The Founder (2017)
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
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Probably one of the most famous arches are the McDonald's sign that adores this hamburger joint. But do let people know the history of how it became such an icon? In Founder, you discover the circumvented route that Mr. Krog took to to make the hamburger an American food staple today. Michael Keaton does a marvelous job bringing to life this hard-working krumugen. Not a typical rags to riches tale but one of hard work and a very competitive work ethic. McDonald's not only changed the food landscape but what we consider is common place today, fast food. I found the movie interesting and entertaining with a little business savvy on the side. Dr Wilson Triviño
The Founder has a bit of a familiar, procedural skin in its story of McDonald's, but the through-line of how one man can so steadily lose his integrity is a strong one. Ray Kroc is one of the most intentionally unsympathetic protagonists ever, with Keaton awesomely portraying the man's slow descent from simply self-centered to full-on monster.
Even though McDonald's started in California it flourished in the Midwest and Central States first, so I think people from there will find this very interesting Bio Pic more appealing than most. Michael Keaton stars !! as Ray Kroc. Get Entertained and Learn something ?
McDonald's is a Kroc, in more ways than one. One of the world's greatest swindles was how an average schmuck was able to discover an ingenious fast food restaurant and pull the rug out from under the humble owners. McDonald's is a global fast food empire, but not in the ways that you might have thought it was. The Founder is truth to power, and it's a great film. Ray Kroc, portrayed here by Michael Keaton is as toxic to look at and listen to as eating a single McFlurry. He is slimy, gross and crooked, but that's what makes The Founder so intoxicating to watch. Ironically enough, this film about a businessman taking advantage of others was brought to the silver screen by Harvey Weinstein. I know art can at times imitate life, but this is ridiculous. I guess Weinstein, in that sense, is a kindred spirit to Kroc. Nice guys sadly finish last.