I thought that this movie called Money World could really fit the title and use it to criticize a wave of ugliness in the world, not the old Getty, but the kidnappers.
In this materialistic era, anything can be exchanged for money, including kidnapping and malicious destruction of a life. Humanity is so unbearably reflected in the kidnappers.
As for the old Getty, I don't see anything wrong with him. His choice was completely in line with what a rational person would do, but he lacked a lot of emotion. As a businessman, you have to admit his foresight and foresight. Let's analyze this person.
You can get a message from the conversation between Getty Sr. and Paul earlier in the film that Getty Sr. had a bad relationship with his father and received very little love from his father. Because the old Getty's father believed that children were stumbling blocks in life, and they would reduce their courage. Then, the old Getty compared his own achievements with his father's, and laughed at his father's far less successful success.
This kind of thinking has accompanied the old Getty all his life, and it will also be reflected in the way the old Getty treats his own son: rarely asks. So the son is not willing to help his father when he is in poverty. And the two of them are distant and not close.
Old Getty lived to his sixtieth year and realized that the people around him were parasites, but in fact few people really cared about him. He accepted his son, daughter-in-law and grandson to his home. Maybe he really wanted to cultivate heirs at first, so he gave his son a very high position. As a result, this dear brother only took drugs and prostitutes. Later, he sat in a wheelchair, his eyes were white, dull and empty. I almost didn't recognize it was Paul's father.
Old Getty gave his grandson a fake antique. As mentioned earlier, their relationship is very estranged, and the grandson may have grown up to see his grandfather for the first time. So this meeting gift is not worth the $1.2 million from the old Getty. No one's money floats from the sky. Later it turned out that Paul was not really coveting his grandfather's money, he should be a child who could stand the test of temptation. Because the antique had been kept in his locker, and he had not taken it out to auction for money.
Then can I say that this gift is to test whether the family stays with him for money or for family.
Later, when Paul was kidnapped and the secretary didn't knock on the door to inform the old Getty, the old Getty was reluctant to ask about it. At this time, you can see the secretary's disgust and contempt for the old Getty's behavior.
Why doesn't old Getty want to ask about it? You will understand when you see it later, because he has been brooding about how his daughter-in-law stole custody of his grandson. Maybe he thought in his heart that you took away the custody of your grandson, and you haven't been able to take care of and educate him well, so you know you've come to me if something goes wrong? Why should I pay for your actions?
To be honest, she really didn't teach Paul well. Paul was a drug addict. She didn't discipline him when she knew it, and she still felt that it was normal. This is the case with adolescent children. It can be seen that she usually has no deep communication with Paul at all. Maybe Paul hated his mother for taking back custody of her. Because when he returned from his father's side to his mother, he didn't even want to look directly at his mother. And you look at the background of Paul's appearance at the beginning, in the red light district, you see what kind of friends Paul has made, messed up, and joked about kidnapping himself for money.
From the above, it can be fully proved that this woman is very irresponsible to her child and did not educate him well.
The old Getty declared that he would not give a penny, but privately told Rice that he would find his grandson as soon as possible to ensure his safety, and was willing to pay the ransom. But not $17 million.
For a merchant, estimating an item is the most basic skill. He felt he could pay the ransom to save his grandson, but not $17 million, but $4 million. Because the transaction of this matter is only worth so much, the extra part is just stupid money. He certainly doesn't want so much. Once again, a son was kidnapped, and the kidnappers said that 17 million would be given to him, and the remaining children would definitely continue to kidnap the tickets, because the kidnappers felt that the money was really good. You can recall how the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China began. At the beginning, Japanese pirates came to attack the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty wanted to calm down and not want to fight, so they promised to send them away with a lot of money. The results of it? Everyone thinks that this is a piece of fat, and they can get so much money by putting on a little pretense and fighting. So everyone wants to divide up the land for profit.
The above can be classified as the first point. From a rational point of view, the old Getty should not give $17 million. Second, emotionally, Getty doesn't have to give $17 million.
He has no relationship with the family either. His son is useless, so it would be nice if he doesn't make a mess. After his daughter-in-law stole custody of his grandson, he never came to ask him again. How could he be willing to shell out so much money? Are you poor and reasonable? You are poor, do the rich all over the world have to pay for you? Besides, if you teach your son well and make him behave better, can he be kidnapped in a place like a brothel? And Paul must be visiting the brothel a lot, or else the kidnappers could catch him all at once? Don't people need to step on?
In the later period, when Old Getty bought antiques, there was no extra bargaining, and he gave as much as he said. But he was unwilling to pay the ransom. What does this mean? It means that this family is not very good to the old Getty, and the old Getty doesn't trust them either. (From the fact that he likes antiques, it can be seen that this person is emotional, not an absolutely cold-blooded person. Then he is so cold-blooded to the Paul family, it must be because they have bad feelings)
In the end, the old Getty gave the ransom, and the police should also catch the gangsters. After all, Rice recognized the gold mine. And when old Getty died, there was no one around. He was mistaken by people all over the world as a cold-blooded businessman. In fact, he really longed for the warmth brought by family affection. Look at the paintings he bought later. The mother lovingly guards her son, and the color tone of the picture is also warm. The old Getty fell in love with the painting and held him before he died. But he did not enjoy family happiness in his life.
In the end, my daughter-in-law looked at the old Getty sculpture and wept. I think she should be grateful. After all, the old Getty gave everything to Paul, which shows that he really loves Paul, (this can be directly refuted that he is unwilling to pay the ransom because he is stingy, and if he is really stingy, he will not give all the money, so what? All 14 children have to share points)
And he was able to transfer all his inheritance to Paul because of the custody transfer letter he signed by his daughter-in-law. (That is, he didn't want to give the money to his daughter-in-law, he only wanted to give it to Paul.) In the end, the daughter-in-law looked at his sculpture, and she should have understood the reason why Old Getty asked her to sign the assignment.
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