I accidentally swiped the trailer of "Morning News". I was not attracted by the editing content of the trailer. Instead, I saw many actors I liked. When I finished watching this TV series, I watched the trailer again, and I felt that the depth of the episode was far, far beyond the trailer. I didn't even think about it at all. It turned out that the director and screenwriter wanted to present this one theme.
What are the issues worth discussing? Let's take a look together! (with spoilers)
Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston)
The golden partner Mitch, who has worked together for 15 years, was suddenly fired for sexual harassment in the workplace. Alex realized that this is a crisis and an opportunity. How can we turn the crisis into a safe place?
Rewinding the time back to a few months ago, the host partner Mitch and the producer Chip received a notification from the top at the same time that Alex was no longer the young "girl next door", and her audience popularity showed a downward trend. The show team has to find a more suitable new girl to replace her in order to save the show's ratings.
And Alex didn't know about it.
The first female workplace crisis to emerge is the midlife crisis in the workplace.
Going back to the present, how to save the image of this show in the hearts of the people in the face of the scandal crisis? Alex was dissatisfied with the high-level remedial measures, rejected the manuscripts written by the program team, made his own decisions, and apologized to the people in his own way.
Alex felt his time had come. Although she doubted the show team's delay in signing a contract with her, she has full confidence and confidence in her ability and status. She is fed up with the absolute authority of men in the workplace. She wants to participate in the discussion of management decisions. More importantly, her opinions have absolute reference value. She does not want to be an executor, she wants to be a decision maker.
The second emerging female workplace crisis is the entrenched gender inequity that women face in the workplace.
To be honest, I really don't like the character of Alex.
l Alex is a very contradictory character. On the one hand, she feels oppressed by men and resentful; on the other hand, she keeps looking for men to shelter her and be her backer.
l Alex has always emphasized the oath of sovereignty and used the current status of the show to increase his work contract. To her surprise, the show team did not pay for it at all. The high-level reply directly to Alex: "If you want to leave the show, then you can leave." Alex realized the threat, anyway, the point is to swear sovereignty, even if the girl is the new host arranged by the company's top management, as long as Alex announces the news, This person was chosen by Alex. I can't understand this logic at all. Alex completely jumped out of the trap and still thinks he has won. Isn't this character silly and sweet? A self-righteous stubborn silly white sweet.
l Alex used his status as a senior in the show group to suppress his new partner Bradley. Isn't this the same as those high-level men she hates? At first, Alex thought Bradley's approach was deviant. After seeing the steady increase in ratings and the positive feedback from the public, he immediately said that it was his own credit: "I chose her." Then he kept brainwashing Bradley: "I gave Given your chance, you are mine, you should listen to me and be loyal to me!"
l In order to protect his rights and interests, Alex constantly changes his team. At first, he wooed the producer Chip and opposed the company's executives. Later found that he would also be involved in this scandal, and began to seek help from the boss. There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Knowing that his friend Chip will be fired, think about his career, Chip will be fired if he is fired. Rationally speaking, Alex did nothing wrong; in terms of character charm, there is really no reason for this character to be liked.
l Alex's career is like this, will the family be better? the answer is negative. She is not a competent wife, nor a qualified mother.
The third female workplace crisis that emerges—women face the dual pressure of workplace and family, it is difficult to have the best of both worlds, but it is easy to lose both career and family.
Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon)
Bradley is physically and mentally exhausted by his current job as a journalist who dares not tell the truth. At the demonstration site protesting the reopening of coal mines, his fellow cameraman was knocked to the ground by vexatious demonstrators, and the last straw in Bradley's heart was crushed. Collapsing, pulling the collar of the protesters began to vent their backlogged emotions.
The video was uploaded to the Internet, attracting millions of onlookers, and the nation gave a thumbs up to Bradley's image of a reporter who dared to tell the truth. Ironically, Bradley lost his job.
I have to admit that the character of Bradley has the aura of the protagonist. A blessing in disguise, Bradley first got an interview opportunity on "The Morning Show", and the excellent feedback after the show aired allowed Bradley to get the new host job of the show. This is inseparable from the appreciation of the company's senior Cory for her. At present, the show does not have a clear relationship between cory and Bradley, so we will not raise their relationship to love for the time being. We only talk about Bradley's excellent work ability.
Compared to Alex, Bradley is indeed easier to capture the hearts of the audience. She says what she sees, and does what she thinks. Who doesn't like upright people? But, I really don't think the character of Bradley can become a professional female icon.
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l Bradley showed the first characteristic: always work against the leader. Whether it's the inappropriate remarks when broadcasting the news on the spot, or the fact that the leader's headset is pulled off when interviewing victims later, I'm really a little surprised. I admire Bradley, but I'm not sure this can be a model of behavior for newcomers in the workplace. .
l In an idealized situation, we all want to see the facts and hear the truth, which is also Bradley's request for himself. Bradley always likes to choose some very sensitive material: on the one hand, the crowd likes it; on the other hand, the show team is in the wind and rain. I don't want to see a rude man who seems to do whatever he wants in a vacuum; I prefer to see a wise man who can coordinate the two situations, so that the general public can look at everything with more rational ideas.
l Bradley's business ability is indeed very good. Although she is very assertive, she quickly adapts to the work of the host. In the case of Alex's emotional breakdown, she has saved countless times. Therefore, ability is the first element.
