There have been many film and television works of the same theme before, the best one is the documentary "Guarding Yourself" produced by Sony Classics in 2010, which records the causes of the financial tsunami and the impact on ordinary people's lives from a macro perspective. The in-depth angle of the incident is more microscopic, focusing on the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States and the financial turmoil caused by it, and the subsequent efforts of the US government to avoid financial turmoil for the country. rescue efforts made with disastrous consequences. The film magnifies the difficulty and resistance of decision-making and the urgency of the race against time, making the whole film move forward in a high-paced business battle confrontation plot mode, especially the first half of the passage of Lehman bankruptcy, which is too tense. gas. The decision-making and implementation process of the U.S. government buying toxic assets by injecting capital into major banks and lending to small and medium-sized operators in the second half is more like a Hollywood theme movie, in which Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke mobilized in Congress The passage of the bailout proposal was particularly thrilling: "Credit supports the modern economy, and the lack of credit can destroy the economy. If we do not act boldly and quickly, we will repeat the Great Depression of the 1930s, only this time it will be worse. If If the plan is not passed, there will be no economic order next Monday." The reason why "Too Big to Fail" is known as the "2012" in the financial world is because of its response to this period of crisis that is related to the economic and people's livelihood of the United States and the whole world. reappearance.
"Too Big to Fail" centers on U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, creating a group of elites including American political elites and Wall Street tycoons, and the addition of many acting stars makes the whole film star-studded and full of aura William Hurt as Henry Paulson, James Woods as Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld, Paul Giamatti as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and Bill Pullman as JPMorgan Chase Bank CEO James Dimon, Edward Asner as Warren Buffett...and the director of the film is Curtis Han, who has directed films such as "Wild River", "L.A. Confidential" and "8 Mile" Sen. For a TV movie, this is a super luxurious lineup. There is definitely an element of beautification here, but there are still some acerbic things worth pondering. For example, in the bankruptcy of Lehman, Paulson's sloppy men missed the best time to ask the British to help, and Dick Fuld went from being invincible at the beginning to the embarrassment that he was desperate to get life-saving straws and was spurned by Koreans, etc., and the scene of reluctantly watching the stock price plummet reproduced a similar scene in "Wall Street 2".
"Too Big to Fail" was nominated for this year's Emmy for Best Miniseries and TV Movie, while William Hurt, James Woods and Paul Giamatti were nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. TV movies based on real history are HBO's strengths, such as "Elizabeth I", which tells about the middle-aged and old life of Elizabeth I; The Florida ballot scandal between George W. Bush and Al Gore, "The Ballot Storm", has all made a splash at the Emmys. However, this year's "Too Big to Fail" is facing a strong rival, "Fantasy" starring Kate Winslet, and the prospect is not clear. 【Southern Metropolis Daily】
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