Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 22, 2017 20:14:48 GMT
I'd say The Big Short was close to being a movie about 'scummy regulators.' The protagonists don't do anything to try to stop the impending calamity, they just convince each other to find ways to profit from it. I felt uneasy as it seemed the film was glorifying greed until at one point Brad Pitt's character chastises two of the other characters for celebrating what was essentially a bet against the American economy.
The Big Short is a brilliant film because it is equal parts entertaining and disturbing. I'm not saying the central characters are at fault for anything, or that anyone would have listened to them if they tried to warn the public on a larger scale. But if you're rooting for them solely in a feel-good way as you watch the film, you missed the larger tragedy of the situation.
The Big Short is a brilliant film because it is equal parts entertaining and disturbing. I'm not saying the central characters are at fault for anything, or that anyone would have listened to them if they tried to warn the public on a larger scale. But if you're rooting for them solely in a feel-good way as you watch the film, you missed the larger tragedy of the situation.