Less gossip. 1987's "Wall Street" showed the thrilling insider trading that occurs every day on Wall Street. The story unfolds from Bud Fox, a young stockbroker played by Charlie Sheen, and describes how Bud was seduced by Gordon in the process of chasing Gordon, an industry icon and financier, and fell into the abyss of greed and desire step by step, and then fell in love with Gordon. Cooperation, unscrupulously created a series of appalling insider transactions, and finally repented in the father's influence and lover's betrayal, betrayed Gordon and sent Gordon Gekko, who was a smeared witness in the capital market, to prison.
Although the story is simple, Oliver Stone has put a lot of effort into the design of suspense. I believe that every young person who has just graduated from the finance major of 211 and 985 key universities and is working in the front line of finance can deeply appreciate the rugged mental journey of the protagonist Bud: the worship of bankers, the desire for career, the desire for fame and fortune yearning. However, all of this was exploited by Gordon, a wily banker, and became a weakness for Bud to be drawn and controlled. In fact, at the moment when Bud threw out the undisclosed information that his father, who is the head of the "Blue Star Airlines" union, casually disclosed to him in the tavern, as a bargaining chip to attract the attention of his idol Gordon, it was doomed that this young man would fall into a dirty state. The tragic end of dirty insider trading. It was through this that Gordon discovered the urge hidden in Bud's heart. Starting from hiring Bud to collect information on rivals in the capital market for himself, he taught this young man with a dream how to survive on Wall Street where profit is paramount. All-powerful. For Bud, the resistance to Gordon's initial instigation was only a pitiful 2 minutes. In the rustling autumn rain on the streets of New York, Bud's moral bottom line was easily defeated by the preaching of his idol and his own vision for the future.
Bud's talent soon came to life next to Gordon. The cooperation of the two has made a lot of money in the capital market. When we thought the story would end with Bud's maturity and independence, everything changed: Bud's lover turned out to be Gordon's own mistress, and her approach to Bud was just another insurance for Gordon's total control over Bud! At this time, Bud was still kept in the dark. It is conceivable that the fuse of the two protagonists' breakup has been faintly revealed. When old Fox, who was dissatisfied with his son's growing greed, expressed his extreme disgust for Gordon to his son Bud, Bud had not yet fully woken up, but he had already had a trace of doubt and hesitation in his heart. in order. God's punishment has finally arrived. When the SEC personnel suddenly descended on Bud's office, this Wall Street star who had been in the limelight the day before, burst into tears like a big boy who did something wrong! In the end, only the understanding and encouragement of his loving father made Bud face up to his inner demons, resolutely exposed Gordon's series of crimes, and sent Gordon Gekko, known as the king of Wall Street, to prison.
The story is told from Bud Fox's first point of view from beginning to end, but the side profile of Gordon Gekko is striking. The arrogant and indomitable financier demeanor, the bold and thoughtful speculator essence, are all vividly expressed through Bud's observation. Compared with Gekko's conspiracy and traps in the movie, what Wang Jianzhong, the protagonist of a major insider transaction under trial in China, is simply too childish!
What is the real moral code of financial predators? Where does the inherent strength of the market lie? Furthermore, what mysterious force guides the market to optimize and adjust the allocation of resources? A staunch communist would indignantly cite the famous words of the great teacher of the proletarian revolution in Das Kapital: "Capital came into the world with blood and filth in every pore." And classical economics tells us , is the great invisible hand. In other words, profit. To put it more simply, it is tmd money! ! ! Michael Douglas's performance is impeccable, and every second of his performance shapes and enriches the very essence of Gordon Gekko's greed as the motivation for everything. This is an unquestionable survival instinct, whether the world admits it or not, this is the law of money that everyone from Morgan, Jesse Livermore to Buffett and Soros recognizes. The difference is that compared with the real successful financiers, Gekko, the fictional predator of the movie "Wall Street", does not include legal shackles and industry self-discipline in the rules of the game approved by Gekko. (Of course, Livermore, who is crazy short, may be an exception. In view of Song Guangtong’s reminder, let me say a few more words about Livermore. As Buffett’s spiritual mentor, Livermore has created mythical achievements in the stock market and futures market, Some people even blamed his short selling for the Great Crash in 1929. In fact, he did not psychologically resist the aggressive pressure from the last bull market before the Great Depression broke out in 1929, so he transformed from short selling to long holding, The result was a complete failure in the Great Depression. After bankruptcy, Livermore committed suicide in a bleak way. In his suicide note, he described his life as a failure.)
