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The film “Thank you for smoking” by Jason Reitman is based on the plot of the book written by Christopher Buckley. The film is devoted to a few issues, namely to ethics and public relations. It deals with two types of conflicts, internal and external, and teaches the viewers to give up their prejudices towards the ultimate good or bad things.
The film lasts about 80 minutes. The main character is Nick Naylor, a young and successful businessman. He works as a vice-president of the so-called “Academy of Tobacco Studies”, which actually means that he works for Marlboro Company. His main duty is to inform people about the results of the studies, which is a euphemism to convincing people tha...
Ethics plays a vital role in the film. Even though it is not addressed to straightforward, the ethical issues are implied in every action of the character. His behavior is shown from the two points of view: his personal and the public one. Thus, the viewers are to analyze every action of Nick and decide for themselves, whether they are positive or ...
In my opinion, the character is very successful in all the spheres of his life. What I mean by that is that Nick Naylor has a high salary, close relationships with his son; he is respected and very popular. At first sight, all these facts signal about the right approach of the character to both his job and relationships. However, in my opinion, the...
The strong point about the film is that the main character is shown from two different points of view. This suggests that no matter to what extinct he is considered to be negative, the viewers still feel sympathy to him because they can also see his feelings and thoughts, not only behavior, which makes the relationships between the character and th...
The film “Thank you for smoking” combines different approaches to ethics, such as utilitarian and duty-based. It has a complex plot and a vivid fibula. It is very convincing and is rather light-hearted. However, some points such as characters’ ethics and some other details could have been developed more.
Caroll, Buchholtz (2009) Business & society: Ethics and stakeholder management, 7th Edition. South-Western Cengage Learning Wilcox, D., & Cameron, D. (2010). Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics, 9th Edition. Pearson: Boston.
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Thank You for Smoking is a satire and that satirical aspect is important because all of the images presented in the film are done so with the sole purpose of sending a message against smoking. The audience sees Nick going through a journey throughout the film where he is exposed to the more damaging aspects of his work.
My favorite scene from 'Thank you for Smoking', and a great lesson. Hilarious movie with some awesome lessons throughout. I need to pick this up again. I didn't notice until like the fifth time watching that movie that there isn't a single cigarette in it. You should really read the book if you liked it.
May 1, 2020 · Here are some movie lessons from “ Thank you for smoking ” for marketers and salespeople. I admire the movie for teaching me the lesson : “for marketers , especially those in advertising and sales , self-confidence and a strong belief in their own life and what they do is necessary.”
Mar 23, 2006 · "Thank You for Smoking" targets the pro-smoking lobby with a dark appreciation of human nature. It stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor, a spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. We meet him on "The Joan Lunden Show," sitting next to bald-headed little Robin, a 15-year-old boy who is dying of cancer, "but has stopped smoking."
Synopsis. The film opens with Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) appearing on Joan Lunden's daytime talk show, along a doctor, a senator's aide, and a teenage boy with cancer. As he's introduced, the audience spits at him. The screen freezes, spittle in mid-air, while Naylor explains what he does for a living in a voice over.
