Introduction"Glengarry Glen Ross" is a gripping drama movie from 1992 directed by James Foley. The story is adapted from David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the very same name. The movie stars an ensemble cast consisting of Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, and Alec Baldwin. The plot revolves around 4 Chicago real estate representatives who are desperate to sell doubtful properties to willing purchasers.
The Plot"Glengarry Glen Ross" opens with an aggressive management agent, Blake (Alec Baldwin), presenting a "motivational" speech to the property salesmen, particularly Ricky Roma (Al Pacino), Shelley Levene (Jack Lemmon), Dave Moss (Ed Harris) and George Aaronow (Alan Arkin). Blake holds a sales contest stating that the first prize is a Cadillac, the 2nd a set of steak knives, and the third is getting fired.
The representative radiates pressure and stress amongst the salespersons, sparking their desperation to offer, as they comprehend that their jobs are on the line. The salesmen resort to dishonest methods to secure clients and satisfy their targets. They lie, deceive, betray and take in desperation to keep their jobs. The properties they are offering are referred to as 'Glengarry leads'.
Character DevelopmentAmong these realty representatives are Shelley 'The Machine' Levene who is a once-successful salesman now having a hard time to make ends meet; Ricky Roma, the workplace's top seller who is smooth and deceitful; Dave Moss, a hotheaded complainer, and George Aaronow, a nervous however safe salesman. Williamson (Kevin Spacey), who simply distributes prospective leads, bears the force of the salespersons's aggravations.
ConclusionEventually, the workplace is burgled and the 'Glengarry leads' are stolen. The management thinks internal task and the real perpetrators are exposed causing their downfall. This ultimately causes exposing the desperation of not only the salespersons but also the inherent corruption of the sales culture they are embedded in.
Analysis"Glengarry Glen Ross" is a gritty, dialogue-driven film that inspects the darker side of the sales profession, exploring themes of desperation, dishonesty, deceptiveness and betrayal. These include the rather severe approaches of encouraging personnel, the aggressive nature of commission-based work and the damaging results of stress and desperation on morality and principles.
Bradley Whitford MoviesIn conclusion, "Glengarry Glen Ross" brilliantly portrays the underbelly of the American Dream-- the deceit and the desperation hid behind the pursuit of success. The movie is sustained by powerful efficiencies from an accomplished cast, sharp dialogue and a narrative that remains appealing despite its bleak outlook. Despite being an industrial failure upon its preliminary release, the film's cultural and thematic effect has withstood; it has actually because been recognized as a timeless drama checking out American commercialism.
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