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Merl 2022-03-25 09:01:08

When you know that what everyone has is worthless, how do you choose? Do you keep your secrets and go ashore by yourself, or do you run and tell each other and end up going into the water yourself? In the movie, the last thing is to protect oneself, but while protecting oneself, all of their industry credits are included, and they will not be able to mix in the future, unless all their colleagues died in this disaster, and in the 2008 financial crisis, this This kind of situation is very likely to happen, because the people in it know how big the disaster was created by themselves, and at this time, it is who is the fastest to escape. So after weighing the pros and cons, it seems understandable that they choose to flee. This decision completely excludes morality. Everything is manipulated by interests. Even Spacey, who still retains some compassion, is after the final struggle——i need money, i can't believe that i still need money, Tossed his bottom line; he was sad, but he did it anyway. The financial industry really puts too much emphasis on human nature and fluctuates too frequently.
Human hearts, and one more thing about anticipation. In the movie, a number of executives were thrown into the blame to stabilize market sentiment, so when the public saw this behavior of the company, they would expect the problem to be solved or that the company has a great determination to solve the problem, all of which point to a better future. , the public will act accordingly, but this expectation is not in line with the facts. I'm thinking that the current financial system puts too much weight on the unpredictable human mind.

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  • Kacie 2022-03-27 09:01:05

    Lots of acting skills!

Margin Call quotes

  • Peter Sullivan: Look at these people. Wandering around with absolutely no idea what's about to happen.

  • Sam Rogers: The real question is: who are we selling this to?

    John Tuld: The same people we've been selling it to for the last two years, and whoelse ever would buy it.

    Sam Rogers: But John, if you do this, you will kill the market for years. It's over.

    [John nods grimly]

    Sam Rogers: And you're selling something that you *know* has no value.

    John Tuld: We are selling to willing buyers at the current fair market price.

    [Sam lowers his gaze]

    John Tuld: So that we may survive.

    Sam Rogers: You would never sell anything to any of those people ever again.

    John Tuld: I understand.

    Sam Rogers: Do you?

    John Tuld: Do *you*?

    John Tuld: [pounding on the desk] This is it! I'm telling you this is it!