"The Corporation" (2003) - Jennifer Abbot, Mark Achbar & Joel Bakan
It seems, of late, that documentaries have become more significant in the film (commercially speaking). With Michael Moore's popular, yet highly controversial films "Bowling For Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11", there is a powerful new medium for changing minds in documentaries.
(A quick side note here. While I enjoy Moore's films, as I believe they add balance to a very imbalanced news media, I wonder if these films should really be called "documentaries"? While they have some aspects of the traditional documentary, they are becoming more bent towards entertainment & propaganda. Perhaps a new genre needs to be defined. Just a thought).
"The Corporation", a brilliant examination of the history and nature of the corporation. As corporate law refers to these entities as "legal persons", the filmmakers examined the pathology of the "person and personality" of the corporation. What they reveal, while not necessarily surprise to many, is profoundly insightful and somewhat frightening. Based on Bakans book "The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power", it was especially poiniant for me, in that they addressed Canada as much as the US.
Free from the (sometimes) extremes of Moore's films, "The Corporation" is an entertaining, interesting and educational work that should be viewed by all. As it was no doubt intended to do, it will leave you with more questions than answers, pushing you to get involved where you otherwise might not even have considered.
You can visit the website at http://www.thecorporation.com/
(A quick side note here. While I enjoy Moore's films, as I believe they add balance to a very imbalanced news media, I wonder if these films should really be called "documentaries"? While they have some aspects of the traditional documentary, they are becoming more bent towards entertainment & propaganda. Perhaps a new genre needs to be defined. Just a thought).
"The Corporation", a brilliant examination of the history and nature of the corporation. As corporate law refers to these entities as "legal persons", the filmmakers examined the pathology of the "person and personality" of the corporation. What they reveal, while not necessarily surprise to many, is profoundly insightful and somewhat frightening. Based on Bakans book "The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power", it was especially poiniant for me, in that they addressed Canada as much as the US.
Free from the (sometimes) extremes of Moore's films, "The Corporation" is an entertaining, interesting and educational work that should be viewed by all. As it was no doubt intended to do, it will leave you with more questions than answers, pushing you to get involved where you otherwise might not even have considered.
You can visit the website at http://www.thecorporation.com/
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