Introduction
“The Corporation” is a documentary film produced in Canada in 2003 from a scenario by Joel Bakan and directed by Mark Akbar and Jennifer Abbott. The relevance of the theme was due to the fact that corporations are increasingly influencing people’s lives, they have become global, and the government has lost control over them. In this way, it is essential to analyze the movie “The Corporation”.
Discussion
At the beginning of the film, different definitions of the corporation are provided, describing what contributed to their emergence, what made corporations powerful, what device they have, and their impact on people’s lives. While defining corporations as artificial creatures who want to gain more profits at any cost, the authors demonstrate that the principal reason for the corporation’s emergence is limitless enrichment. In order to get it, corporations have to resort to lies regularly. They cannot conform to societal norms and laws. Corporations also bribe governments, overthrow countries, and use the power of money where it is profitable to do business. They are willing to sell their products to anyone to make a profit, and the movie provides an example of corporations supporting fascism in Germany.
The authors of this movie are interviewing heads of real corporations, economists, public figures, journalists, and historians. Therefore, the film vividly demonstrates corporations’ detrimental effects on the environment. In the pursuit of profit, corporations are destroying entire natural areas with their flora and fauna. The film includes examples of plant fertilizers and animal vaccinations that lead to human diseases. Noteworthy, the specific names of the companies that use them are mentioned. In addition, a focus is placed on the exploitation by corporations of cheap labor for people in emerging countries. Frequently, these children are doing the adult norm, getting underpaid for their work. In addition, the example of the difference between the cost of making Nike sneakers and the price of selling them was impressive. Furthermore, it makes one wonder about the episode that shows how corporations use advertising to manipulate children. Indeed, 20% to 40% of purchases are made by parents at their request. This is because, in ordinary life, humans do not consider advertising significant and do not reflect on its impact on individuals, particularly kids.
The part of the film was definitely interesting where the corporation is seen as a legal entity from the point of view of psychiatry. The authors of the film reached the disappointing conclusion that the corporation has all the signs of mental deviation and is a typical psychopath. From the movie, I was exposed to interesting and new facts: about the privatization of water in the Third World; the history of the emergence of Fanta as a Nazi product. Furthermore, some co-owners of corporations have never once visited the factories where their products are made. The film’s shortcomings, which made it more difficult to understand, are the poor quality of the shots, some of which have a poor camera resolution, even for the level of 2003. In addition, some episodes are very stretched, with unnecessary details, and on the contrary, I would like to learn more about some information.
Conclusion
Therefore, evaluating the film as a whole, it is possible to say that although the topic is not new, and people can learn new things about corporations, the authors deepen their idea of them. Moreover, it is interesting to hear the opinions of competent people about corporations and to learn about concrete examples of the relations of corporations with society. Moreover, it makes you think about the information given by scientists that by 2025, most of the population will not have clean water, and most of the earth’s resources will be controlled. The film provides information for reflection and causes people to reflect on the fact that they live using the resources of future generations.