The Internship Movie Analysis

The world has become increasingly integrated and interconnected with regards to trade and finance due diminishing barriers between borders. As a result, economic globalization can be considered as a vehicle that works well for economic and technological advances. However, it can also be a threat to the economic and socio-cultural values of a nation. The economic crisis has hit many nations of the world, including the United States. Many people are finding it hard to cope with the ever-rising standards of living and inflation rates, whereas the wages of those employed have generally remained the same. Stagnant wages that have persisted for the past decades are increasingly causing people to worry about their lives in the future. For many who are unemployed, life is getting harder by the day with the diminishing job opportunities. As a result, this phenomenon has ultimately made many people adjust their American dream, and even lose their faith in it. “The Internship” is a movie that puts these current economic issues in perspective, albeit in a humorous manner. In this paper, with the guidance of the movie, I will argue that the hard economic times have shattered the American dreams for many people. Secondly, I will show the hardships that the so-called “Generation Y”, which is the young people of today, has to endure in order to get employed. From the movie, I will illustrate how the current economic conditions have affected the lives of many pepole, both the old and the young.

Globalization
The world today is in a position where everyone and everything is highly integrated and interconnected; meaning that every country in the world today is exposing itself to the existence of a global system. Globalization is not a new phenomeno...

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...e destruction refers to an occurrence when “the opening up of new market, foreign or domestic, and the organizational development … incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one (Cox, 2014)”. “The Internship” interprets this concept by showing Billy and Nick’s circumstance, where smartphones are replacing watches as well as the protagonists’ jobs. Nevertheless, creative destruction can be a double-edged sword. On one side, it can create new jobs for people with the right skill sets and qualifications, and it can also make our daily tasks a lot easier due to technological innovations. On the other side, it can put some people at a great disadvantage. As evident in the movie, people who have subordinate qualifications, like Billy and Nick, are laid off due to downsizing of the company.