I really dislike movies (note, “movies”) where the main character is developed entirely around their career because that is the only thing us Americans can relate to. A good example would be “Along Came Polly“. Although I think Ben Stiller is a funny guy, (The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, etc) his role as a risk analyst is quite disappointing.
It’s clear enough to say that the majority of people are influenced by their jobs in many ways, but it’s completely incompetent to produce a movie that can only be taken at face value. Perhaps this is why I dislike mainstream movies so much. It’s somewhat depressing, and insulting that movie studios get away with these half-assed tactics. It’s like they’re assuming (and somewhat correctly) that the general public doesn’t understand human behavior. Is it too complex to have a deep character with a rich personality as its’ base? Something should honestly be done about how about 80% of the movies released in big theaters have no connection with anything other than temporary entertainment.
/rant
