Will Success Spoil... Whatever

From my viewpoint, this film was not as impressive and Chaplin's "Modern Times." It is, however still a fantastic representation of comedic rhetoric. There are countless jabs or criticisms of the social media and the working class. Throughout the entire film, Rock Hunter strives for his own self identified happiness. To achieve this, he feels that he must have success in his employment, and a perfect marriage. These two things are often examples of what one needs to have to be happy today. Well, maybe not marriage. Money, however, seems to be the only thing driving people to do anything now-a-days, and, after watching this film, one can observe that this is not an old concept. All Hunter wants is an executive position in his job, and all the benefits that includes, like a key to the "Executive Powder Room." This, I believe was a criticism of the working class.

The media took the hardest hit. The first thing we see in the film is a compilation of advertisements for things that obviously do NOT work. And we see these kinds of things all the time today. A liquid that erases all stains, a push up system that will make you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his glory days, beer that will get you friends. It never ends. Yet media companies will constantly create these ads to appeal to the sucker that is the average consumer. We also see a criticism of the medias idol, the star. From the first time we see Rita Marlowe, who drives a striking resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, we know that she is, well, stupid. She's a pretty face backed up by money and power, and everyone loves her. The public ditches school to see her, does anything she does, and even uses her lipstick. Hunter's fiance to be even acts like her, talking with the same Hollywood accent, and making that stupid and annoying squeaking sound. Wtf is that anyway? Of course, one could argue that it may have been a representation of the actual response to Marilyn Monroe, back in the day. This is true, but we also see this stupidity and power in Marlowe's former "lover," Bobo Branigansky. He's nothing but a big lummox with a pretty face. Again, we see this constantly in today’s media. Pretty girls have all the power.

Overall, the film was great, and I would suggest it to anyone who wants to see sarcastic comedy at work.