There is no god but money

Wyatt 2022-03-24 09:01:45

A rather tense film. Within 24 hours, from layoffs, to the discovery of shit, followed by layers of reports, urgent consultations, to dumping shit, and finally ending with sam burying the dog. All the way to suppress tension, no one can breathe. Sam buried his only emotional sustenance, and also buried the bottom line of being a human being.
In the face of interests, people are like ghosts and gods, morality is dead, and God is helpless. When disaster strikes, the important thing is not how fast you can run, the important thing is that you must run faster than others. I would rather be against the world than to teach the world to be against me. Cao Cao's words seem universal.
Selfish humanity is like a surging flood with the power to destroy everything, including the perpetrators themselves. Where is the bank? Sam's hesitation and inner struggle remind people that no matter how dark they are, there will always be more or less a little bit of moral light flashing. Although this vague little moral light eventually went out.
God is never the first to strike. When the disaster comes, destroying the sky and destroying the earth, God will take action slowly. If there is no law, the world will fully apply the law of the jungle. Without God, the world would be flooded. Selfishness and greed will sweep away all game participants.
Is there any hope for improvement? have. Making films is itself a form of reflection and defiance. But the people in the play said, "The ratio of winners and losers will never change." The meaning of this sentence is: at any time, in the eyes of a fixed proportion of people---there is no God except money.

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Margin Call quotes

  • John Tuld: You're one of the luckiest guys in the world, Sam. You could been digging ditches all these years.

    Sam Rogers: That's true. And if I had, at least there'd be some holes in the ground to show for it.

  • [last lines]

    Mary Rogers: Sam, you don't live here any more. Are you alright? You don't look so good.

    Sam Rogers: Yeah, it's been a rough day all the way around.

    Mary Rogers: I know, Sammie called.

    Sam Rogers: Is he alright?

    Mary Rogers: They got hammered, but they got out alive.

    Sam Rogers: Oh, good.

    Mary Rogers: Well I'm going go back inside and go back to bed. The alarm is on, so don't try to break in. Take care of yourself.

    Sam Rogers: [resumes digging dog's grave]