The Parking Lot Movie
Very interesting self-explanatory little documentary about special people working at a not so special place.
Plot:
Follow the daily lives of parking lot employees.
Review:
On "The Corner Parking Lot" in Charlottesville, Virginia, you are only hired if you fit into the somewhat contradictory epithet "conflict seeking bohemian". The man in charge - a daydreaming and very likeable individual - is not interested in having some prestigious career seeking yuppie destroying a potentially perfect parking experience at his wonderfully lined concrete mat.
The atmosphere at work, as you can assume, is so phenomenally laid back and frankly bordering on the laconic and the only thing that makes it tough is a game of "flip cone" (self-composed game among the parking guards - imagine warp without the medieval element and you end up somewhat close), an invasion of boozed "fratboys" and "sorority girls" or any of the very annoying parking guests (who for some reason always are owners of an SUV or Hummer, add to that semi-rich and overweight and you might get the picture) questions the pricing.
The atmosphere at work, as you can assume, is so phenomenally laid back and frankly bordering on the laconic and the only thing that makes it tough is a game of "flip cone" (self-composed game among the parking guards - imagine warp without the medieval element and you end up somewhat close), an invasion of boozed "fratboys" and "sorority girls" or any of the very annoying parking guests (who for some reason always are owners of an SUV or Hummer, add to that semi-rich and overweight and you might get the picture) questions the pricing.
At first it starts off a bit mellow and slow, which I really dont mind at all, but after a few macabre incidents, where the jab to say the least is hanging in the air it definetely delivers and I find myself smiling. This is not the kind of movie that will make you laugh out loud or atleast not necessarely. It bides its time ,as the expression goes. There is great comical value in viewing these social outcasts sitting in a wooden cubicle for hours a day. Their individual stories are woven together into a pleasant mosaic of life as a parking attendant and suddenly I find myself taking their side against all the people who disturb the peace and quiet that hoovers over "Corner Parking Lot".
I had no expectations going into watching this and found myself quite surprised. Its at a decent length and has good production value even though the budget must have been almost non existant , or so I imagine. Working at the "Corner Parking Lot" could quite easily qualify as the dream job for millions of individuals who are either too lazy to do anything or are fed up with modern day pace.
Trailer:
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3 comments:
Who would've thought you could make a movie about a parking lot?! Well it sounds interesting anyway. Good review.
sounds promising
I saw this movie and I agree, it was a bit slow at first, but kept me interested enough to view it. Overall I don't regret watching. Great review.
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