We see the protagonist's downfall after what happened to his son. From then on, he begins to act in a totally inconsistent and unpredictable way, but always aiming at the prosperity of the company.
But that's not the point! That's not the big picture.
It doesn't matter what actually happened for him to start to get out of control. It could have been the son's deafness, it could have been his greed; what really matters and what the film shows, that is:
THE COMPLEXITY OF HUMAN BEING!
All this complexity actually comes from the total lack of self-knowledge. And the movie shows just that. We spectators are also unpredictable. Some more, some less. And there are some, like the protagonist, who are sick people who refuse to look inwards, so they externalize their suffering to others. The film is ultimately about the disease that is self-ignorance. And no matter how much money you have, you will still suffer...
But that's not the point! That's not the big picture.
It doesn't matter what actually happened for him to start to get out of control. It could have been the son's deafness, it could have been his greed; what really matters and what the film shows, that is:
THE COMPLEXITY OF HUMAN BEING!
All this complexity actually comes from the total lack of self-knowledge. And the movie shows just that. We spectators are also unpredictable. Some more, some less. And there are some, like the protagonist, who are sick people who refuse to look inwards, so they externalize their suffering to others. The film is ultimately about the disease that is self-ignorance. And no matter how much money you have, you will still suffer...