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The Corporation
2004
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance. Read more
| Starring | Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Michael Moore, Mikela J. Mikael |
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| Director | Jennifer Abbott, Mark Achbar |
| Genres | Documentary |
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The Corporation
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
| Starring | Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Michael Moore, Mikela J. Mikael, Chris Barrett |
|---|---|
| Director | Jennifer Abbott, Mark Achbar |
| Studio | METRODOME DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 24 mins Watch now: 1 hr 24 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Mar 2005 Watch now: 15 May 2009 Production year: 2004 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
The Corporation (2004)
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Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott's epic documentary looks at American big business and the power it wields. Scripted by Joel Bakan from his book, The Corporation: the Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, it tackles everything from the protection afforded corporations in the US constitution, the bullying tactics of multinationals and the “nag factor” built into children's television advertising. The anti-capitalist agenda is readily evident, but with executives from the likes of Shell and Goodyear so willing to shoot themselves in the foot, the eloquence of the likes of Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Michael Moore is almost redundant. The corruption, exploitation and ecological-ignorance of these global players has never been so damningly exposed.
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Corporations rule. But do they rule wisely? Could the institution that increasingly controls the essentials of life... read more on Time Out
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110 out of 131 people found this review helpful
Bloated tabloid tosh
If you're looking for an incisive, intelligent documentary on the disasters that can be caused by big business, watch Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. This film, on the other hand, is confused, contradictory, bloated, (weighing in at a whopping 2h 21m,) and has no real points to make. It runs around, wildly pointing the finger at anyone and everyone in big business who has, in the past, taken part in some dubious practices, which makes for lots of easy targets because that's pretty much everyone. It cops out and chooses this route rather than attempt to make any constructive suggestions as to how industry can realistically move forward without us all losing our jobs, (don't forget that even if you don't work for a big corporation, most of your cash will still probably come from one or more somewhere up the line,) strong economies becoming weakened and everyone going back to living in shacks. (Remember Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge pals? Their working co-operative ideas didn't work out so well, did they?)
Scratch the surface of this film, beyond some sickeningly abused visuals used solely for emotional effect, (the woman in audience seen gulping during big meeting almost certainly didn't happen at the point it was shown; excessive use of concentration camp footage,) and The Corporation holds no more credibility than the cheesy corporate identity ads put out by those they are trying to discredit. Amateur journalism at its worst.
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- RJTaylor from Manchester
- Posted 29 May 2007 21:53
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10 out of 11 people found this review helpful
essential viewing!
do not miss this excellent, fascinating documentary about how corporations really run things and influence every aspect of our lives (and, it seems, always have done!). the approach here is slightly more textbook than michael moore's usual entertaining slant, but none the worse for it as a whole secret world is opened up right around us.incidentally, mr moore makes an appearance in the movie. riveting stuff, and just wait till you hear about a certain soft drinks giant and their 'brainwave' during world war two!
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