What if Hollywood blockbusters were remade as workplace dramas?
Putting the office into box office
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Office-based blockbusters are still pretty thin on the ground, but that can be remedied by tweaking Hollywood plots for the white-collar workplace, says the writer.
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The Economist
The office is not the most promising setting for films. Desk warriors can occasionally be caught up in dramatic stories, whether journalists (Spotlight), lawyers (Dark Waters) or whistleblowers (The Informant). The greed and fear of high finance (Dumb Money) have an enduring appeal.
But office-based blockbusters are still pretty thin on the ground: Typing, malfunctioning toilets and meetings are just not that exciting.