From the perspective of the internal employees of the financial giants, the long night before the onset of the financial turmoil in 2008 is shown. The highly concentrated time and space layout and the large conversations of many characters make people think of "12 Angry Men" that shocked the world back then. In such a film, the level of dialogue and the performance of the actors determine the grade of the film. In this film, Will’s speech about “hypocritical ordinary people” while driving, Sam’s rhetoric about motivating employees to make a last-ditch fight, boss Tuld’s self-deprecating response during a meeting, and “just like that” justification at the dinner table. Called a classic. It is not difficult to find that Sam, Sarah, Eric and others were originally full of human touch and even a sense of responsibility, but in the face of money, they all fell back. The director also deliberately mentioned the salaries and expenses of characters at all levels, which was a good irony. Wall Street wit. But greed is the weakness of human nature, and everyone is the same. Just imagine, if you were the operator who was instigated to sell MBS without conscience, on the one hand, you offended customers and were scolded, and on the other, you got a one-time bonus of $1.4 million. How would you choose?
The stage-like scene requirements allow the director to hire a group of capable actors with a limited budget. Let’s not talk about Kevin Spacey, but I found that British actor Paul Bettany is also very interesting. It was really right with Jennifer Connelly.
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