Moviemakers know that getting and keeping a job is always on everyone’s mind, as countless movies dating back to the beginning of film have looked at this subject. Let’s look at the wide variety of angles from which this topic has been explored, as we present
THE UNEMPLOYMENT BLOGATHON!
What We’re Looking For
Your blogathon entry should be about a movie whose main plot, or at least a prominent subplot, concerns unemployment for one or more of the main characters. Please do not write about a character who is simply unemployed for his own sake.
(For example, Charlie Chaplin started out many of his movies with his Tramp character not having a job — but that in itself was not always the focus of his movies. For this blogathon, if you write about Chaplin, we’d prefer you write about one of his movies where his seeking employment furthered the plot, as in City Lights or Modern Times.)
That said, if the movie concerns not having, getting, or keeping a job, you can choose from any genre, from comedy or drama to musical or animated film. Also, no duplicate entries, please. The listing (below) of blogathon entries will be continually updated; check it to be sure your intended entry isn’t already taken.
Instructions
- In the “Comments” section at the bottom of this blog, please leave your name, the URL of your blog, and the movie you are choosing to blog about. Below are banners you can use to promote your blog entry. Please choose a banner, display it on your blog, and link it back to this blog.
- The blogathon will take place from Fri., Oct. 4, through Sun., Oct. 6, 2019. When the opening date of the blogathon arrives, leave a comment here with a link to your post, and I will display it in the list of entries (which I will continually update to the beginning of the ‘thon, so keep checking back!).
- I will not be assigning particular dates to any blog posts. As long as you get your entry in by the end of the day on Oct. 6, I will be satisfied. (That said, the sooner the better!)
Again, be sure to leave a comment below and grab our banner, and have fun with your blog entry! Here’s the line-up so far:
Movie Movie Blog Blog II – Hallelujah I’m a Bum (1933)
The Midnite Drive-In – Falling Down (1993)
The Stop Button – Mondays in the Sun (2002)
Outspoken and Freckled – That Touch of Mink (1962)
Caftan Woman – Gold Diggers of 1933
Movierob – Lost in America (1985), Capitalism: A Love Story (2009), and Everything Must Go (2010)
A Shroud of Thoughts – Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Moon in Gemini – Bridesmaids (2011)
Taking Up Room – The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Pure Entertainment Preservation Society – All This, and Heaven Too and The Shop Around the Corner (both 1940)
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