Film Review: The Corporation

The documentary "The Corporation," co-directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar, is a polemic against corporate America or more specifically, against corporations. The film offers an inside look at the corporation in recent history, one that has been largely immoral from any philosophical perspective. Roy Anderson, CEO of Interface the largest rug manufacturer in the world, is shown telling other executives they are "plundering" the world in their drive for sustainable production (Achbar and Abbott, 2003). The film shows the lack of ethics and corporate social responsibility in modern America. This analysis will show how corporations influence society. A conclusion will address what social responsibilities corporations should have for workers, the environment and society in general.

Corporations rose in power during the twentieth century due to the industrial revolution and boom in manufacturing after WWII. The narrator of "The Corporation" maintains that 150 years ago the corporation was "relatively insignificant," but today its presence

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