Being John Malkovich and the Office Movies of 1999

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Being John Malkovich is often discussed amidst the other office movies of 1999 (The Matrix, Fight Club, Office Space, and American Beauty), but rarely analyzed from this perspective to the same degree. In this video essay, I contextualize Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's masterpiece within the Celluloid Cubicle. Fun and spoilers lie ahead.
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Works Cited:
The Celluloid Cubicle: Regressive Constructions of Masculinity in 1990s Office Movies. Hunter Latham, 2003.
Best. Movie. Year. Ever. How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen. Brian Raftery, 2019.
Folding Ideas - Fight Club and Toxic Masculinity. Dan Olson, 2015.
Why All Movies From 1999 Are the Same. Now You See It, 2019.
Music Featured:
A Gradual Descent into the Chamber of Darkness by Scott Lawlor
Fragmented Pianos by Mikael Lind
Serial Killer by John Bartmann
Both Flanks by Small Colin
Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music
Setup With An E by Small Colin
Finally Lost by Hinterheim
Symphony No. 2: Truth by Steve Combs
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