Page One: ‘The Big Short’ (2015)

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

The movie version of the opening:

This movie is a marvel. It takes boring economics and not only makes it entertaining, it also educates the viewer. It helps when you have Margo Robbie conveying the exposition while drinking champagne in a bubble bath.

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