Sorry to Bother You: The Violence of the Practical Drop
Satire loses its teeth when it is rendered entirely in a computer. CGI is weightless; it does not displace air, and it does not intrude. Boots Riley understands this fundamental rule of visual comedy and violence, which is why the central visual gag of Sorry to Bother You is executed almost entirely in-camera. The Telemarketing Intrusion When Cassius Green (LaKeith Stanfield) makes a cold call as a telemarketer, he does not just hear the voice on the other end of the line. His entire desk—along with Cassius himself—physically drops from the ceiling into the private space of the customer. He lands in the middle of dinner parties, in bedrooms, and even in front of a woman grieving a personal tragedy. ...