There is a passage in this movie that's so incredibly heartless. It turned an otherwise bad movie into something I can almost consider my enemy.
The passage I speak of is when Mercer (in a totally unrealistic way, but that's beside the point) kills himself by driving off a bridge. Mae is ultimately responsible for that. We see her in bed, being sad for a little while, then she goes back to work for that abomination of a company. Sure, she plots behind the scenes to unmask the guys at the top. But that doesn't make her any less responsible for her best friend's death. Her bosses only pushed her over the edge.
The movie presents Mae as a victim who turns into a victor. As if she somehow avenged her friend's death by unmasking her bosses. It made no sense at all. It was the company itself, the very idea of tracking down people who don't want to be found, coupled with Mae's consent to do something she knew was very wrong, that killed Mercer. A person who can feel guilty would not get anywhere near that company ever again, or burn it to the ground. Mae just looked for someone else to blame, succeeded and shamelessly climbed the ladder "for the greater good".
It sickens me that a soulless character like this is presented as a heroine in a big picture like this. People look up to movie characters, they become role models. This one is going to do some damage.
EDIT: I want to make myself a little more clear. I don't give this movie 1 star because I got nothing from it. On the contrary: this movie made me think, big time. You should definitely go see it to make up your own mind. But I stand behind my judgement. This movie made my heart bleed. The Circle is based on a very real phenomenon, loss of privacy is a real problem coming our way. But the main character does not stand against the tide, she goes with the flow and only speeds things up. Movie characters usually embody ideal behaviour, this one does what most people would do. It's a pretty unique but very irresponsible approach. It will make people feel more powerless than they already are. The movie only presents the problem, without a solution or a true hero to find one. I feel challenged to find the solution in myself, so in that way the movie deserves 10 stars instead of 1. But this is purely my sympathy for the devil speaking. This movie shits on truth. Trust yourself, not the movie, when you see it.
The passage I speak of is when Mercer (in a totally unrealistic way, but that's beside the point) kills himself by driving off a bridge. Mae is ultimately responsible for that. We see her in bed, being sad for a little while, then she goes back to work for that abomination of a company. Sure, she plots behind the scenes to unmask the guys at the top. But that doesn't make her any less responsible for her best friend's death. Her bosses only pushed her over the edge.
The movie presents Mae as a victim who turns into a victor. As if she somehow avenged her friend's death by unmasking her bosses. It made no sense at all. It was the company itself, the very idea of tracking down people who don't want to be found, coupled with Mae's consent to do something she knew was very wrong, that killed Mercer. A person who can feel guilty would not get anywhere near that company ever again, or burn it to the ground. Mae just looked for someone else to blame, succeeded and shamelessly climbed the ladder "for the greater good".
It sickens me that a soulless character like this is presented as a heroine in a big picture like this. People look up to movie characters, they become role models. This one is going to do some damage.
EDIT: I want to make myself a little more clear. I don't give this movie 1 star because I got nothing from it. On the contrary: this movie made me think, big time. You should definitely go see it to make up your own mind. But I stand behind my judgement. This movie made my heart bleed. The Circle is based on a very real phenomenon, loss of privacy is a real problem coming our way. But the main character does not stand against the tide, she goes with the flow and only speeds things up. Movie characters usually embody ideal behaviour, this one does what most people would do. It's a pretty unique but very irresponsible approach. It will make people feel more powerless than they already are. The movie only presents the problem, without a solution or a true hero to find one. I feel challenged to find the solution in myself, so in that way the movie deserves 10 stars instead of 1. But this is purely my sympathy for the devil speaking. This movie shits on truth. Trust yourself, not the movie, when you see it.