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* TheVillainKnowsMoment: While working as an assistant for a very successful producer, Jane cracks and goes to [=HR=] to inform them about his mass sexual assault (including of very young women). This happens ''three'' times to her in quick succession. First, [=HR=] spells out for her that they know all about the producer's abuses and won't do anything about them. Then, when Jane returns to her desk, despite Wilcok's promise not to share that information, it becomes clear that two of her unfriendly co-workers know that she went there to report him when they tell her to "come to them first." ''Then'' the Boss himself calls Jane. After having essentially berated and attacked her throughout all of their other conversations, this time the Boss is extremely nice to Jane and tells her he thinks she's cut out for big things. Jane's facial expressions reveal that, while she's flattered, she knows ''exactly'' what caused this change.
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* CruelToBeKind: Inverted. After basically threatening Jane into backing down from filing a complaint against her boss, Wilcok essentially tells Jane that her sexual predator boss doesn't find her attractive and that as such, she should STFU and do her job because she is in no risk of being raped/sexually harassed. While it can be seen as Wilcock trying to assure Jane that she herself is in no danger, it only adds to the general mysoginistic tone towards how the male employees at the production company treat Jane. Which is to say that they consider her beneath them, and that she should be happy that she's too "plain" to be raped by her boss in terms job security.
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* CruelToBeKind: Inverted. After basically threatening Jane into backing down from filing a complaint against her boss, Wilcok essentially tells Jane that her sexual predator boss doesn't find her attractive and that as such, she should STFU and do her job because she is in no risk of being raped/sexually harassed. While it can be seen as Wilcock trying to assure Jane that she herself is in no danger, it only adds to the general mysoginistic tone towards how the male employees at the production company treat Jane. Which is to say that they consider her beneath them, and that she should be happy that she's too "plain" to be raped by her boss in terms of job security.
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* GirlbossFeminist: This is discussed and implied to be one main future possibility for Jane, the titular assistant. She spends all day schlepping around after her boss, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed The Producer]], and doing menial but important and thankless tasks such as booking his transport. Meanwhile, it's an OpenSecret that the producer is sexually assaulting women. When Jane tries to report it, a [=HR=] rep gets it out of her that she wants to be a producer, and he uses this over her head to convince her to drop the accusation. He then tells her that she'll be a huge inspiration for other girls and "we need more female producers." She does what she's told and drops them.
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* GirlbossFeminist: This is discussed and implied to be one main a future possibility for Jane, the titular assistant.Jane. She spends all day schlepping around after her boss, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed The Producer]], and doing menial but important and thankless tasks such as booking his transport. Meanwhile, it's an OpenSecret that the producer is sexually assaulting women. When Jane tries to report it, a [=HR=] rep gets it out of her that she wants to be a producer, and he uses this over her head to convince her to drop the accusation. He then tells her that she'll be a huge inspiration for other girls and "we need more female producers." She does what she's told and drops them.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Wilcock is clearly aware of and complicit in covering up the President's illicit activities, but he's not wrong when he points out that Jane has ''very'' circumstantial evidence that could easily be explained away. It underlines how difficult it is to challenge the President's position, even when you are working as his personal assistant because even then, getting solid proof of misdeeds is not easy.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Wilcock is clearly aware of and complicit in covering up the President's illicit activities, but he's not wrong when he points out that Jane has ''very'' circumstantial evidence that could easily be explained away. It underlines how difficult it is to challenge the President's position, even when you are working as his personal assistant because even then, getting solid proof of misdeeds is not easy.
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** Wilcock reveals that he's already completely aware of the intimate details of Jane's boss's activities when he assures her that she has nothing to fear from her boss because she's "not his type."
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** Wilcock reveals that he's already completely aware of the intimate details of Jane's boss's activities when he assures her that she has nothing to fear from her boss because she's "not his type."
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The film's trailer makes it out to be a thriller, when it's actually a very minimalist drama. This certainly didn't help its reception by audiences.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The film's trailer makes it out to be a thriller, when it's actually a very minimalist drama. This certainly didn't help its reception by audiences.
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* PunchClockVillain: The main thrust of the film is that virtually everyone in the office knows about the president's predatory behavior and is complicit to it through inaction.
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* PunchClockVillain: The main thrust of the film is that virtually Almost everyone in the office knows about the president's predatory behavior and is complicit to it through inaction.
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* WeHaveReserves: The HR man helpfully reminds Jane that there are four-hundred applicants ready and willing to take her position if she makes her accusations public.
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* WeHaveReserves: The HR man helpfully reminds Jane that there are four-hundred applicants ready and willing to take her position if she makes her accusations public.
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* GirlbossFeminist: This is discussed and implied to be one main future possibility for Jane, the titular assistant. She spends all day schlepping around after her boss, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed The Producer]], and doing menial but important and thankless tasks such as booking his transport. Meanwhile, it's an OpenSecret that the producer is sexually assaulting women. When Jane tries to report it, a [=HR=] rep gets it out of her that she wants to be a producer, and he uses this over her head to convince her to drop the accusation. He then tells her that she'll be a huge inspiration for other girls and "we need more female producers." She does what she's told and drops them.
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*** The male assistants try to be sympathetic to Jane's motive to report to HR, but ultimately invalidate her instincts. The fact that the ask her to "tell us first" only highlights how they didn't really earn her trust in the first place.
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* CruelToBeKind: Inverted. After basically threatening Jane into backing down from filing a complaint against her boss, Wilcok essentially tells Jane that her sexual predator boss doesn't find her attractive and that as such, she should STFU and do her job because she is in no risk of being raped/sexually harassed. While it can be seen as Wilcock trying to assure Jane that she herself is in no danger, it only adds to the general mysoginistic tone towards how the male employees at the production company treat Jane. Which is to say that they consider her beneath them and know Jane will cave to their demands of her collaboration in protecting the President to avoid losing her job.
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* CruelToBeKind: Inverted. After basically threatening Jane into backing down from filing a complaint against her boss, Wilcok essentially tells Jane that her sexual predator boss doesn't find her attractive and that as such, she should STFU and do her job because she is in no risk of being raped/sexually harassed. While it can be seen as Wilcock trying to assure Jane that she herself is in no danger, it only adds to the general mysoginistic tone towards how the male employees at the production company treat Jane. Which is to say that they consider her beneath them them, and know Jane will cave that she should be happy that she's too "plain" to their demands of be raped by her collaboration boss in protecting the President to avoid losing her job. terms job security.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Jane is moved to turn a blind eye toward her boss's behavior to facilitate her dream of becoming a film producer.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Jane is moved to turn a blind eye toward her boss's behavior to facilitate her dream of becoming a film producer.producer
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* CruelToBeKind: Inverted. After basically threatening Jane into backing down from filing a complaint against her boss, Wilcok essentially tells Jane that her sexual predator boss doesn't find her attractive and that as such, she should STFU and do her job because she is in no risk of being raped/sexually harassed. While it can be seen as Wilcock trying to assure Jane that she herself is in no danger, it only adds to the general mysoginistic tone towards how the male employees at the production company treat Jane. Which is to say that they consider her beneath them and know Jane will cave to their demands of her collaboration in protecting the President to avoid losing her job.
