sunday: unemployment at the movies: 15 for tough times

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Unemployment at the Movies: 15 Films for Tough Times


From Great Depression to Great Recession

By Dan Beucke

Hard times can bring out the best in filmmakers. Directors such as John Ford and Elia Kazan have used the search for a job as a lens to examine social injustice or societal disruption. But don't discount the comic value of a pink slip, too—as the heroes of Office Space (above) so keenly demonstrated. With the global economy stuck in a rut, here are 15 jobless-themed films, stretching over 80-plus years. Photograph: Courtesy of Everett Collection

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Re: sunday: unemployment at the movies: 15 for tough times

An ongoing aspect of the movie biz, brought into sharper focus in troubled times - troubled times for most! Remember - never let a crisis opportunity go for naught.

Grapes of Wrath had a hell of time both being made and distributed. Too revolutionary. The pat Hollywood story was people in the dumps didn't wanna watch movies about their predicament. This wasn't true but it sounded good. Sure, they wanted escapism but they also wanted to be represented on the silver screen. Mostly they got Fred.

Speaking of movies, are we averaging an American Superhero movie each and every month? Gee, wonder what that could mean . . .