The subprime mortgage crisis broke out in the United States in 2007, the stock market plummeted and the economy was turbulent, which gradually spread to the global financial system; I was locked in an ivory tower to pursue the joys and sorrows of my youth, which can be called chaos and ignorance, and I have no feelings; in 2008, the general election in Malaysia After experiencing the most serious political tsunami since the founding of the nation, the road of the country has not been the same since then, and my road has also gradually been different, either in a sober consciousness or unconsciously.
After watching the movie "Big Short", the strongest feeling I felt was powerless. This feeling of powerlessness haunted me for several days. The movie is very exciting, and it is the one that impressed me the most among the Chong'ao works of the past two years (except for animation, otherwise it is difficult to choose one from "Brain Squad" and "Big Short", which are completely different types). Digression: There are no Oscars in 2015 that I particularly love, "Simulation Game" and "The Theory of Everything" are average and upper, too typical Oscar; "Birdman" is excellent, but may not be watched on the big screen , The compactness is not enough, and the storytelling lacks something to move emotions; "The Freed Jiang Ge" is definitely not the best Quentin; there are many surprises in 2016, but there is no sense of surprise, "Crazy "Max" is very enjoyable, just enjoyable; "The Martian" is very entertaining, but its appearance on the Oscarty list is very surprising to me. Fortunately, I have never felt that movie awards should be limited to seriousness; others have not Look, very few Chong'ao works are shown in theaters this year! I'm waiting for "Wilder Hunter" at the moment, but it is not my cup of tea that the scene with such a hatred of sight will not be my cup of tea, so "Big Short" temporarily leads in my ranking.
One of the reasons why I am particularly impressed with "Big Short" is that, as another netizen commented: This is an excellent movie that is destined not to receive much attention or awards of its own worth. It is not like "Focus" with sufficient humanistic care and perspective, and it will probably not win an Oscar; it is also not a typical commercial film that can win the market, even the level of entertainment and flattery like "The Martian" can not reach. However, the reality shown in the movie is more realistic than many other humanistic movies that expose the cruel reality, because it is closely related to us. It is the food, clothing, housing and transportation of ordinary people who work and earn a little living money-the economy. In addition to students, please don’t tell me that the economy has nothing to do with you, and it is the same as politics. Before stepping out of society, it is noble, cute, and untouched by human fireworks; it is absolutely stupid and ignorant to say that when it comes out. , Chaos is an abomination.
The film "Big Short" is based on real people and tells the story of how some people with independent thinking perceive the crisis in the financial system before the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States in 2007, and how to profit from it afterwards. The protagonists are divided into three groups. The most important role is the first person who perceives the crisis. Bell is the one. The other two people get news after analysis and thinking. They also took action after analysis and thinking. From beginning to end, these three people have never met each other, and they all operate independently; making the film very realistic. In a series of activities such as the protagonists obtaining information for analysis, or gambling on the entire US financial system, various people in the financial system have appeared: investment bank employees who are self-righteous and believe that the real estate will not collapse ; Product managers who sell some financial products that they don’t know; strippers who own multiple properties; investment managers who only have profit in their eyes; fake rating agencies to keep their business; Mainstream media that are unwilling to report unfavorable news; from top to bottom, from left to right, the high-level, middle-to-lower levels of Wall Street, cooperative organizations, related organizations and people, and even ordinary people who want to get a share of the thriving market; everyone; everyone As if blindfolded, dancing with the market, always thinking that the market will not collapse, the system will not collapse, financial practitioners earn as much money as if they are bowed down, ordinary people enjoy their unaffordable property and dreams; until In the end, the system itself cannot afford people's endless desires and collapses on its own.
