Hi everyone, I propose we watch some of the following films which I mostly derived from this amazing website from the University of Tennessee: http://www.philfilms.utm.edu/2/filmlist.htm. Does anyone else have any other ideas? Jack
Totalitarianism/Collectivism:
The Great Dictator, 1940- Charlie Chaplin's brilliant satire of Nazi Germany.
I Am David, 2004- a 12 year old boy escapes a communist concentration camp and consequently distrusts everyone
Good, 2005- depicts the moral disintegration of a German literature professor into becoming a concentration camp commander.
Moral education:
The Emperor's Club, 1989- a prep school classics teacher tries to teach virtue.
The death of god?
Crimes and Misdemeanours, 1989- explores the grounds of morality in a Godless (?) world
Media Ethics:
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, 2004. A documentary about Fox “News”
Business Ethics:
Enron: The Smartes Guys in the Room, 2005- documentary which explores the background and consequences of Enron's business practices.
The Future of Food, 2004- a documentary about the impact of genetically engineered plants on the food supply.
McLibel, 2005- a documentary which explores the law suit brought McDonald's against British activists.
Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices, 2005- a documentary about the social impact of Walmart's business practices)
Ethics of Poverty:
Born Into Brothels, 2004- a documentary on children of prostitutes in India.
City of Joy, 1992- a disillusioned doctor goes to India and faces the brutal reality of the caste system
Children Underground, 2001- a documentary on homeless children in Romania.
Racism:
American History X, 1998- a neo-Nazi rejects racism following his imprisonment
Promises, 2001- a documentary about the racial attitudes of Israeli and Palestinian children.
Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002- a true story of aboriginal Australian girls who escape racist relocation policy
Genocide:
The Grey Zone, 2002- the true story of Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz forced by the Nazis to help exterminate fellow Jews.
Hotel Rwanda, 2005- depicts the genocide in Rwanda in the early 1990s.
State violence:
Team America: World Police, 2004- a satire on American involvement in war.
http://www.philfilms.utm.edu/2/filmlist.htm
Totalitarianism/Collectivism:
The Great Dictator, 1940- Charlie Chaplin's brilliant satire of Nazi Germany.
I Am David, 2004- a 12 year old boy escapes a communist concentration camp and consequently distrusts everyone
Good, 2005- depicts the moral disintegration of a German literature professor into becoming a concentration camp commander.
Moral education:
The Emperor's Club, 1989- a prep school classics teacher tries to teach virtue.
The death of god?
Crimes and Misdemeanours, 1989- explores the grounds of morality in a Godless (?) world
Media Ethics:
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, 2004. A documentary about Fox “News”
Business Ethics:
Enron: The Smartes Guys in the Room, 2005- documentary which explores the background and consequences of Enron's business practices.
The Future of Food, 2004- a documentary about the impact of genetically engineered plants on the food supply.
McLibel, 2005- a documentary which explores the law suit brought McDonald's against British activists.
Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices, 2005- a documentary about the social impact of Walmart's business practices)
Ethics of Poverty:
Born Into Brothels, 2004- a documentary on children of prostitutes in India.
City of Joy, 1992- a disillusioned doctor goes to India and faces the brutal reality of the caste system
Children Underground, 2001- a documentary on homeless children in Romania.
Racism:
American History X, 1998- a neo-Nazi rejects racism following his imprisonment
Promises, 2001- a documentary about the racial attitudes of Israeli and Palestinian children.
Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002- a true story of aboriginal Australian girls who escape racist relocation policy
Genocide:
The Grey Zone, 2002- the true story of Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz forced by the Nazis to help exterminate fellow Jews.
Hotel Rwanda, 2005- depicts the genocide in Rwanda in the early 1990s.
State violence:
Team America: World Police, 2004- a satire on American involvement in war.
http://www.philfilms.utm.edu/2/filmlist.htm
