good business ethics movie

Rebecca 2022-03-24 09:02:06

I roughly read the reviews, and many people gave it a low score because they thought it was a not-so-good thriller. But it's really a film about ethics, the sins of the deal and the place of the media between the individual and the institution.
In the first half of the film, the male protagonist called on the audience in front of the TV to buy the stock of Toki to save themselves, but some people took the opportunity to ship it, and the stock price fell instead of rising. Investors are willing to watch someone die because of it for their own benefit. Do you need to be human when you trade? Or should the machine just care about the numbers on the account?
In the second half of the film, the kidnappers questioned the CEO of Toki if he knew that his behavior of manipulating the stock price was wrong, but he was asked if he could give an example of what law he violated. Should the transaction be maximized within the limits of the law? Or should there be a bottom line?

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  • Ron Sprecher: I had a meeting with Tony Biscano at Licem Pharmaceutical.

    Patty Fenn: Lee, I'll be in your ear.

    Ron Sprecher: He gave me this.

    Lee Gates: What is it?

    Ron Sprecher: It's erectile cream.

    Lee Gates: Tony Biscano of Licem gave you erectile cream?

    Ron Sprecher: Yeah.

    Lee Gates: I guess I wasn't aware of the exact nature of your relationship.

    Ron Sprecher: Well, they've been testing this thing for over a year, and the approval from the FDA finally came in last night. They're sending out a press release...

    Lee Gates: And it works?

    Ron Sprecher: Uh... apparently, yeah. Pretty damn well.

    Lee Gates: Have you tried it?

    Ron Sprecher: I just got it, like, thirty minutes ago.

    Lee Gates: Well, what the hell are you waiting for?

    Ron Sprecher: You want me to...

    Lee Gates: Well, we're on in five minutes, aren't we? Put it on!

  • Lee Gates: Ron, you walking hard or what?

    Ron Sprecher: Oh, uh, this stuff is incredible. I'm talking 0 to 60 in, like, twenty seconds flat.

    Lee Gates: Good, so it's a buy, then. All right. Put it away and find me a better lead for next week's show.

    Ron Sprecher: Put it away?