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aag says...

8 years ago

Still just a bit confused, but definitely impressed. This movie is a great way to tell something really important without turning it into an 100% boring and 0% "reachable" documentary. In a way, it dares you to not believe them, the characters—their story and what they did—neither what the future can hold. By doing so, it scares us twice as much and makes us keep discussing it all, long after it finishes. Very good.

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Messtix says...

8 years ago

This is a good movie , a little confusing but still good.

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nmahoney416 says...

5 years ago

I love the style of this movie. The way it explains complicated things and breaking the 4th wall to confirm or deny what really happened is a perfect way to make this entertaining. The acting is great all around. Still this makes me very angry.

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faithful soul says...

8 years ago

Having failed my maths exams 3 times before finally getting a pass, my number skills are very poor. So whilst I enjoyed the film and appreciated the acting and the story, the intricacies of the banking system were as clear as a Swedish film with no subtitles. The film tries hard to relay certain financial concepts but my brain couldn't cope. What is clear, however, is this... the rich get rich while the poorer get poorer. The greedy bankers are criminals who were never brought to justice and the poor and working class suffered as a result. Its a familiar story in many aspects in life but by the film's climax it hits hard.

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the_guy_with_the_hat says...

8 years ago

Great Movie. Not everytime flawless, but it's one of my most loved 'subgenre'.

10/10

You like this Topic?

Watch also this three other movies:
- Inside Job
- Too Big to fail
- Margin Call

There are a great compilation to get a good Overview about this crisis.

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purpledrazi-deleted-1523337478 says...

7 years ago

Great mix of witty dialogue and drama. Very well directed to weave together the strands of the story owned by each of the characters who were all coming at the same problem separately. The concepts of CDS and CDO financial instruments is not the easiest thing to grasp, but the explanations via analogy were nicely handled and got the basic point across well.

Expect a sequel in about 2021 - the bail out money has been used to reinflate the bubble. I expect The City of London to be the main setting; although they might need a location budget for a number of European cities!!.

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deskrabbit says...

8 years ago

Such a great movie. It's funny, it's smart, it's well-done and it made me angry and sad. Note to self: please, always remember who the bad guys in this world are.
"I have a feeling, in a few years people are going to be doing what they always do when the economy tanks. They will be blaming immigrants and poor people."

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FinFan says...

8 years ago

I really liked the movie, but I´m still not 100% sure I understand every detail of what went on at the time. What I do understand is that it´s starting to happening again.

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Whitsbrain says...

2 years ago

If you asked 10 people if they'd rather learn about mortgages or hear facts about Caitlyn Jenner, I'd bet 9 would choose the latter. That's what's so amazing about "The Big Short". It takes what most would consider an exceedingly boring topic and makes it very interesting. Granted, the characters and their struggles are what people pay attention to but the way the director educates the viewer with brief tutorials from un-involved celebrities is clever. I also can't recall a film that uses characters breaking the fourth wall as effectively.

This has a large and talented cast and tells a pretty accurate story of the subprime meltdown of the late '00s. I'm not much of a Drama genre guy, but this was excellent.

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digishield says...

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3 years ago

When I first saw this film many years ago, I didn't understand a thing. Even though it tries to explain everything to complete idiots. I definitely liked the cast. Today is 2021 and after all that has happened to GME and ACM stock ... after WSB and the crypto market that I only got a little glimpse into I finally understood the movie! And it's awesome!

[spoiler]The only question is: **Where can I buy water shares?**[/spoiler]:smirk:

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