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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by jackcosgrove on Sunday February 13, 2022 @02:18PM (#30324649)
> Did this behavior start with the coda of Office Space or has it always been a thing?

No, it's such a cliche that's why Office Space chose to use it.

The movie Lost in America explores this theme much more generally.

The funniest thing about the end of Office Space is that by "dropping out" of software during the Y2k era and entering the construction field, the protagonist is just swapping one bubble for another, software for housing.

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by nefitty on Sunday February 13, 2022 @03:29PM (#30325313)
The alternate ending changes the tenor of the entire film with just one line of dialogue. Peter is probably dissatisfied on a deeper level than any job could fix. Maybe he would find meaning as an entrepreneur or travelling or dropping out...

https://youtu.be/XK43Ureuiqc

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Re:Anyone else feel the constant urge to leave the field and... by thaumasiotes on Sunday February 13, 2022 @04:09PM (#30325712)
> The alternate ending changes the tenor of the entire film with just one line of dialogue.

This also happens with Kiki's Delivery Service. It makes the English dub much, much better than the Japanese original.

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