The Corporation (movie)
Nobody shouldn’t miss out on The Corporation. Teachers should watch it, parents should watch it, workers, students all alike should watch this documentary-styled movie.
The Corporation uncovers and investigates the biggest irony found in the human population today. Somewhat depressing, Mark Achbar’s documentary describes us how our society is digging our own grave. As biased as it may be towards large corporations and companies, Achbar provides strong, solid evidence, showing the ‘evil’ side of things.
The Corporation was incredibly easy to follow. The first thing it did was cover the definition of a corporation. Corporate lawyers have convinced the world that corporations are just like people. One corporation is equivalent to one person. Under this category, a corporation attains the rights that a person would have as well. In the United States, this includes the 14th Amendment, which states that you can’t deprive any corporation (or person) from life, liberty or property. This bestows all corporations with enormous amounts of power.
The following ‘chapters’ of the documentary cover a wide range of issues and fields that even today are still under heated debate. What Achbar has done, is taken the typical ‘check-list’ from the WHO (World Health Organization) for what is required for someone to be considered a psychopath. Achbar’s arguement is that if corporations are considered persons, corporations should also be subject to these check-lists designed for diagnosis in people.
What exactly is the definition of a psychopath in terms of the psychologist’s perspective? “It is self-interested, inherently amoral, callous and deceitful; it breaches social and legal standards to get its way, it does not suffer from guilt, yet it can mimic the human qualities of empathy, caring and altruism.” Having this list, Achbar constructed the documentary, portraying corporations to have each and every one of these characteristics.
His conclusion is corporations around the world are psychopaths and something needs to change. The metaphor is an image of a man jumping off a building. The man doesn’t see the ground, and believes he is flying, while he in reality is falling to his death.
What do you think? Think about the social, humanitarian, ecological, and economic issues that are involved with the big businesses around the world.
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