By the way, Charlie Sheen who plays Bud Fox. Think about it, at that time Tom Cruise was still seducing hundreds of millions of girls around the world with "Top Gun" in 1986, and Charlie Sheen has been in Oliver Stone's films "Field Platoon" and "Wall Street". Great acting! It seems that in the competition between the two big creampies in Hollywood, Charlie has secured the victory. Sadly, however, things turned out to be reversed: Tom came from behind, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1992 for his impeccable performance in Oliver Stone's "Born on the 4th of July". Get down into the $20 million pay club, start producing on your own, marry Nicole Kidman, the American dream girl at the time... and our Bud Charlie Sheen is on the decline, except for the mid-90s A purely commercial action film "Ultimate Speed" (I remember when I was a freshman in high school, it was broadcast on CCTV6 in 2001) has been away from mainstream vision. It's a shame that Jiang Lang is exhausted!
I originally watched "Wall Street" on a weekend in the early winter of my sophomore year of junior high school. When I was ignorant and attracted by the charm of Wall Street shown in the film, I didn't realize that it was just a rotten copper smell, but simply felt the tempting aroma of a gluttonous feast! ! !
In the blink of an eye, 23 years have passed. Oliver Stone is not a scumbag who likes to continue the ferocity, but witnessing the devastation brought about by the global financial crisis, this famous old angry young man in the United States can't stand it anymore. The sequel of , once again ruthlessly criticized the gangsters of Wall Street! In this way, "Wall Street money never sleeps" came out.
Except for the Americans who are in the eye of the storm, the Chinese people cannot experience the most direct damage of the subprime mortgage crisis. Therefore, this film is destined to not be a film with a wide audience when it arrives in China. You can't expect the vast majority of Chinese people who are not guaranteed even the most basic food safety to experience the financial culture of Wall Street and the American concept of consumption and investment. I watched the show at Wanda on Wednesday at 2:00 pm. There were only 10 viewers in the big movie hall of Nuoda. Even if it was not a weekend, the number of viewers was really pitiful. But fortunately there are few people, and I will not be disturbed by those 2Bs who are answering the phone loudly, snoring, cursing and unable to read the subtitles in the theater.
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television did not introduce the original English version? Strongly despise it! ! !
Our Gordon Gekko was dubbed by Zhou Yemang, who played Lin Chong in the TV series "Water Margin"? ? ? Crazy! It sounds magnetic though, and roughly matches the image of Gordon in my mind.
The story begins with the bleak scene of our Wall Street King Gekko being released from prison yesterday: no reporters to pay attention, no family to pick it up, and a stretched limousine that he was looking forward to is coming to pick up a nigger! This kind of contrast, Michael Douglas, who is already old, is naturally familiar with his interpretation. Look at the wrinkles on his face, this is the mark of how much hardship and experience it took to carve on his face. From that moment on, I knew that Gordon would definitely make a comeback in this movie.
The film enters the main line of the story, and the first climax is the collapse of Lehman Brothers due to the subprime mortgage crisis. Some people may question: why do you think she is Lehman Brothers, not Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, or Morgan Stanley? Because I think Lehman Brothers is really dead compared to Bear Stearns, which was eaten by JPMorgan, and Merrill, which was acquired by Bank of America. Her death not only marked the complete annihilation of investors' last hope for Wall Street, but also sounded the death knell for global financial development. Since her death, the model of investment banking dominating everything has become a thing of the past. Although the movie "Wall Street 2" did not explain whether Keller Zabel finally went bankrupt or was acquired, but from the iconic status of this event in the main line of the film's story, it is more likely to insinuate Lehman Brothers through her; Especially its founder Louis Zabel jumped on the New York subway platform, which deepened this tragedy. Here I sigh in my heart: on the last day of old Louis’ life, he got up early, had breakfast with his boss silently, left the house and went to the retail store to buy a copy of The Wall Street Journal and a pack of original Lay’s potato chips (money Tianzhe children's shoes, he has exactly the same taste as you!), pacing to the subway station, reading the newspaper and eating up the potato chips, hearing the roar of the subway from far to near, dusting the potato chips from the coat, separated from the platform The crowd calmly stepped off the platform and fell to the rails... At this moment I remembered my favorite chapter in the book "Hedge Funds" by former Morgan Stanley Chief Strategy Officer Barton Biggs: The story of Judson Thomas and the mighty Wall Street Journal. In the same way, the old man with a desolate night scene, huddled in the subway station, tightly clutched a volume of "Wall Street Journal" in his sweaty palms. The difference is that Judson Thomas inadvertently got the magic newspaper from the future, giving him the most accurate information about the capital market, and through the magic newspaper Judson became Wall Street's leading stockbroker - of course, all this is a late bloomer Judson. As for the old Louis, faced with the changing trends of the contemporary financial market, such as financial derivatives and electronic transactions, which made him difficult to deal with, and faced with the fact that the independent investment bank he had worked so hard to create was dying, The shareholders of the Federal Reserve took advantage of the fire in despicable ways. He chose to die as the last struggle, and committed suicide to retain his last dignity.
