The Corporation (2004)

Really disappointing

I'm wondering if I saw the same documentary as these reviewers? We didn't make it past the first 15 minutes which was an amalgam of B-reel clips strung together to pictorial-ize a variety of audio clips of various persons using metaphors to describe corporate activities. It was simply a non-sensical introduction. We loved the book, and were really looking forward to seeing the documentary. Instead, the first fifteen minutes of garbage just turned us off. Seriously - I don't think I've written any negative reviews before, and I felt compelled this time to let others know that this may not be what they are expecting. July 15, 2008

Sobering look at how big business & big government are . . .

Sobering look at how big business & big government are NOT serving your best interests. Their goal is money to point of unbelievable greed,those in government have the goal of maintaining power and that is a bad combination.

Everyone should see this movie, and I mean everyone! May 28, 2008

The Corporation Completely Controls

If you enjoy documentaries, you will most likely enjoy this film. I watched a good portion of this film in late last fall. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to buy it. However, I just recently got around to viewing it. I don't know what took me so long because it was definitely worth the money and the two and a half hours of my time.

This film shows the far-reaching impact that the corporation has on the world. It gives a broad scope but yet zooms in to give detailed views of the different impacts that the corporation has (most of it bad). Michael Moore points to the fact that it's perfectly fine for corporations to do good, and they do, but the problem is that they care about the bottom line and everyone else bears the large cost in their pursuit of profit.

I can really get into films like this, and I found myself laughing out loud and engaged with this film and getting fired up, as two whistle blowers who worked for a large media corporation, refused to compromise their integrity at the cost of not reporting the truth about a very potentially harmful effect that a growth hormone used on dairy cows has on humans who drink their milk, not to mention the unnecessary pain and health complications it puts the cows through.

Yet tears put those flames out, as some parts made me angry, followed by sadness. One part of the film shows just how far corporations will go; by attempts of one corporation to privatize water (in I believe) a Latin American country. In wide protests, forces were called in to challenge the protesters, and a young man was shot and killed in the process.

Do yourself a favor and at least rent this film. May 19, 2008

Amazing Film

The Corporation is an amazing documentary. It describes the history of corporations and how they've come to aqcuire so much power. The film also describes what corporations do with their power. It's a must see. May 16, 2008

the corporation

says everything that needs to be said and will become much more important as this economic period unfolds. See the film May 9, 2008

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