The Movie 'The Margin Call'
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@ l'aissez faire capitalism...maybe capitalism in general 
SuikodenII
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The people up top never lose.....
Patrick Kane
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Funny you make this thread, I randomly watched it last night too.
I think the movie was based around both Goldman Sachs and Lehman brothers in a way, as they were faced with similar situations and both acted accordingly in it's position to hedge early. Probably closer to Goldman Sachs as it seemed like they were embracing this and simply charged it to the game this time but ultimately knew they'd make out like bandits and recover to make even more money later (today).
I really enjoyed a lot of the dialogue in the movie. It's funny, if you've been around dudes who work on Wall Street, a lot of them have the kind of attitude Will and Seth have. Like when Will's driving with Seth on the Brooklyn Bridge (looked like to me?) and Seth is feeling shytty about losing his job and the bigger picture of what's about to happen, millions of people losing everything and Will's explanation for it. I thought it was pathetic but accurate to how a lot of these guys really feel. Moreover, when they're talking about their bosses salary, their bosses boss salary, how Will spends his salary (2.5 million and how it's never enough) and then Sam and John's final conversation with Sam saying "I need the money" as to why he's staying with the company.
What made that even more interesting was seeing Sam's wife at the end, at their home obviously, that she was now living in. They were obviously going through a divorce or already divorced and she got the house and he was paying out the ass for it, hence, his reasoning for "I need the money". Overall great film though, check it out.
I think the movie was based around both Goldman Sachs and Lehman brothers in a way, as they were faced with similar situations and both acted accordingly in it's position to hedge early. Probably closer to Goldman Sachs as it seemed like they were embracing this and simply charged it to the game this time but ultimately knew they'd make out like bandits and recover to make even more money later (today).
I really enjoyed a lot of the dialogue in the movie. It's funny, if you've been around dudes who work on Wall Street, a lot of them have the kind of attitude Will and Seth have. Like when Will's driving with Seth on the Brooklyn Bridge (looked like to me?) and Seth is feeling shytty about losing his job and the bigger picture of what's about to happen, millions of people losing everything and Will's explanation for it. I thought it was pathetic but accurate to how a lot of these guys really feel. Moreover, when they're talking about their bosses salary, their bosses boss salary, how Will spends his salary (2.5 million and how it's never enough) and then Sam and John's final conversation with Sam saying "I need the money" as to why he's staying with the company.
What made that even more interesting was seeing Sam's wife at the end, at their home obviously, that she was now living in. They were obviously going through a divorce or already divorced and she got the house and he was paying out the ass for it, hence, his reasoning for "I need the money". Overall great film though, check it out.
Will had quotable's for days...
I remember an Old dude when sh!t was going down he said it was because of those PHd nerds using equations I guess to essentially beat the system...which they did but ended out bad for everyone...
Goldman Sachs makes sense since they had the most washington insiders and Lehman brothers was probably there biggest competition 
I remember an Old dude when sh!t was going down he said it was because of those PHd nerds using equations I guess to essentially beat the system...which they did but ended out bad for everyone...
Goldman Sachs makes sense since they had the most washington insiders and Lehman brothers was probably there biggest competition 
ogc163
Superstar
Jeremy Irons was great in this film.
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He Who Posts Well
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I need to see this.
I think it was an amalgamation of both. I watched this about a week ago and it pretty much enforced my opinion that I will stay in a field that focuses on necessary resources. Something guaranteed not to fail so to speak. Because banks and big business are too dependent on market and economy.
don't forget the CEO could give a flying fukk about you and your family....
@ the CEO's scum baggery....
SuikodenII
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don't forget the CEO could give a flying fukk about you and your family....
When you're that high up, everyone else resembles ants...
SumBlackguyz
Cacs Gonna Cac
interesting movie