No Other Choice

This is a 'do you steal a piece of bread to feed your family?' ethical dilemma but taken to the extreme

General take:
100% I could see how someone in his position could make his choices, and in fact it might be a 'natural' reaction. Though I felt like there could have been other strategies with an abundant or growth philosophy, like starting an actual red pepper paper company with all the talent, or other opportunities like that guy who had the cafe opportunity - I think the wife offered a gardening idea. I think it shows the fear in many people to learn a new skill or endeavor, or lack of strategy to build something new, or mindset of scarcity which is very easy to fall into, and all of that so much so that murdering competition to stay with the known path seemed like the only choice.

Symbolism:
-All the bugs competing for eating the leaf seems like symbolism of scarcity. Everyone competing for limited resources to eat. Assumes that work is a scarce resource comparable to animal systems, I disagree with that assumption because humans can gain knowledge to provide value, but I get the symbolic idea.
-garden is probably the idea that he has to take care of the plants that he's planted, which are symbolic of his family which he's taking care of, his house, i.e. his roots, we can feel the tension when that guy looking at the house says he's going to rip up the greenhouse for a putting green, more feelings of businessmen ripping up his roots just like the company. That's almost like a mini version of the whole premise. Generally very strong on the Marxist oppressor vs oppressed struggle ideas. The movie in fact almost makes murder feel less ethically bad than his drinking, which somehow feels like a worse moment than when he murdered. Somehow framing murder more ethical than a relapse.
-Tree being fertilized by the 'pig' is like his life/career being fertilized by those men. His career able to live like that tree.
-His knee no longer tapping at the final interview seems to be that he has integrated that aggressive part of himself into his identity, it is no longer plaguing him from his unconscious. This is actually quite useful, but he could have done it in other ways.

Overall philosophical take:
Oppressor vs oppressed framing seems to be very strong here, I am generally wary of that framing of economics and the world because it can cause a lot of destruction as shown in the movie. I would hope people will have a takeaway to find a different way, to not be stubborn and to learn and grow and find another way to work. However I'm supposing the majority takeaway is one of a particular attitude toward large corporations. Overall a great movie, now I want another one released for how he had other choices.

Favorite scene:
The first direct confrontation with the loud music and the rolling on the floor. Brutal.

Funniest scenes:
Probably the snake bite remedy situation, or the cell phone service on the stairs

Quotable:
"I'll call you as soon as I go missing"