The main flaw within this documentary is the lack of an explantation of Enron's background. As somebody who grew up in England and at the time of this huge fiasco was too young to have cared about this side of life I had little sense of the company's objectives. They talked of various ventures but never set out a clear description of the company for those of us not in the know.
This film moved delightfully through its paces from person to person. It wasn't necassary for them to stick with one point of view for the entire film but they skipped from person to person according to who fit the moment best. I have to say it is all good and well for people to partake in this documentary and state on film that they knew the company was committing a crime, that they felt that things were not right. But in reality, how many of them really knew at the time? Is it simply a case of saving face for the camera? The most honest perspective is that of a journalist who created an article about Enron shares being over priced. They seemed to be over estimating the worth of the company (which they truly were guilty of at the time) and she ventured into this water. She admits that she was too naive to explore deeper and understand what was truly occuring within the company. For this I admire her far more than people who partook in company dealings but since the demise state that they knew all along.
This documentary is almost fable like. The story of a company who lied a little, forcing them to lie a little more as time went on. It shows how covering tracks to produce results can lead to enormous discrepency between the truth and fact. The executives pushed the truth a little to make the company successful, after getting away with this, why not push it a little further? This film shows us why.
