My Interview with Boots Riley Originally Published: 23 May 2019 Additional Edits: 30 January 2026 Hey guys. I recently watched Sorry to Bother You , and it bothered me so much that I had to process it creatively. I decided to do an interview with the director, Mr. Boots Riley. Read it if it's your thing. Also, watch the movie—it's worth the discussion. (Note: This is a fake interview for fun and satirical purposes. I mean no harm by it; I’m just exploring the outsider views & themes.) Me: I am here with Boots Riley, the director of the anti-capitalist movie Sorry to Bother You . Thanks, Boots, for joining me. Boots: Yeah, yeah, let's get this done with. Me: First question. What I found interesting in your movie is that there are no robots in it! It feels somewhat weird to have a movie critiquing capitalism in 2018 with no robots, while in real life, people are losing jobs to automation. I’ve even received telemarketing calls from machines... they replaced workers ...
1. Hollywood is in the business of selling fantasy, and even though that has a negative connotation, whatever onscreen fantasies we find ourselves in, they represent someone’s ideals; as we are constantly searching for meaningful ways to be. The screen is a fantasy stage for our desires. The silver screen is a space where our desires are projected; or emitted, if we’re watching a movie on an LCD monitor. What’s projected or emitted by the screen is the object of our desire. As people, we are pushed by internal drives towards objects of our desires.