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The Very Poor, Inc.
Movie

The Very Poor, Inc.

2000 • Unknown

Woke Score
1
out of 10

Plot

Odysseus is a model employee in Haramis Inc, a large company with an unscrupulous boss, Mr Haramis. When an oil spill puts the boss in a difficult situation, Odysseus gets the blame and he is sent to jail unfairly. In jail, he meets a junkyard dealer and an out-of-work mathematician with a fixation on the chaos theory. The three meet again once out of jail and decide to start a rubbish recycling company, which unfortunately, soon becomes successful enough to challenge the profits of Haramis Inc. Odysseus and his former boss cross swords again and end up in court - The moot point, who owns rubbish?

Overall Series Review

The narrative of "The Very Poor, Inc." is a classic tale of corporate malfeasance, personal injustice, and entrepreneurial triumph, focusing squarely on themes of class and legal ethics. The plot is a critique of an unscrupulous business owner and the corrupt practices of a large corporation, pitting the moral entrepreneur against the corporate villain. The story focuses on character merit and action—Odysseus's model employment, his unjust framing, and his eventual success through forming a company with other outcasts (a junkyard dealer and a mathematician). The core conflict is a business and legal battle, framed by the secular, universal concepts of justice and who owns the product of labor. The film contains none of the hallmarks of the 'woke mind virus,' as it is entirely devoid of identity-focused themes, gender politics, or anti-Western civilizational self-hatred.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The plot's central conflict is based on class and corporate ethics: the model employee (Odysseus) vs. the unscrupulous boss (Mr. Haramis). Character success and failure are determined by merit, actions, and ethical choices, not by race, gender, or intersectional characteristics. The story operates on a purely universal, secular morality.

Oikophobia2/10

The film critiques corporate greed and malfeasance (Mr. Haramis and Haramis Inc.), which is a criticism of a flawed system within a Western framework, not an attack on the foundational values of the West. The hero's solution—starting a successful recycling company—actually affirms core Western ideals of entrepreneurship, industry, and justice.

Feminism1/10

The plot is a male-centric narrative focusing on business, justice, and the male protagonist's journey. There is no presence of 'Girl Boss' tropes, emasculation of male characters, or anti-natalism, as female characters and gender dynamics are not a factor in the core story presented.

LGBTQ+1/10

The narrative is entirely focused on a corporate, legal, and entrepreneurial struggle. It is completely silent on alternative sexualities, gender ideology, or the deconstruction of the nuclear family. The themes are strictly secular, non-sexual, and public/professional.

Anti-Theism1/10

The movie is a secular business drama with an ethical backbone. The concept of justice drives the hero, implying an objective moral law, but it is not framed in an explicitly religious context. There is no hostility toward religion or Christianity, as the story's morality is focused on corporate ethics and personal responsibility.