Notice what I'm about to say next.
It's both a movie and a real thing.
One night in the summer of 1973.
An American teenager named Paul Getty III , wandering around the outskirts of Rome.
Suddenly, a Ford van drove up behind him.
The car vanished and disappeared into the night.
Not long after that, a rush phone call came to the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
In a castle-like mansion, an elderly man receives bad news.
Unexpectedly.
The old man was almost abnormally calm.
He stared at the oil list in his hand, and didn't even look back.
The old man's name is Paul Getty .
He was the richest man in the world at the time.
The kidnappers demanded a ransom.
At that time, Getty had more than $1 billion in assets.
In the face of the highest ransom kidnapping case in history, his attitude surprised the world.
1940s.
Paul Getty started his oil empire.
As a businessman, the concepts of parenthood, family and friends are not important.
He is estranged from his children.
The only thing I care about is one thing: money .
You can't imagine how much this old man cares about money.
Even in the face of the world's cameras and attention.
His words are still surprising.
Of course, Getty also made a gesture of saving lives.
He sent a capable man, former CIA agent Fletcher , to Italy to resolve the matter.
The $17 million ransom was an astronomical sum at the time.
Therefore, at the beginning of the investigation.
There are countless people pretending to be kidnappers to get the money.
Getty always believed that the kidnapping was planned by grandson Paul himself.
The purpose is to extort their hard-earned money.
Fletcher's findings seem to confirm the old man's thinking.
Only Paul's mother , Gail , firmly believed that her son was really kidnapped.
But at this time, she has nothing to do with the Getty family.
Getty III's father was addicted to drugs, and the two divorced.
A subsequent phone call overturned the "hoax" speculation.
Italian police found a charred body by the sea.
Fletcher takes Gail to identify the body.
The body is not Paul, I don't know if this is good news.
After investigation, the body was one of the kidnappers.
Killed due to gang infighting.
Following the clues, they found the kidnapper's lair.
Although several suspects were killed, Paul was removed.
Paul was kidnapped by a local gang in Italy.
After several mediations, Fletcher brought the ransom to $ 4 million .
But the old man Getty still did not mean to give money.
The gang was so angry that they cut off Paul's right ear and sent it to the newspaper.
At the pleas of Fletcher and Gale.
The old man finally agreed to "lent" the money to them.
Lending the ransom to your son is not just tax avoidance.
4% interest is also charged.
What's more, the old man asked Gal to hand over custody and custody of his three children.
Gale was forced to sign it.
At this time, even Fletcher, who worked for himself, couldn't stand the old man's behavior.
I don't know if it was due to the pressure of public opinion, or was found by Fletcher's conscience.
At the last minute, Getty sent a check.
The movie ends here.
But the reality is not there yet.
Although Paul was saved, the six-month kidnapping left a lingering shadow on the 16-year-old for the rest of his life.
He was paralyzed by a stroke and nearly blinded because he was accompanied by drugs and drugs all day long.
Paul died at the age of 54 after spending 30 years in a wheelchair.
(Real Paul Getty and grandson Paul Getty III)
The kidnapping is due to a gang background.
Of the nine suspects arrested, only two were jailed.
And the most embarrassing thing in the world is Paul Getty, who is even colder than the kidnappers.
Even with gold and silver, it is hard to hide the stinginess of human nature and the indifference of family.
We may not really understand.
What kind of "Money World" is he in ?
Three powerful factions, led by Christopher Plummer , Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams .
It reproduced for us the "kidnapping case of the grandson of the richest man" that shocked the world .
The World of Money has a good review.
Some time ago, it was introduced into the country.
The director is the famous Ridley Scott .
I'm not familiar with the name, but I've definitely seen the work.
Especially like "Alien" , "Blade Runner" , "Wildmore" , "Gladiator" , "Black Hawk Down" , "The Martian" and so on.
All are classic classics.
Ridley Scott has mastered all genres.
Science fiction, war, epic, suspense, crime, horror... There are almost no types that Lei Lao is not good at.
The World of Money has chosen a very specific entry point - Paul Getty.
The kidnapped Getty III and the kidnappers are not the main characters.
Fletcher and Gale aren't the protagonists either.
Therefore, it is not a thrilling rescue operation.
Rather, it is a human torture against the evils of the times.
The darkness of human nature, the greedy desire, reaches its extreme in Paul Getty.
He chased his black gold like a dog, tireless and unsatisfied.
When Fletcher confronts Paul Getty, how on earth can you feel secure when you have so much money.
His answer was-
While criticizing Paul Getty, we must also understand.
He is just a microcosm of the extreme among all beings.
Put it in reality, how many people have broken up with their close relatives and friends because of "money".
How many people have ulterior motives and unscrupulous means because of "money".
Yes, there is a saying: money is not everything, but no money is absolutely impossible.
However, there is another saying: money is a good thing, but not the best thing.
If you were the richest man in the world, would you be like him?
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