VALERIANO, TRISHA B.

FILM VIEWING: The Corporation

a. What is the general storyline of the movie?

a)The documentary is a relevant, critical investigation that welcomes CEOs, whistleblowers, dealers,
gurus, spies, players, pawns, and commentators on a graphic and compelling journey to unveil the
corporation's inner workings, strange past, contentious impacts, and probable futures. The Corporation
chronicles the astonishing emergence of an institution focused at attaining certain economic aims, as well
as triumphs over this seemingly unbeatable power.

b) Who are the actors who play major characters?

· Ira Jackson - Director, Center for business and Government Kennedy School, Harvard University

· Robert Keyes - President and CEO, Canadian Council for International Business

· Joe Badaracco - Professor of Business Ethics, Harvard Business School

· Ray Anderson - CEO interface, world's largest commercial carpet manufacturer

· Noam Chomsky - Institue Professor MIT

· Mary Zepernick - Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy

· Richard Grossman - Co-founder, Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy

· Howard Zinn, Author, A people's History of the US

· Robert Monks - Corporate governance advisor

· Michael Moore, filmmaker author

· Sir Marck Moody-Stuart - Former Chairman, Royal Dutch shell

· Milton Friedman - Nobel Price - winning economist

· Charles Kernaghan - Director, National Labor Committee

· Michael Walker - The Fraser Institute a "Market solutions think tank

· Naomi Klein - Author, NO LOGO

· Samuel Epstein, M.D. - Professor Emeritus of Environmental Medicine, U. of Illinois

· Jeremy Rifkin - President, Foundation on Economic Trends

· Steve Wilson - Investigative Reporter

· Jane Akre - Investigative Reporter

· Carlton Brown - Commodities Trader

· Robert Weissman - Editor, Multinational Monitor

· Dr. Robert Hare, Ph.D. - Consultant to the FBI on psychopaths

· Milton Friedman - Nobel Prize-winning economist

· Dr. Vandana Shiva - Physicist, ecologist, seed activist

· Marc Barry - Competitive Intelligence Professional

· Jeremy Rifkin - President, foundation on Economic Trends

· Elaine Bernard - Executive Director, Trade Union Program, Harvard

· Mark Kingwell - Philosopher

· Maude Barlow – Chairperson, Council of Canadians

· Susan Linn - Professor Psychiatry, Baker Children's Center, Harvard

· Lucy Hughes - Vice President, Initiative Media; Co-creator, the Nag Factor

· Chris Barrett & Luke McCabe - Corporate-sponsored university students

· Chris Komisarjevsky - CEO, Burson Marsteller, a global public relations firm

· Tom Kline - Senior vice president, Pfizer Inc. World's largest pharmaceutical corporation

· Andrea Finger - Spokesperson, Celebration, Florida

· Clay Timon - CEO Landor and Associates, Branding and design consultants

· Jonathan Ressler - CEO Big Fat Inc. Undercover marketing specialist

· Dr. Shiv Chopra - Health Canada scientist

· Oscar Olivera - Coalition in Defense of Water and Life

· Edwin Black - Author IBM and the Holo cast

· Irving Wladawski-Berger - Vice president, IBM Technology and strategy group

· Peter Drucker - Founder, Drucker School of Management

· Sam Gibara - Chairman, Former CEO, Goodyear, world’s largest tire corporation

· Thomas D'Aquino - President, business Council on National Issues

· Pierre Pettigrew - Minister of Trade, Canada

· Robert Benson - Professor of Law, UCLA

· Amy Field - Social worker

· Suk Choo Kim - Business owner

· Solomon Demontigny - Baker

· Nicole Barchilon Frank - Office manager

· Bruce Hamilton - business owner

· Susan Gaydos - Environmental technician

· Ed Collins - Counselor

c. What are the strengths of the film? What about the weaknesses? What evidences prove these in
relation to your opening paragraph.

c) These are some of the documentary's strengths is the psychological examination of a corporation's
features, since they are granted legal rights and benefits on par with citizens. The conclusion reached
as a result of this psychometric testing is very amazing. The documentary has sufficient evidence
from studies published, firsthand testimonies of employees, and interviews with industrial executives,
public intellectuals, and social activists. As a result, it can be claimed that the documentary was
effective in presenting its point objectively without sacrificing information and statistics. I can see
that one of the weaknesses of the documentary is the environmental harm caused by huge commercial
companies. Many huge organizations fail to address the detrimental influence on the environment
since commercial viability is their primary goal. Another complaint made against businesses is their
proclivity to exploit inexpensive labor in Third World countries. A typical example is Nike's
inadequate pay in Indonesia, where workers are paid less than one percent of the stated price of the
things they create.
d. What is your final message to the audience in relation to your introduction?

We need to repair this because, unless you've been living on another planet, we are the "system." So, those
of us on the inside of these out-of-control behemoths must get incredibly clever and strategic about how to
alter them - something that can and is being done by many unsung heroes. Unlike violent protests or
blistering exposure, these stories do not "bleed" enough to "lead" in most of the public media. I'm hoping
that people will finally recognize that WE have the power through our shopping decisions! To send
messages to companies, be an educated customer and act like one.

e. Will you recommend the film? Why or why not?

I would suggest it to everyone! A fantastic documentary, to be sure. This movie made me

realize that one of my primary concerns with capitalism is the concept of taking advantage of
and abusing people in order to increase my bank account so that I may consume more things
I don't need or even truly desire. Furthermore, it is a documentary based on facts, which is
excellent!