Movie Analysis and Ethics Theories Application
The daily operations of organizations across the globe is faced and directed by the ethical decisions that they make and the ethical approach that they use as a culture will determine the end result of their performance and their stability. Art has always helped in imitating real life and movies often depict the actual happenings within corporations that are hailed as the top corporations in the society, and from such depictions teach the same society lessons they never knew about the corporations. This paper takes a keen look at two movies, 'Wall Street (1987)' and 'Michael Clayton' and the association between these movies and the ethical theories or approaches that are available.
Wall Street (1987 original)
Plot
The movie rotates around two central characters; Gordon Gekko and Bud Fox and the daily undertakings they have in the business arena. Fox is depicted as a young stock broker who initially struggles to make honest money until Gekko comes along and embraces him into his fold. Being the Gekko is a rich and influential stock market predictor and trader, Fox gets enticed into his influence and learns his illegal trades apart from the legal trade. Gekko teaches Fox that greed is good and he gets swallowed into that philosophy, leading to significant change...
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