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The realities of the Jobs Crunch have become too large for Hollywood to ignore. The
latest protrayal of this topic comes from Jim Carrey`s “Fun with Dick and Jane”
“The film is an attack on American business culture. A roll-up credit at the end thanks a list of people who brought us the movie; all of them executives at Enron and WorldCom and other companies whose scandals have rocked the financial world.”[Sydney Morning Herald review,
December 22, 2005]
This is really nothing particularly new-Hollywood has always had lots of portrayals of business scandals.
What is different is the setting-and what it means to hit rock bottom:
“What follows is a kind of modern Depression comedy–a bit like Sullivan`s Travels, set in Silicon Valley.
Dick eventually sinks to day labour with Mexican illegals. Jane becomes a guinea pig for dangerous pharmaceutical testing.”
Traditionally, Silicon Valley managed to maintain a fairly “clean” and positive media image. I lived in Silicon Valley from 1984-1996. I dare say there is lots more grist for Hollywood`s mill that remains ready for exploitation.
