'Arbitrage': A Documentary Business Scam

Corine 2022-03-23 09:02:29

At the beginning, I thought it was a movie version of a "Ponzi scheme". The billionaire used various means to change the accounts of the loss to hide people's eyes and ears. It was not until the accidental car accident that he realized that it was a thrilling commercial fraud film. The mistress died, fled the scene, and found a black guy who had a close relationship to rescue her. Then, in order to cover up the criminal evidence, it can be said that a powerful network of relationship forces was used, which not only exposed the evidence that the police "wanted to cover up" and let the black guy escape, but also successfully persuaded his daughter and wife to continue to cover up their business activities. If the film tells a story of arbitrage, it might as well be named "The Big Lie" to be a more apt image.

The film is the first feature film directed by Nicholas Jereky, a director who is good at making documentaries. Perhaps the director has always been accustomed to exposing various phenomena in the form of documentaries, but has ignored the difference between films and documentaries. The film sometimes not only exposes the whole thing, but also covers a reason for dealing with the world, or conveys a subjective value. In this film, the director explained the whole incident clearly, but the audience did not know what the director wanted to express. It's just that people can see the thrilling scenes and dealings of business tycoons playing all kinds of tricks in the business field, but they don't get the punishment they deserve. Perhaps, this is the reality of the business landscape, with forgery, fudge, trade-offs, and impunity. But in movies, people prefer to see emotions. Otherwise, there won't be so many genres in the movie, and all the documentaries will be fine.

In fact, thanks to the charismatic Richard Gere's interpretation, the plot did not make everyone feel that the plot was boring and too realistic. Since "The Story of Hachiko, the loyal dog", this old handsome guy seems to be popular again overnight. Everyone knows. Although he is 60 years old, he is still handsome, deep and powerful, personable, and there is no trace of decadence. The role originally tailored for Al Pacino was unexpectedly brilliant by Richard Gere, perhaps unexpectedly by the producers.

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Extended Reading
  • Cindy 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    The ending was unexpected!

  • Hermann 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    It's uneventful, there's no climax, but the story is incredibly fluid and there's almost no cold scene. Financial themes are common, and almost all reflect the same theme: fraud. This film is also, cheating daughters, cheating wives, cheating buyers, no profit or business, the acne under the applause at the end is full of meaning, helping everyone keep their jobs, but being abandoned by everyone, hey. Businessman, it hurts.

Arbitrage quotes

  • Det. Michael Bryer: [talking on the phone] Yeah... I need a serious fucking favor.

  • Robert Miller: But this is something we've seen over and over again. Time and time again. The competition for this limited amount of dollars out there can make the best of us manic. So it's not surprising that we have these asset bubbles. But when reality sets in, of course, they burst.