“THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD!” is the message of the entire film.
But, the content of the film is what you need to worry about. It was about some
guys (played by Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt) who
knew the economy will collapse in the near future, which was in 2008.
The black-comedy film is a talkies film, but what makes it
special is that the film has a big charisma for its way of saying or explaining
things. For example they broke the 4th wall – which means basicaly
some characters in the film started to look at the camera and interact with us.
There are moments also when I was smiling all the away in a whole scene – it
was so funny that only I in the theatre laughed alone (so sad). This is really
a true black-comedy film.
The content of the film was really hard to be followed. But,
I think they had already made it as simple as possible. For me, I really should
watch it again when I have a time. The film is very educational. It’s very
different than the usual stock market drama. Some people said the film is like
Sidney Lumet’s Network (1976) – I agree with them.
This is Adam McKay’s first serious film. Before this, he
made some movies with Will Ferell in all of it. The movies are bad to be watch.
The cinematography of the film is pretty obvious – it was
made like that to create realism. The motivation was strong. It wasn’t for the
mood, because the content of the film IS the MOOD.
The ensemble cast were superb. They acted very well suited
for the characters. I was shocked when Steve Carell became mad and then
suddenly cries – he had a reputation of a comedian rather than a serious actor.
The Big Short is a film for good listeners. If you are not a
good listeners, I recommend you to watch a more action movie. Because this
movie is all about talking good, bad, and goods.
The verdict:
A black comedy with a hard-to-follow content but with the
impact of the 2008 economy collapse was with us – it became more and more
interesting than your girlfriend’s chat in your phone.
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