martes, 18 de agosto de 2009

Film The Corporation



THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. (1)
This documentary, winner of 26 international awards and 10 audience choice awards evaluates and analyses the evolution of the actual Corporation and its impacts in society.
It is a complex review, of the dominant institution of our day: the corporation. It´s main purpose was to challenge the conventional notion that corporations have, for viewers to go beyond providing the normal world around them. They also added a critical of corporations and culture corporate.
The film aims also to take a stand against the destructive nature of neoliberalism today, alarming people of its dangers and prevent its growing expansión.
By the use of psychological criteria, the movie analyses the behavior of “the corporation”, it evaluates it, throughout case studies,in the same way a specialist would analyze the mental health and conduct of a person.
All the studied cases response to the symptoms of a diagnosed psychopath, showing the corporation as an irresponsible individual, out of control, heartless, antisocial, dishonest, a person with out any conscience at all.
After this results, the movie tries to show the corporation as a threat for the society and its future. Some examples and solutions are given in order to make people aware of what to do so they can stop this destructive monster, this psychopath.

Does the corporation act on its own?

In the cultural aspect is important to mention that the coporation is shown as an organization with personality, which has been created by the people within the corporation. The corporations acts are determined by the decisions and will of the stakeholders, managers and responsables, since it does not have like any other person will and freedom to act. The Corporations personality is only a reflect, a copy of the people that manage it, control it and work inside it.

REFERENCES

1. http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=2

2. BAKAN,JOEL. The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power.


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