The video leverages a popular, recognizable movie character filter to deliver a relatable, albeit cynical, take on academic burnout, which resonates with students and recent graduates.
Summary
A creator uses a filter to mimic a character from the movie The Whale to deliver a cynical monologue about the lack of importance of college and coursework. The video is a comedic skit about academic apathy.
Structure
1Creator uses a filter to look like Charlie from The Whale
2Creator delivers a monologue dismissing the importance of school
3The video ends on a humorous, nihilistic note
On-screen text
How your buddy with a 2.75 GPA is moving
Transcript
These assignments don't matter. This course doesn't matter. College doesn't matter.
Original caption
Anything but locking in #college #internship #finance #investmentbanking #goldmansachs