The Circle: How Much Connection is Too Much?

When I saw a poster of this movie and saw it starred Tom Hanks and Emma Watson, I knew it was going to be nothing short of awesome.  Then I saw the trailer and found out it involved a girl who gets caught up in a company that is all about connectivity (Sounds familiar?) and was instantly stoked for a great film.

Mae is a temp customer service rep for a small company that pays little.  This all changes when her friend gets her an interview at a major company called The Circle which is known as the place to work.  Mae nails the interview and is thrown into a world she's never seen.  Yes, she has a cell phone and knows how to text, but this is a whole new level.  The Circle expects its employees to attend every get-to-gether, update their social media pages constantly, and basically connect/expose everything about themselves to the world.  Everyone who works there seems to love this and even though she resisted at first, Mae begins to drink the Kool-aid.  Things really fall into place for her when her company is able to help her father who is suffering from Multiple Sclerosis.  Things could't be better and Mae is rising to the top of a very successful company.  Her parents back home and childhood friend begin to pull away as Mae is now full involved in a world they want no part in.  She ends up having to make some choices and finds out that there is such thing as too much access which can be deadly.

This movie is like one giant conglomerate of Facebook, Apple, Google, and any other "techy" business you would like to throw in.  The obsession of sharing every aspect of life evolves so much that these people believe it to be every human right to have access to EVERYTHING whether it has to do with them or not.  It's engaging, suspenseful, emotional, and raw.  Tom Hanks plays the CEO of The Circle and Emma Watson plays our innocent Mae.  I saw it with my girlfriends and cannot wait to see it again with my husband.  Am I going to stop social media?  No, but it does make you want to be more conscious of how much is too much when it comes to sharing aspects of our life to the world.  Rotten Tomatoes gave it 18% and IMDB gave it 5.3/10.  I must be in a good mood or just super easy going today because I would definitely give it a 7/10.  I think if you are fascinated by the context, you will be very happy with the film.  Anyone with a social media account can appreciate the overall message, but you'll just have to see it for yourself.