Carly Aigner-Swesey
Professor Hoffman
COMM 265 G, Sec M32
9 December 2020
Persuasive Film Analysis
Wal-Mart has become one of America’s most successful retail chains by offering
everyday goods at lowest prices. How can Wal-Mart able to charge less than others, and what has
their success done for their employees? The film, “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price,” is a
documentary film produced in 2005 by Robert Greenwald. The film takes a look inside the
Walmart empire and shows the audience how their low prices are obtained. The documentary is
organized by archival footage of Walmart’s former CEO, Lee Scott, glorifying the corporation as
