Review of The Corporation (2003) by Denys U — 23 Jan 2008
This movie reviews a concept of corporation and (not surprisingly) discovers that the goals of humanity as a whole and the goals of corporations do not align well at all. It explains why that is so but does not offer a way to fix the situation.
Main strength of the movie is that it (hopefully) will make people think about the topic at all. Corporations are the primary way of producing goods for humanity, and most of us take them for granted. This movie will make you realize that corporation is actually not a very good way to produce goods for humanity, and we need to either invent a new way, or do a better job at keeping corporations in check.
Main weakness of the movie is that it doesn't address one of the most important problems with corporations, namely that in USA and many other countries the corporations are allowed to donate huge amounts of money to politicians, effectively buying votes. So not only is a non-living being (corporation) given so many rights that are normally reserved for humans, these non-living beings are allowed to have a HUGE effect on the election results. Countries where corporations are not allowed by law to lobby politicians have a lot fewer problems with corporations sabotaging human population interests.
This review of The Corporation (2003) was written by Denys U on 23 Jan 2008.
The Corporation has generally received very positive reviews.
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