series, Alex tried to wake up and saw the injustice of male culture in the workplace to women. Even if she said some truth out loud at the end of the film, the journey from that dream was uncertain, and he responded to Bradley's words. : The occurrence of one thing cannot benefit everyone .
See? Injuries cannot be avoided anytime and anywhere, even if the ultimate goal is social progress. And when progress does come, will those in control of the situation maintain their original aspirations? Although I don't know, as long as I make my inner choice, this story is beautiful in my own hands.
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