Well, what is our Gordon Gekko doing when the subprime mortgage crisis is raging? Writing a book, giving a speech, just like Neil Leeson's reformation to warn the world. Complicated financial derivatives, various financial engineering models, especially the direct killer of the subprime mortgage crisis, the proud work of the Morgan gangster: credit default swap, have all become the object of Gordon's name and criticism. Gordon calls financial derivatives a "weapon of mass destruction" and lashes out at Wall Street's moral hazard. It looks like our Mr. Gordon is babbling like an old Buffett. Gordon's edge is lost? Could it be that the real protagonist in this film is that Transformers kid LaBeouf?
Oh, and our vanished Charlie Sheen is in this movie too! However, he is already an old guy with bags under his eyes and a hunched back. Bud's role has also become a slacker who earnestly manages "Blue Star Airlines" after being released from prison, sells shares at a high price to make a fortune, and then retire for pleasure. He let his money sleeps, so he's destined not to be the main character again. It's ironic, Tom is not only more charming as he gets older, but he has already started tinkering with the fourth part of "Mission Impossible"! Maybe for Charlie Sheen, "Wall Street 2" is really superfluous.
Let's talk about our Transformers boy LaBeouf, in order to avenge Louis, who was regarded as a kind father by him, he did everything possible to find the source of the bad news for Zabel at that time: Bretton of Churchill Schwartz Investment Company. Wait a minute, why is this Bretton so familiar? Oh, after a few more glances, I remembered, isn't it the moustache cowboy in Coen Brothers' "No Country for Old Men"! This character represents a guy with a lot of background on Wall Street, I noticed a detail, in his living room, there is a photo of him and Soros (although it is PS)!
The rest of the story revolves around the Transformers boy and his single mother; a stubborn real estate investor's anxiety about the U.S. housing market and expectations of a crashing market bubble; how Gordon is reconciled with his daughter, his only living relative; The mutual "help" between Gordon and Transformers Boys. God, what is Oliver Stone doing? Is he really just trying to tell the story of the American people themselves during the financial crisis?
And the most important question, is Gordon okay? ? ?
Of course, I realized that believing in Gordon Gekko's goodness was as naive and absurd as believing in the crying apology of Li Gang and his son. Because I caught a hint of slyness in Michael Douglas' eyes.
Sure enough, the story comes to a real climax near the end: Gordon stole his daughter's $100 million fortune and vanishes, leaving only the Transformers boy overwhelmed by the watercolor Tulip Fever...
in the European financial center London, the great Gordon Gekko is back! At this moment, I did not spurn Gordon's treachery, indifference to family, and scheming in the slightest. On the contrary, it was because of Gordon's capital that made a comeback! It seems that in my heart, in the face of Gordon's ability to use leverage to turn 100 million US dollars into 200 million or even 500 million US dollars, my morality and sense of justice are so small, the only thing that ripples in my heart is to re-enter for Gordon. The excitement of financial markets! At this moment, I deeply realized the connotation of money never sleeps!
I'm not happy with the ending of the film because it's too happy. Bretton deserved what he deserved, Gordon was emotionalized, the Transformers boy reunited with his girlfriend and got married and had children, the boy's mother no longer frantically speculates in real estate, but resumes her old job and concentrates on being a nurse. On the first birthday of Gordon's grandson Boff named the little BB Louis to commemorate his mentor Louis Zabel... Maybe this is the humanistic concern for Americans when the trauma of the financial crisis has not yet healed, and the director Stone reminds us that God is still watching over us; but That's not supposed to be the way things are, is it? At least not for Gordon. Maybe he will be touched by the birth of his grandson, maybe he will quietly repay the $100 million after making huge profits without any suspense, but he is the legendary Gordon who is extremely greedy in the face of interests and is used to taking desperate risks. He is Gordon who is aloof and inhumane, and he is the eternal capital pope in my heart!
Perhaps, only the bubble that slowly rises to the sky at the end of the film and has not burst is the most real existence. It reminds us that people's greed will still create the next beautiful bubble with a colorful appearance, and with its disillusionment, it will lead to a more violent economic crisis!
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