Stapes Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 - the Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda, illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives. Taking its legal status as a "person" to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" Provoking, witty, sweepingly informative. Click Here to stream the movie free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I saw this documentary in theatres about two years ago. It's essentially along the same lines as the Micheal Moore movies; an inflammatory spin or corporations and governments that appeals to our jaded generation.The best part was when the Phizer CEO (or whoever it was) tries to prove to the reporter that Phizer is a loved part of the community. He pretty much strikes out on every occasion, culminating with a hilarious failure of the emergency system Phizer donated to a local subway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 yeah saw this a couple of years back..a GEM of disturbance....hoo boy.Stapes check out the Bilderberg group....ha...they just might be comin' to our home town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I watched about 40 minutes of it last year and nearly fell asleep. It couldn't hold my attention for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I watched about 40 minutes of it last year and nearly fell asleep. It couldn't hold my attention for some reason. well fill up on coffee and try it again. it is a bit slow, but imo well worth it. me and niffer bought the DVD and have seen it a lot. the gist of it is "okay, so corporations have the same legal rights as people. if a corporation were a person, what sort of person would it be?" you can probably guess the ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 This is one of my favourite movies out there.Contrary to some opinions, it is nothing like a Michael Moore documentary. This was done by a UBC Law professor, and it accurately depicts the fiduciary duties of officers of corporations, which cause them to have no other choice in law than to act in a manner that most people would consider psychopathic.Brilliant. Everyone should see it (including Bouche, who should arrange for someone to keep stabbing him with a pin to keep him awake for the whole thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 There is no doubting its brilliance as much as there is no doubt it's too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Out of curiosity, exactly which unnecessary parts would you have edited out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Its been too long since I have seen it to even begin trying to figure out how to edit it, but it certainly felt too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatpatguy Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I have the same editing complaints. I found it took a while to get going, and I think it should have done a better job explaining some of the legal aspects of everything right a the start. I was lost a couple of times but I held in there and was able to catch up.I also though that it could have ended about a half hour before it really did.It has been since it was in the theatres when I saw it so unfortunately I can't give you a shot by shot recount of what I though worked and what didn't but those were my thoughts leaving the theatre for sure.Other than that I enjoyed it. And I thought it did a good job providing solutions that people from different walks of life and different socio-economic backgrounds could follow. The unfortunately reality is that we can't all boycott shopping at Wal-Mart. Some people just can't afford to shop anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asparagus Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 What did people do before Wal-Mart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatpatguy Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 K-Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatpatguy Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 and I'm assuming other stores that have been destroyed by the Wal-Mart machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 My old fun highschool career... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThe Owl Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 I miss Woolco. KMart wasn't nearly as cool. But Towers was cool -- I bought my first cigarette holder (a la HST) there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 I have the dimmest memories of having worked at Towers during high school. My section of the floor involved Pets and I think I "liberated" a good half-dozen budgies during my tenure there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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