Movie Analysis: “The Big Short”

Won the 2016 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, based on the book by Michael Lewis.

IMDb plot summary: Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight.

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Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of watching movies and reading scripts.

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