This week I watch the film Glen Gary Glenross which was originally
a play written by famed playwright David Mamet. The film adaptation features a
cast of legendary proportions. It stars Al Pachino, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin,
Ed Harris, Jack Lemmon, and Alec Baldwin who perhaps delivers one of the most
intimidating monologues that I have seen. The film takes place in urban Chicago where it is centered on
the sales office of vacation real estate property. Four salesmen are forced to
participate in a sales competition where the man who made most sales would
receive a brand new car. The man coming in second place received a set of steak
knifes and the remaining two would be fired. Baldwin plays a successful businessman
who is sent by the owners of the company to weave out all the unsuccessful
workers out of their firm. His seven-minute speech is chilling, yet magnificent.
I highly recommend youtube-ing it.
The film does a great job of using 180-degree turns on their
shots. When the conversation was being transitioned from one character to the
next the shot would swivel while staying in focus, which I thought was a cool
effect. I recommend the film to all.
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