The Big Short (2015)

Three separate but parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis of 2005 are told. Michael Burry, an eccentric ex-physician turned one-eyed Scion Capital hedge fund manager, has traded traditional office attire for shorts, bare feet and a Supercuts haircut. He believes that the US housing market is built on a bubble that will burst within the next few years. Autonomy within the company allows Burry to do largely as he pleases, so Burry proceeds to bet against the housing market with the banks, who are more than happy to accept his proposal for something that has never happened in American history. The banks believe that Burry is a crackpot and therefore are confident in that they will win the deal. Jared Vennett with Deutschebank gets wind of what Burry is doing and, as an investor believes he too can cash in on Burry's beliefs.

Uma forma original, simples e com alguma graça de explicar o colapso da economia causado pela bolha imobiliária, através de analogias e personagens conhecidas como o chef Anthony Bourdain, a cantora Selena Gomez ou uma gaja boa numa banheira (seria uma actriz porno?).
Um punhado de actores conhecidos (e bem aparecidos) e um Steve Carell irrepreensível (deve ser o primeiro filme em que gostei de vê-lo).
Com todos os 9 filmes da categoria Melhor filme vistos, a minha preferência vai para The Revenant e na categoria de Melhor Realizador escolheria Alejandro G. Iñárritu.

Ben Rickert: If we're right, people lose homes. People lose jobs. People lose retirement savings, people lose pensions. You know what I hate about fucking banking? It reduces people to numbers. Here's a number - every 1% unemployment goes up, 40,000 people die, did you know that?

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