Saturday, January 09, 2016

The Big Short


USA 2015

Details IMDB
Seen 7 January 2016


Ratings from other sources

IMDB 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 7.8/10










My impressions

A few men try to take advantage of the impending financial crisis in the 2000s. The magnitude of the losses that will be incurred in future was beyond their initial estimates.

The story explains the whole setup in an easily understood jargon for the layman. Cameo roles by some guests who are not usually associated with the financial industry makes the topic closer to the public. Meanwhile, the use of visual aids when explaining certain subject matters makes it more palatable. All of these nevertheless does not make one an expert on the whole mechanism.

The bottom line is the general public will usually be the ones who get burnt.



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