"Upside Down the Universe", the life bet of a dollar
Turn the world upside down? Earthshaking? Great shift? The localization of the name of this movie failed a bit. The original name was Trading Places. Turning the universe upside down always gives me the feeling of a martial arts story, and this movie is a comedy.
The Duke brothers are the big bosses of futures agencies. They are wealthy but extremely stingy and like to bet. One day they argued whether a good person was born this way or was affected by the surrounding environment? In order to verify the correctness of their opinions, the two brothers decided to do an experiment.
Louis is a Harvard graduate who works hard, is honest, and has a beautiful and well-matched fiancee. The key is the manager of Duke. He is obviously a successful man in the world. Valentin is a black young man from a slum.
Two young people with completely different social status, accomplishments, qualities, etc. have met. They are the perfect test subjects for the Duke brothers. Next, the Duke brothers only need to exchange identities between Louis and Valentine.
The Duke brothers released Valentine on bail and gave him everything that was originally Louis, a house, a housekeeper, and a job. Louis was miserable. From a well-dressed company manager, he was planted by the Duke brothers for stealing money and taken to prison. He was framed as a drug dealer. He was beaten by a fat man in the bureau and almost lost his body. He was released from the crime and was ruthlessly abandoned by his fiancee. When he returned home, the housekeeper drove him out again, and the bank funds were all frozen. Penniless, homeless, and finally had to live with the prostitute Ophelia.
When Valentin drove his group of fox friends out of the house, he seemed to quickly adapt to the status of futures manager, and he hadn't made a lot of money in futures trading by the Duke brothers.
On the contrary, Louis's life is getting worse and worse. He tried to think about his friends and the Duke brothers and explain them, but he was not treated by anyone. He was drunk, bought a gun, and even attempted suicide.
At this time, the gambling game has been divided, the environmental impact theory has won, and the Duke brothers’ bet is fulfilled: one dollar. The two also claimed to beat Valentin back to his original form and sent back to the slums soon.
The conversation between the Duke brothers happened to be heard by Valentin, who was hiding on the side. He found Louis and told the truth about the matter. The two team up for revenge, and the best way is to bankrupt the Duke brothers.
At this time, the Duke brothers obtained the report form of the agricultural product industry through insider information, and the two wanted to monopolize the orange juice to obtain a large amount of ill-gotten wealth. All this was monitored by Valentin, who combined the housekeeper, Ophelia and Louis to drop the report.
In the exchange, the Duke brothers got false inside information about the scarcity of orange juice and decided to buy orange juice options at a high price. Louis and Valentin waited for the industry report to be announced, which directly caused the orange juice price to plummet, and then bought the Duke brothers' low-priced options.
In the end, the Duke brothers went bankrupt and received their due punishment. The four got rich and went on a trip, Louis and Ophelia also came together, and the story ended successfully.
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