Behind the prosperity lies a profound crisis, just like an iceberg on the water, some people can't see the water underwater, and some people don't want to see it. This was Wall Street before the 2008 US financial crisis.
The film review is adapted from a true story. It tells that three Wall Street funds are shorting the U.S. real estate market.
Not to mention the leading actors, they are all Hollywood movie stars, because the focus of the story is on the event itself, and the protagonist's feelings can be achieved with a little effort.
The movie boldly uses a lot of narration. The use of narration is taboo in modern movies. It is equivalent to telling the audience---I can't express my thoughts through pictures and dialogues. I understand that watching this film requires some financial knowledge, and in order to let more people understand, I have to use narration to introduce it.
The film exposes the greed of Wall Street, the inaction of the government and the rating agencies, and the combination of these factors finally breeds the financial crisis into a monster that swept the world. When the first bank in the United States went bankrupt, Mark said to Wall Street outside the window: "It's happening...", as if seeing a monster opening its eyes....
Businessmen are greedy, Wall Street is greedy, Ben Hockett is greedy, and when his two young partners were dancing with short contracts, he stopped them: "Stop! Stop! You know what? What are you doing? You just made a bet with the US economy, and if we win, many people will have no houses to live in, no jobs to do, no pensions, no pensions, and for every 1% increase in unemployment, there will be 40,000 people die, don't fucking dance anymore."
Looking at China today from Wall Street, if, just if, if China's economy is facing a collapse, you have foresight, short China's economy, do you want to win? Or do you want to lose?
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