Did you ever wonder how the market crashed in 2008? Well, the Big Short explains a lot of that. Actually Michael Burry (Christian Bale) predicted that the market was going to crash due to mortgages in real estate. Now I can go in some really heavy talk about commodities and synthetic bonds, but I'm just going to be really simple with this. Burry invests in some money considering his prediction. Well, since banks are laughing at him and are just letting him take the loans, he's just rolling in the moolah trying to make sure his company doesn't crash and fall. At the same time though, Mark Baum (Steve Carrell) is at it trying to prove anyone who is anyone wrong including people who try and take his taxi, and when he notices something faulty in the system, he tries to do something about it. Little did he know that he was going to affect his own company. Also in another parallel plot line, Ben Rickert (Brad Pitt) along with a few interested right doers are following Burry's prediction wondering if it is actually true. So as an accounting student, this movie automatically caught my eye, not just because it's talking about all these fancy schmancy things, but it's actually a true story. Now Hollywood does like to exaggerate a few things, but it was very interesting just learning a little bit more of how the world works especially when it comes to the business side of things. The movie is captured a bit like a documentary though so the camera does focus on one person and then the other, and even sometimes the actor or actress will look directly in the camera and say things while the movie is still going on. I probably will have to watch this movie again to gather even more information that I missed, but if you're a business person and is interested in dramatic appeals when it comes to the recession, you might want to check out this movie.
*Rated R for strong language and some sexuality/nudity.
My Rating: A
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