The rapid-fire editing and performances in the scene lend a genuine sense of franticness through the entire affair, and James Ponsoldt makes it clear in the way that he handles this scene that we are meant to feel all of Mae’s anxiety as she responds.
The sequence sees Emma Watson’s Mae Holland interviewing for her dream job at an influential tech company and answering a series of unorthodox questions in a desperate bid for the position.
If you are feeling a bit anxious after watching that clip, then it probably means that you have sat through a job interview before.
I think it’s safe to say that the tactics definitely work in this sequence.