One of the main ideas of the movie is that in the narrative story, when more esoteric financial terms are mentioned, it will skip to the outside of the picture and use some celebrities to explain with simple and clear examples, so that audiences without financial knowledge such as me can understand The development of the situation has also added to the entertainment of the film. The overall style of the film is black and humorous, and the rhythm is tight and lively, and the whole story is completed in one go. The actors all presented professional interpretations, and the scenes of everyone were fairly even, and the matching was not abrupt. It was a wonderful group performance. The foreshadowing before the financial turmoil is very sufficient, and the audience has been waiting for this storm that we know is destined to come. When the system was gradually disintegrating, some of the initial units were still trying to cover up. The protagonists are like ants on a hot pot. After all, this is a race against time, and the United States, the world’s financial hegemon, has less funds and courage to gamble. Neither can it withstand pressure! Until the system collapses to a point where it can no longer be suppressed, the protagonists still have to race against time. This is a big storm. If you don't stop trading quickly, the banker may go bankrupt, and even if you win the bet, you won't be able to get any benefits. Then some institutions nearly went bankrupt. A world-class bank really went bankrupt, and the government stepped in to rescue the market; our protagonists also retreated from it and received considerable rewards. Even if our protagonist is the winner, and our viewing angle is the one who retreats, this is a victory that we won without feeling happy.
The perspective of the movie is mainly to lash out the people on Wall Street. These people who occupy the most prosperous part of the world use terms that people do not understand all the time. It is not that they are advanced, but they want to confuse other people. They are insatiable, and the right path is not enough to make money. They start to work on sub-products, package and integrate them, and then sell them, and they are about to dig out every penny. And this storm caused by the fire on Wall Street was ultimately paid for by the general public. Steve Carell’s role clarifies the consequences, and the people on Wall Street, the top of the banks and financial institutions, they will not be affected. Their money will not be implicated. They shrink their hands because they smelled the storm first, and their people will not be punished. There are too many gray areas for them to quibble, and people are too focused on fighting fires and have no time to pay attention to them. In the end, ordinary people, especially the lowest class people will suffer.
I recommend this movie to my colleagues. A few days later, a girl said that she and her boyfriend left the scene halfway through the show, saying that the film was too esoteric and it was an American economic event that had nothing to do with us. I was speechless. Sure enough, this is a movie that never gets too much attention and awards. People either don't understand, don't want to know, or don't feel it. They always feel that the economy or finance is very far away from us, and there is not much to do. I am not a financial major. I don’t know for sure or can analyze the inextricable relationship between finance/economy and the general public; I only know that people’s dreams and chosen career paths may change due to economic turmoil. It was not a simple transition in life, but a situation that could be said to have changed a person's life. I also know that even the financial turmoil that occurs on the far side of the earth has affected countries around the world like a butterfly effect, adding additional burden to the already dire life of local people, and may become the last straw to change the political situation of a country. . Even if you don’t dance with Great Americanism, I believe that this is a big storm that will overwhelm the world’s financial system. Its impact will still be there, more or less, and it will virtually change the trajectory of people’s lives.
But people think "it" has nothing to do with us. I feel a little uncontrollable. This is an issue that affects the quality of our lives. Why don't you care more about it? I just want to go deeper, if I care, I know, so what? This goes back to what I said above, the strong feeling of powerlessness after watching the movie-what can we do? A wise man once said that a person needs to read more books to understand why he is unemployed? In the same way, when we care more about national affairs, business, culture and education, we understand why our lives are always so sad. And we have never been able to do anything about it.
The world has never been better. The greed and selfishness of the human nature shown in the play is never new, and it is more cliche than the cliche. After the storm, these people may be in low tide for a while, but as long as the situation is better, everything will come back to life. Wall Street is still drunk and obsessed, and people outside want to get in and get a share of the pie.
This is the second time I have watched a film adaptation of Michael Lewis. The first is "Penalty Kick". In the same way, "Penalty Kick" shows that a person has tried his best and tried his best to still be unable to reverse the doomed defeat created by the system and money. It's still so powerless. People will conquer the sky. Many times it's really just talking. We can't even win with people or money. It’s just that, after having tasted the bitterness of the story and feeling a deep sense of powerlessness, what is born in my heart is often the almost irreversible facing the big environment and knowing that things cannot be done. We still want to try and work hard; Even if you don't know what to do, try to make something.
This is the spirit of those of us who are overwhelmed by life, mediocre toil, and helpless. I think it is more brave and respectable than many evocative characters.
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