The Corporate Villain in Movies — My First Appearance on Ebert Presents
Posted on April 11, 2011 at 12:41 pm
I was thrilled that my first appearance on Ebert Presents At the Movies was a discussion of corporate villains on screen from 1909 to the present — why they are so popular and how the portrayals have evolved to reflect changing times. It was inspired by the piece I wrote for Bnet at the end of last year about the corporate villain in the movies of 2010. Thanks to all who wrote to say they watched and especially those who said I inspired them to track down some of these films so they can see them. Enjoy!
Congrats on the appearance. I was entertained and educated. I especially liked your comments on “corporate bashing”.
I recommend you do a follow-up piece, focusing on how protagonists cope with the corporate villians, and how that has evolved over time. Discussions of plot are interesting, but in the end plot is only a means to explore character, and character is what sucks us into the movies.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks, John! Great idea, though hard to squeeze into 90 seconds.