Doug, in his early 30s, works as an assistant manager in a large supermarket chain. This position is not high but he has a heavy responsibility: to deal with complaints and requests from all kinds of customers, and to be responsible for the order and storage of goods in the yard. The discipline of workers requires contact with suppliers, which is complicated and bears the burden of humiliation. In contrast, managers are much more leisurely, go to the movies during the day, come back and ask the assistants about the day, and the income is much higher.
What is not commensurate with the heavy work is Doug’s income. This income makes him and his beloved wife separated by a thin layer of wooden boards, with a pair of homosexuals as neighbors, and endure each other’s noise every night. But I can't change a better house. In order to get rid of this predicament, his only way is to fight for the position of a supervisor.
It was inevitable, but a competitor emerged from the stab—Richard, who had just moved from Canada, a man who had been ridiculous and therefore cherished his family, a father who hoped to give his daughter a better education, for this For two reasons, he must also win this position.
A war is unfolding silently between two men who are equally kind and working hard. There can only be one winner. You are the one who wins. If you don't advance, you will retreat. If you can't prove that you are better than the other party, then the only way is to prove that the other party is worse than you.
The moral sense that the two people rely on is gradually broken by themselves in these two aspects of competition. Doug began to privately hide the complaint letters he received, give false testimony to the board of directors, and turned a blind eye to the framing of Richard. And Richard is the same, pushing the difficulties to Doug, complaining to Doug internally, lying openly...every time they do something that violates their own moral values, both of them are extremely painful, especially when they see the other person expressing kindness. , I hope to be a good person guilty, but when the pressure of reality comes again, and when the performance of the other party makes me lose confidence, the devil once again has the upper hand.
The film has a bright ending-at the last moment, Doug withstood the temptation of the devil and kept the bottom line of morality. He clarified the misunderstanding for Richard and said good things in front of the board of directors. The film also arranged a ridiculous ending-Doug eventually won the position, but not because of his kindness, nor because of his ability, but simply because Richard was over-stressed and smoked marijuana and failed the urine test. . While celebrating his victory, Doug had a monologue: "Does this mean I am better? Yes, it must be." In fact, there is no fair competition that forces everyone to give up their dignity and give up their bottom line. It's just a pointless selection, which makes the giving up by Doug and Richard even more unworthy.
What a bitter reality this is.
And this is the reality we are in.
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