Money is like a monster, evoking greed and evil in human nature

Junior 2022-03-25 09:01:10

Known as the money monster, money is like a monster, it is like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, tempting the greedy side and the evil side of human nature. This kind of greed evokes evil thoughts, such as the black-hearted boss who manipulates the stock price in the film. He could have become an excellent entrepreneur to create value for the society, but he chose to deceive the society and damage the interests of others to enrich his own pockets. In the end, the conspiracy was revealed. Clang to jail. This kind of greed also makes people who originally belonged to their own peaceful and peaceful lives lose their minds, such as the truck driver who kidnapped the host in the film. He could have been a good husband and a good father, but he was shot dead by the police for kidnapping and creating terrorist incidents on live TV, leaving him still in the womb without his father.
But in the film, we also saw the good side of human nature. The girlfriend of the black-hearted boss sticks to the principle, does not protect her boyfriend, and helps the society to expose his sins. The host, played by George Clooney, helps the truck driver who kidnapped him, uncovering who was behind the manipulation of the stock price. The photographers risked being killed by bombs at any time, recording the latest developments of news events in real time. It shows that although evil exists, the bright side of human nature such as justice and bravery is always invincible, and evil does not overpower the good.
The plot of the film is ups and downs, it is thought-provoking, and it is worth watching.

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Extended Reading
  • Melyssa 2021-12-19 08:01:14

    Although the rhythm is well grasped, the story full of holes makes the audience unnerved at all

  • Rhett 2022-04-23 07:02:28

    I have watched a good film recently, an interesting entry point, the conspiracy was exposed, but how to recover what was lost? At the end of the film, when Kyle was shot to death, with the "click" sound of the table football, the people watching in front of the TV woke up and continued their lives. As for how other people's worlds collapsed, what did they have to do with themselves? Indifferent and realistic.

Money Monster quotes

  • Lee Gates: You want to sit here and take stock of our lives, Kyle? How about we compare scores? How about we do that?

    Tech Dave: The touchscreen. Shit, the touchscreen.

    Lee Gates: All right. We got Kyle and we got Lee. Let's start with the obvious. Money. I got some; you don't, I gather. So, that's a point for me.

    Patty Fenn: Where are you going with this, Lee?

    Lee Gates: But then there's family. I'm divorced three times. What about you? You got a wife? Hmm? Girlfriend, then?

    Patty Fenn: Sacajawea, Lee.

    Lee Gates: You got a girlfriend? That's nice. The magic of young love. I think we can both agree that's a point for you, since the first number on my speed dial is an escort service.

    Kyle Budwell: No, you don't know anything about me. You know nothing...

    Lee Gates: I don't need to know anything about you! I know about me. Seven years, three years, fourteen months. The marriages, they get shorter and they get shorter, but settlements, they get larger and larger.

    Patty Fenn: [walking over to the studio door] Lee? Look at me, Lee. Sacajawea.

    Lee Gates: Hey, Kyle, you see her? That's Patty, my director, and she wants me to shut up. Well, now she's sick of me, too. And that's why she took a job across the street and didn't tell me. People talk. They all leave sooner or later, Kyle. That's just how it works. So trust me, that's gonna be a point for you. What about kids? You got a kid? Hmm? One on the way, maybe? Yeah? She's expecting. It's a blessing. I have one myself. She must be six or seven. I have no idea. I send a check.

  • Lee Gates: So let me ask you something, Kyle. What about your life is so much shittier than the rest of ours that you get to throw in the towel early? Hmm? I mean, I want to know. You got a decent job. You got two hands and two feet. You got a god damn kid on the way! So before you blow me to kingdom come, I want you to answer one question. What makes you such a giant fucking failure compared to everybody else?

    Kyle Budwell: You really gonna stand there in your $1,000 suit and compare scores with me? Huh? My honest job pays me $14 an hour, you cocksucker. So let's start there. You know how far $14 an hour gets you here in New York? Huh? You know how much of that is left after I pay my rent and all my fucking bills? I keep paddling as hard as I can just to stay above water. It takes everything I got! And that's before the kid gets here. How the hell am I supposed to support him, huh? How am I gonna take care of him?

    Lee Gates: Well, you'll take great care of him. He gets to grow up being the kid whose old man blew himself up on live TV.