capitalism theme
Capitalism is an economic system based upon private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
8 total · 6 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Libra (1978) | major | The Libra space colony was a celebration of capitalism. |
| movie: Loss of Sensation (1935) | major | Jim Ripl invents universal robots to help workers with the belief that cheap production will make all goods so cheap that capitalism will fall without any revolution. |
| movie: Modern Times (1936) | major | the initial factory part showed how the capitalist system made factory owners treat workers as components in a machine to be optimized |
| movie: Ninotchka (1939) | major | Ninotchka and the three Soviet envoys commented endlessly on the capitalistic ways of the French and how these ways compared to their own communist ways. |
| movie: RoboCop (1987) | major | OCP was busy opening markets that had previously been considered in the public or criminal domain. |
| movie: The Death Ray (1925) | major | Ruller's sole heir was a monocle sporting, top hat wearing, cigar chomping capitalist running the factory |
| movie: It Happened Here (1964) | minor | The Nazi government used communism as a boogey man. |
| movie: Man with the Screaming Brain (2005) | minor | The brash CEO William Cole complained to his unsympathetic cab driver about the lack of capitalist features in the former communist country William was visiting on a business trip. |