The Big Short
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financial crises and moral issues; how books can or cannot be transformed into popular movies;
Joan
Jan 07, 2016 06:51AM
financial crises and moral issues; books and movies--achievements of both;
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I think the movie version of this is educating people in a big way.I saw it in a packed house and the audience seemed super engaged. And that's OK, if it takes Hollywood. This is complicated stuff. Not everyone wants to read the book -- though this one is quite readable -- but the entertaining movie version also lays out the tough underlying issues: greed
, lack of accountability, media/ratings agency/SEC complicity. Then mixes in laughs.
, lack of accountability, media/ratings agency/SEC complicity. Then mixes in laughs.
I, too, thought the movie was amazing, but I'm glad I read the book first.
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