Arthur Jensen in Network
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Arthur Jensen in "Network" is the powerful, monologue-delivering corporate executive who embodies the film’s critique of media conglomerates and capitalist control.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Arthur Jensen | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignmentInStory | antagonistic force ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | UBS television network (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
authority figure
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corporate villain ⓘ |
| cinematicFunction | delivers one of the film’s most iconic speeches ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | film Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDebut | Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfWork | 1976 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
political satire
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satirical drama ⓘ |
| influences | Howard Beale’s on-air rhetoric ⓘ |
| interactionTypeWithHowardBeale | delivers a didactic lecture about the realities of corporate power ⓘ |
| inUniverseAffiliation | multinational conglomerate that owns UBS ⓘ |
| keySceneWith | Howard Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| memorableQuoteTheme | there are no nations, only corporations ⓘ |
| monologueLocation | boardroom ⓘ |
| monologueStyle | oracular and authoritarian ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
articulates the film’s critique of corporate capitalism
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serves as the ideological voice of the corporate system in Network ⓘ |
| notableFor | delivering a famous monologue about the primal forces of nature and global capitalism ⓘ |
| occupation | corporate executive ⓘ |
| partOfWork | American cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalRecognition | Ned Beatty received an Academy Award nomination for playing Arthur Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ned Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerLevelInStory | controls the board of the conglomerate that owns UBS ⓘ |
| represents |
capitalist ideology
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corporate control over media ⓘ dehumanizing power of multinational corporations ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | powerful corporate executive who controls the television network in Network ⓘ |
| screenTimeCharacteristic | limited screen time but major impact on the narrative ⓘ |
| speechTheme |
corporate power
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global capitalism ⓘ media conglomerates ⓘ the world as a business ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fusion of media and corporate interests
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impersonal economic forces ⓘ |
| workDirector | Sidney Lumet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitle | Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workWriter | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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