privatization in society theme
The social ramifications of privatizing government functions and services are explored.
8 total · 2 major · 6 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Fortress (1992) | major | The viewer is made to ponder about where or not corporations should be entrusted to run prisons. |
| movie: RoboCop (1987) | major | The consequences of privatizing the Detroit police force was explored. |
| movie: Capricorn One (1978) | minor | The mission to Mars was faked because NASA contracted out the job of building a life support system for the astronauts to a private company and the company cut corners and it didn't work. |
| movie: Death Race (2008) | minor | A point was made that the prison conditions were harsh and exploitative owing in part to it being a privately run facility. |
| movie: Iron Man 2 (2010) | minor | Tony triumphantly proclaimed at a Senate hearing that he'd successfully privatized world peace. |
| movie: No Escape (1994) | minor | The story is set in a near future where prisoners are being exploited for profit in a private run international prison system. However, the ramifications of having such a system were not at all explored. |
| movie: Space Truckers (1996) | minor | The Earth president E.J. Saggs gleefully stated that government had finally been privatized. |
| movie: The Lawless Land (1988) | minor | The Chairman ran a private prison. |