Ethics, Hypocrisy, and Transformation in the Film Jerry MaguireJerry Maguire is a film set in the 1990's which shows the clear differences between idealism and ethical thinking and the hypocrisy of the workplace, where lip service is paid to doing the right thing, but actions contradict the rhetoric. A clear theme in this film is therefore hypocrisy, with the feel good factor of redemption through transformation (Gayules & Bird, 2005). This romantic comedy -- drama is set in the 1990s, starring Tom Cruise as the title character who evolves though the film, who has difficult in adopting ethical perspectives as they undermine his business position, making tis film an interesting anthropological study of the world of the sports agent (Gayles & Bird, 2005).
Jerry is a sports agent, in the movie he is portrayed as being at the top of his game, he is making a lot of money with a total of 72 clients. His success is supported not only with the imagery of the film; Cruise is shown dressed in smart suited associated with success, he is also shown as having a stressful life associated with his role as an agent, which includes receiving over 400 calls a day. Jerry's success may be that desired by many people, but he is also portrayed as having lacking ethics, with an uncaring attitude. This attitude is seen when he is in the hospital visiting a player that is suffering...
Jerry Maguire Why was Jerry Maguire fired? The most obvious reason that Jerry Maguire is fired from his company is because he writes a memo wherein he describes his own personal opinions about how the agents should consider and interact with their clients. His memo indicates a personal belief system and a path of ethics which does not coalesce with the intentions of his employers. He advocates being someone on whom players
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