"How long is sixteen milliseconds? It's the time for a hummingbird to flap its wings" In the world of finance, money waits for no one.
Cousins Vincent (Jesse Eisenberg) and Anton (Alexander Skarsgard) are high-risk, high-frequency trading operators who work at a financial firm at the same time. Years of work experience tells them that whoever is faster in the financial market will make money. So the two came up with the idea of starting their own business. They planned to pull a cable from Casas and New Jersey in a straight line. The total length of the century project is 1,000 kilometers. If the project is successfully completed, their transaction speed can be faster than the current company's fastest speed. 1 millisecond faster. That 1 millisecond can make them into the ranks of billionaires. The brothers resolutely quit their jobs and tried to get rid of their annoying boss, but things were not that simple.
His younger brother Vincent is eloquent, eloquent and scheming. He persuaded an investor with a three-inch tongue and got a huge investment. Brother Anton belongs to the technical stream, specializing in research program development to solve one-millisecond problems. The two brothers, one inside and the other outside, cooperated seamlessly. The brothers put everything on this project, and if it doesn't work, it's a benevolence! The 1,000-kilometer-long straight fiber optic cable is bound to break the mountain, with many difficulties, huge costs, and extremely high risks. Moreover, their former bosses are interfering with it and creating difficulties and hindering the project. And all this did not frighten the brothers away. Vincent, relying on his own skills and money to pave the way, just completed more than half of the project. At this time, Vincent fell down. The hospital found out that he had advanced gastric cancer. ....
After a short period of pain and loss, Vincent returned to the road and worked hard to complete the last project of his life. At this time, the project stopped at a farm, and the farmer did not enter the oil and salt. The reason was that "this is the land given by God, and the pursuit is not speed, but a slow-paced and beautiful life." No amount of money is enough! At the same time, Anton was sued by the original company for embezzling the company code and imprisoned... What hit them the most was that the microwave communication technology developed by the original company took 11 milliseconds for a successful transaction, much faster than any technology. Vincent was hospitalized, Anton went to jail, the contractor bit the bullet and completed the project, and the test was recorded as 15 milliseconds. The brothers win the project, lose the market, the investment boss goes bankrupt, and they become losers outright... Eventually they return to the farm that hinders them and reflect on their lives...
The film is clearly a success story, engaging audiences throughout, with a smooth narrative and a tight rhythm. Brother Curly's acting skills have become more and more adept. His speech speed has become his personal label, and it is also very suitable for the character of Vincent. His obsession with dreams has reached the level of obsession. He will never allow himself to fail, but he can't escape. The arrangement of fate, his blind hard work gave us a warning, only consider the immediate interests, but not long-term analysis of technological innovation. Did his cancer also herald the end of the fiber optic cable era? ! Alexander's subversive appearance this time can be described as a great sacrifice. The burly and handsome he has become a bald donkey for the role, which is a bit distressing. The acting skills of the two are worthy of recognition, vivid and pure.
This film leads to thinking in many fields. The desire for money and the persistence of dreams need to pay a high price. Whether it is worth it is a question. The outlook on life, values, and world outlook are all included, and the reversal of heaven and earth reveals the ugly face of human beings who want money and not life. When we are too deep and unable to extricate ourselves, we must stop and think about it, be good at thinking, and summarize whether we are moving forward on the right track, and we must not lose ourselves and go our own way. Setting the right direction of effort is especially important. In the end, the mentality is the key. Sometimes in life, you must have it, and in life, don't force it!
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