the corportation- documentary

`The Corporation ' is a very long produced documentary on the impact of corporations in our society . It is based on Joel Balkan 's book , `The Corporation : The Pathological Pursuit Of Profit And Power . The film starts with a history and definition of corporations and continues with a timely , critical inquiry that invites left-wing intellectuals right-wing captains of industry , economists , psychologists and philosophers on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation 's inner workings , controversial impacts and possible futures . The explanations given are all very clear and concise , with vital points

br illustrated by animation , archival footage and montages . There are numerous interview with CEO 's , spies , consumers etc , in a studio setting style , face to camera . These are interspersed throughout the film , and provide interesting food for thought

The film explores the question presented by the film creators , Mark Achbar , Joel Balkan and Jennifer Abbot which is : If the corporation is a person , what sort of person is it ? The answer , elicited over two-and-a-half hours of interviews with all types of players in the corporate world , is that the corporation is a psychopath . Like all psychopaths , the firm is singularly self-interested : its only purpose is to create wealth for its shareholders . And like all psychopaths , the firm is irresponsible , because it puts others at risk to satisfy its profit-maximizing goal , harming employees and customers , and damaging the environment . In short , the corporation manipulates everything

I think the film is a thoughtful , analytical and provocative documentary that deals with fundamental questions that should be addressed by anybody who works in a corporation or plans on doing so . It presents perspectives that are highly informative , and often shocking . All in all , the main message for me is that , through their psychopathic pursuit of profit , firms make good people do bad things...