corporate servitude

His films like 'Modern Times' and 'The Great Dictator' satirize industrial dehumanization and the subjugation of workers to corporate and authoritarian systems.

'The Apartment' and 'Sunset Boulevard' explore how individuals sacrifice dignity and autonomy within corporate hierarchies and exploitative power structures.

'The Graduate' and 'Working Girl' examine the pressure to conform to corporate expectations and the loss of individual identity within institutional systems.