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Russell Jones Sustainability Problems Film Annotation XIII


 * //Erin Brochovich// was a movie released in 2000 and it was directed by Steven Soderbergh. The central argument of the film is given in an indirect manner through the story of Erin Brochovich’s battle against PG&E. The argument is that corporations should have more responsibility with their production and its hazards to populations. The film highlights sustainability problems of groundwater contamination and corporate irresponsibility.
 * The most compelling parts of the film are the scenes where the character of Erin Brochovich visits the plaintiffs affected by cancer. The least compelling parts of the film, as it is a movie, are the daily life and office scenes of the film. The film compels viewers to look up more information on corporate responsibility, and how corporate responsibility can be instilled and enforced into corporations.
 * The film suggests intervention by communities by refusing to allow corporations to operate dangerous plants within the respective communities. The film suggests intervention by consumers and government. The film was not very environmentally educational film as it was a dramatized movie based on a true story; however it is a good film.