I am interested to see how this movie goes over with the viewing public. It looks interesting, but the entire movie is about a wind shield wiper. That seems a rather benign premise for a movie.

it looks to me like it’s about greed, dishonesty etc. (I’m not commenting on its accuracy however since I don’t know enough about it).

I saw the preview of it a few weeks ago - it is about greed, dishonesty, and the power of corporations to take advantage of their size and power.  A man makes an invention, tries to get a car company interested - and they steal his idea. 

Capitalism has brought us many benefits - but it is far from sin-free.

Capitalism has brought us many benefits - but it is far from sin-free.

This is a bizarre comment, given that it’s capitalism that respects property rights, including intellectual property…the focus of this movie.  Plop Kearns down into a socialist system and his invention isn’t even going to be considered his, but will be expropriated as a matter of course in the name of the greater good.  He wouldn’t even get the chance to sue.

Jeffersonian,

Surely its more the case that some capitalists respect some property rights some of the time. It all depends on context and institutional and ethical constraints.

And yes, “its” should be “it’s.”

Jeremy, I understand your point but that’s not a problem with capitalism, but human nature.  The free market system is the only one that even recognizes the inventor’s right to his invention.  Socialism in its many flavors institutionalizes the very thing everyone claims to be opposed to.

Well, I think someone said it best by describing capitalism as the worst possible economic system except for all the others.

Archer of the Forest - I believe it was democracy which was described as “the worst possible form of government, except for all the others” - an unattributed quote made by Sir W. Churchill.