We are all made of greed

Vaughn 2022-04-21 09:01:58

From the perspective of different interests, the nature of things will be different. For example, Peter asked Sam to sell these garbage mbs to unwitting buyers and cause a financial crisis. Is the right thing to do? sam asked for whom?
From a personal point of view, everyone is also for their own interests. Sam can continue to do the work he doesn't want to do for money, and Eric can put down the dignity of a bridge engineer who used to benefit the people for the money. They all come out to mix and eat, there is no way.
It is difficult to change from extravagance to thrift. Sam is still short of money after working for so many years, and Will's 2.5 million US dollars is just gone.
The portrayal of characters in the play is mainly limited to the image of the workplace, such as sam, his emotional world, his relationship with his son, etc. We have no way of knowing. At most, we can only do it from his love for dogs and indifference to his son. A little speculation.
Judging from the theme of the whole film, there is no way to avoid the cyclical decline of the capitalist system, and the greed of human nature is what causes this cycle to repeat itself. We just can't control ourselves. As sung in the imagine dragon song, no matter what we breed, we are all made of greed. Will was right on the East River with what he said to seth, normal people want to buy a luxury car and live in a big house, but they cannot rely on themselves. It couldn't be done, so the investment bankers gave them credit and let them consume in advance to meet their needs. When the crisis comes, how can normal people pretend to be innocent and pass all the responsibilities to the investment bankers?
In the end, bull shit is boring, everyone is doing it for profit, like Seth telling Jared in the toilet that this is what I really like to do, and being jared coldly saying really? Dress it up, people here are all smart people, some things are okay to brag in the behavioral interview, and talking about such fake feelings with the big boss is unavoidable.

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  • Rupert 2021-11-30 08:01:25

    It's really an All-Star lineup: Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Simon Baker, Zachary Quinton, Demi Moore, Penn Badgley, Stanley Tucci. The situation on Wall Street is back. Much better than Wall Street 2.

  • Emmalee 2021-11-30 08:01:25

    In the face of money, some precious things will die. For example, the bridge built by Eric, Sam's professional ethics, Seth's vision for the future, no matter how beautiful they are, they will bow their heads helplessly, hatefully, and sadly in front of money. Sometimes you seem to have the power to change the world, but in the end you find that you are always changed by the world.

Margin Call quotes

  • Will Emerson: I hate Brooklyn.

  • Sam Rogers: How old are you?

    Jared Cohen: 43.

    Sam Rogers: Jesus.

    Jared Cohen: This is bizarre. It's like a... dream.

    Sam Rogers: Oh, I don't know. Seems like we actually may have just woken up.