Love talking bad about your boss and inhaling office drama? Take a look at The Office – the most watched classic movie of the Corona season
Recently, the legendary comedy The Office was suddenly rediscovered by netizens. The reason is because, during the free days of the pandemic, Netflix users flocked to re-watch The Office, making it one of the most watched TV shows at this time. So what kind of movie is The Office that can retain its heat even though it was released 15 years ago?
1. If you’ve ever hated your boss, your job, or both, you must watch The Office
The Office brings a fun, humorous documentary style but contains profound stories. Based on the award-winning British comedy of the same name, The Office “parody” the daily life of office workers in America. The film delves into the lives of workers at Dunder Mifflin, a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The lens of the story is that rumors, silly jokes, full of drama or even the story of this guy liking that girl at work are all put into the movie. If you’ve ever hated your boss, your job, or both, you’ll love this show.
In the series, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) is a salesman who always wears a neat suit. He always mentioned his previous Cornell University and was a person with endless musical talent, always bringing laughter to the whole office. Although Andy is loyal to the company, he often lacks motivation at work. Employees in the company also include sales representative Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), sitting in the same office as Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), an arrogant assistant to the new manager.
In addition, Pam Beesly Halpert (Jenna Fischer) is the company’s reception manager and has an office romance with Jim, the two later get married and have children. As for Andy, he has other concerns when he is surprised that ambitious coordinator Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) can change his working position from the warehouse to the office.
2. The classic comedy film received a rain of awards
The Office is produced by Ben Silverman and Greg Daniels. Also collaborating in the film’s directing and writing process were many famous names such as comedian Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein, Paul Lieberstein, Brent Forrester and Dan Sterling. Collaborating with many famous comedians is also a big factor leading to The Office’s appeal to audiences.
Since its debut on NBC in March 2005, The Office has become a hugely successful production, earning prestigious television honors such as the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Peabody Award 2006, 2006 AFI Award, Writers Guild Award, SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Comedy, Ace Eddie Award for Editing, and Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in comedy.