Mia Jordan (Karen Pittman)
Mia is diligent and diligent in the company, and she doesn't dare to be lazy. Confused for a while, they were attracted by the powerful male host Mitch, and the two developed an office romance. The relationship between the two ended. Mitch didn't want to see Mia, so he directly transferred Mia to another position. Every colleague knew the story behind it, and Mia became the talking point of the colleague in the tea room. Mia's ability to work was completely denied by her colleagues. If she was promoted, she would only be promoted by flattery.
The fourth female workplace crisis that emerges—regardless of the success or failure of an office romance, most women at the grassroots level will be viewed with tinted glasses by their colleagues, and in severe cases, they may be excluded, and then forced to leave their jobs, while those at the top Men are not affected at all.
Hannah Shoenfeld (Gugu Mbatha-Raw)
Workplace rookie Hannah, as an assistant, is suddenly assigned an important location job. Excited, excited, ecstatic, I think this is the mood every girl who has just graduated will have. Especially: highly educated girls with ideals, pursuits and ambitions.
Hannah never dreamed that this was the beginning of her nightmare.
Mitch, her idol, gave her this important opportunity, and her heart was filled with gratitude.
Encountered on the road in the middle of the night, Mitch invited Hannah to his room to watch a comedy. Wow, the idol wants to watch a movie with himself.
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I hope every girl, especially the young and innocent girl who just came out of the society, will study this part carefully!
I have to praise the presentation of the film effects in this part, it is completely textbook level and worth learning by every young woman.
Many people may have guessed the next story development plot, yes, Mitch and Hannah had an improper relationship.
Hannah's angle:
A newcomer who has just stepped into the workplace, eager to get the approval of his boss, exaggerates the influence of his ability. In the past, I just hid in the corner and peeked at my idol. Who knew that one day, the idol would walk with me, enlighten me, and talk to me. Excitement and joy overwhelmed his head, the idol invited him upstairs to watch a movie, but he really believed that the two were just watching a movie in the room. When the idol put his hand on Hannah's body, Hannah was shocked. The first thing that broke was the respect and worship of the idol. Refuse? What about the business? I'm just an assistant and can be fired at any time, as long as Mitch says a word. accept? Do you really want to? What will colleagues think? Will it be known? How can I continue to work in the company in the future?
Hannah's mind went blank, her whole body froze, and she was at the mercy of Mitch. The most fundamental reason was that she had no idea where she was, what she was doing, and what would happen next.
The fifth emerging female workplace crisis - how should women correctly deal with sexual harassment in the workplace?
After the incident, returning to the company headquarters, Mitch greeted Hannah naturally as if nothing had happened. Hannah got angry and felt like a clown who had been fooled, she walked straight into the boss's office, with tears in her eyes and trembling to say what happened. I want to say, because of shame, my mouth is trembling, but I can't say it. With experience, the boss immediately knew what was going on and gave Hannah a promotion on the condition that it never be brought up again or be known to anyone.
Hannah was stunned again, she grew up in an instant, understood the culture of this company, and thought about her future, Hannah accepted.
Mitch's angle:
In the company, Mitch is irreplaceable, everyone loves him and wants to benefit from him, come on, what woman doesn't fall for his masculine charm? (vomit)
When Mitch invited Hannah upstairs to watch a movie together, he was actually testing whether Hannah was willing to further develop a relationship with him. He didn't believe that any girl would be so naive that they didn't understand this code. And he thinks that Hannah has climbed on his high branch, plus Hannah's own talent, the future is simply immeasurable. (vomit)
Even if he used his power and status to intimidate and lure women in another way, Mitch thought he was just a cheating man, and all the girls voluntarily sacrificed themselves, and he did not force any woman at all. Unlike other men, he is innocent. (vomit)
It was a harrowing ending for Hannah, tormented by shame and humiliation, she quietly stopped breathing in her sleep.
I believe that most girls in this world are very pure and kind, but in the following situations, you must put your own protection first:
l Never stay in a room alone with any man, unless he is your relative, boyfriend or husband. This is an etiquette that a normal man will also observe. If he respects you, he will not be alone in the same room with you. Anyway, I've never seen a decent gentleman do such a thing. And in this world, there are really 10,000 possibilities. The scary thing is that not all possibilities are good!
l If you encounter a male colleague or a boss’s deviant behavior in the workplace, such as unnecessary physical contact, malicious drinking and other abnormal behavior, I feel that there are many jobs in this world, and this is really not the only one Work, in this situation, you should try to avoid being alone with the colleague. If you can't avoid it, then change jobs. It's really no big deal.
l Personally, I don't advocate office romance very much. If you insist that you two are in true love, it's not impossible, but it's really unnecessary like that kind of mistress who gets involved in other people's marriages. And office romances have far more bad endings than good endings.
l When you encounter something that you can't solve, or you don't know how to handle, you must communicate more with your elders/trusted friends. The three stooges are better than Zhuge Liang, and they will not harm you if they are truly for your good.
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