“Sorry to Bother You” follows a man who is down on his luck. Looking for a job to care for not only himself but also for his girlfriend, the main character follows up on a job offer to be a telemarketer. What he doesn’t know is that being a telemarketer in the american rapper Boots Riley’s world isn’t always what it seems.
But before we dive into the twists and turns of Riley’s world, let’s talk about the director himself. Boots Riley actually isn’t a director at all. He’s an american rapper who decided that he wanted to make a movie. For a lot of people that can be pretty impressive. For some not so much. For me I think it is a big accomplishment and the reason I say that is based of of a “rapper stereotype.” Which is essentially just someone who only likes to rap and nothing else. There are exceptions, as seen here, but for the most part all rappers talk about are fast cars, money, and women. So seeing a rapper direct a movie is pretty refreshing, though I’m sure other people could care less.
Now onto the plot. Keeping the story as spoiler free as I can, we start off with the protagonist and his struggle. He needs to find a job, he gets a job, he sucks at the job, he gets better, he becomes the best. So good in fact it starts making his social life deteriorate. To me this is a pretty lazy plot narrative but it works for some people. What I like is throughout the movie they keep hinting at this further plot line, they being the director(s).
All in all this was a very different movie, that is if you don’t mind something a little different. I’d definitely recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for something that breaks out of the typical Hollywood mold.
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