The Big Short - Pieces of Thought

Rosalee 2022-04-20 09:01:10

1. I used to read the book on asset securitization and felt that the innovation of derivatives is really genius and clever. Although people also care about the quality of the underlying assets, when the content of the asset package becomes more complex and contains multiple layers, it seems unrealistic to unpack one by one.

2. Go to the country to see if the house is occupied, see how the intermediary sells the house, and talk to the stripper about how to pay off the loan: In addition to relying on numbers - such as the MD - financial decision-making itself is also closely related to the real economy. Related, though the film fails to fully restore the more boring empirical research methods.

3. In the end, in this financial system, there is still the ending of "ordinary people pay for everything and the wicked disappear without a trace", and all the individuals who oppose it appear powerless; among these few individuals, most of them just hope Using this system to fill your pockets, of course, is actually not wrong.

4. In terms of film techniques, when the audience is almost unable to understand, adding human flesh tips to briefly explain professional issues, the effect is still very good.

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The Big Short quotes

  • Casey: What am I supposed to do? Write a piece called "We're all fucked"?

    Charlie Geller: Yes! That's a perfect title!

  • Vinnie Daniel: How are you fucking us?

    Jared Vennett: When you come for the payday, I'm gonna rip your eyes out. I'm gonna make a fortune. The good news is Vinnie, you're not going to care cause you're gonna make so much money. That's what I get out of it. Wanna know what you get out of it? You get the ice cream, the hot fudge, the banana and the nuts. Right now I get the sprinkles, and ya - if this goes thru, I get the cherry. But you get the sundae Vinny. You get the sundae.

    Vinnie Daniel: All right. I buy that. Thank you.