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

StoryLevelMotivation
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.