The Big Short begins in the 1970s with the invention of mortgage securities. In case you're thinking of falling asleep or walking out, within three minutes there's the line "The banker went from the country club to the strip club," accompanied by footage of nearly naked ladies showing you their boobs and bums.
It's quite an annoying way to start, and may give the impression that the film will follow the lead of, say, The Wolf of Wall Street in trying to make the world of finance less tedious by submerging it in tits and glitter. There’s even a scene where Margot Robbie – who plays Jordan Belfort's wife in The Wolf of Wall Street – explains the subprime mortgage securities market to camera while reclining in a bubble bath and drinking champagne.
Fortunately, the film picks itself up from this point, and ends up being a good deal more thoughtful than this first act might lead you to believe.
The Big Short has a broader focus than Margin Call and a more explicitly political perspective. Historically speaking, though, its approach is equally valid.
Its focus is on the Wall Street personalities involved, the mind-blowing levels of denial and coverup among regulators, ratings agencies and banks, and ultimately the consequences. If its economics isn’t a full picture – well, there’s only so much you can say in two hours, and only so many celebrities the film-makers could entice into a bubble bath to explain things.
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