Inside Job - People's opinions
So I just finished watching Inside Job again last night and wanted to see what people's opinions were on it. I thought it was incredible. Granted, I might be biased because I think all documentaries made about the crisis are fascinating, but this one was special.
There were some BIG name interviews in this movie. Many of which they made look like complete frauds. This was also the first doc I've seen that highlighted the huge influence Wall Street has on the economics departments at major schools. Glenn Hubbard (Dean of Columbia Business School), Frederic Mishkin (Professor at Columbia), and John Campbell (Head of Econ Dept at Harvard) looked like fools.
I was a little bit worried this was going to turn into another Michael Moore propaganda piece when they introduced Obama at the end promising financial reform, but it quickly showed that Obama hasn't really done anything significant in terms of regulation.
Anyone want to dispute the facts made in the movie? Think it was too liberal?
I thought it was great, and well deserving of the Oscar. That said, I left the theater wanting to punch something and then take a shower.
What do you mean Eddie? Too preachy/populist? Or disgusted at Wall Street/Academia/DC in general?
Sickened by Wall Street and DC. I never expected much out of Academia to begin with.
Jesus Mishkin is a tool. Who knew?
anyone know of a good link to watch this online??
use one of these links on this page....
http://watchthisnow.org/watch-2716989-Inside-Job
I had to return a textbook the other day... coincidentally it was authored by Mishkin. I would not have wanted to teach class the day after the movie came out. All the academia interviewees got killed.
My favorite line from this movie: "C-c-ould w-w-we t-t-t-turn this off for a second?"
Try this link: http://www.putlocker.com/file/3BNOSJI0IPS0KGSC
The problem with Wall Street and DC and Academia is that they are forced to recruit from the human race.
And yes, I came to NYC to get fucking paid, don't worry, I don't think I'm saving the world. I just like the idea of making an honest million dollars
I just finished watching it online. While the documentary makes some good points, does it bother anybody else that the movie's two most central testimonies come from Barney Frank and Elliot Spitzer? Barney Frank shares as much responsibility for the credit crisis as anybody else. Elliot Spitzer condemns Wall Street for its immoral ways yet never mentions his well known immorality.
While I agree they should have mentioned Frank's Freddie/Fannie connection, he was by no means a "central testimony" in the film. He had
While I agree they should have mentioned Frank's Freddie/Fannie connection, he was by no means a "central testimony" in the film. He had
for the record: f*** spitzer
Now you know how to get a show on Fox. Or at least half a show.
I don't have a timer but I am pretty sure Barney Frank was featured longer than 30 seconds. I consider his testimony "central" because he is one of the few recognizable names that bashes Wall Street in the film. Most of those who bash Wall Street in the film are relative nobodies. It seems that director chose to include Barney Frank and Elliot Spitzer to add legitimacy to their claims. To be fair, Wall Street has no one to blame but themselves but the "Inside Job" could have done a much better job displaying both sides. I.e. Barney Frank refusing to regulate Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac.
Elliot Spitzer never once mentions his hookers. The documentary does it for him after the audience hears all of his testimony. For anyone who has followed the rise and fall of Spitzer, it is obvious that he is just as slimy and crooked as anyone else on Wall Street.
He was talking about using prostitutes to flip johns and then said something to the effect of, "clearly I'm not the one to do that." I don't know if you want him to cut his dick off on camera or what, but it's not like everyone doesn't already know he stuck his paw in the honey jar.
Also for the record, Mishkin has corrected his CV on his website and posted all of his potential conflicts. So maybe he's not a total dick.
After he was outed by an oscar winning documentary....
Definitely one sided. Sets up tee ball questions for the people proving his point and slams the ones against his point. I thought there was some very interesting things brought up that definitely make me want to work very ethically throughout my career. It felt like there was just enough information given to hang the audience. Obviously statistical magic was used for shock and awe. What I took away is an increased wariness of the pervasive "revolving door" situation although, I don't think it should be regulated away. That being said there is obviously a lot of back scratching going on and it starts in DC.
I thought it was really well made, but the choosing Matt Damon to do the narration was not a good idea in my opinion. His voice pisses me off!
Clearly the intent of the film was to point fingers at the government and wall street executives. But just like Michael Moore's financial crisis movie, who does it forget? The consumers. Not sympathizing with anyone that got slammed in the documentary (although it did seem like heavy editing and well-timed questioning construed the circumstances), but what about the consumers that borrowed money for their house and couldn't pay it back? And not to be a dick, but that scene where the Mexican couple that moved to California and got their home foreclosed may have been one of the funniest things ever. The couple don't speak English and I highly doubt the terms and conditions of their mortgage was provided in Spanish by their bank.
This actually brings up another question: yes consumers are retarded for taking on baloon rate mortgages and other debt that they for sure know they can't pay back; but how about the financiers that knowingly do this? At first glance, it may seem like the whole burden of guilt would be on the banks, but don't the consumers, as legally binding parties of these agreements, have an obligation to be educated on these matters that they are about to get into?
I don't know man, just seems like the masses are being guided by the media and not taking initiatives to learn what's really going on. But then again, what's new? Either way, back to the topic at hand , great movie.
Who has actually met the cocaine and prostitute abusing traders? Most guys Ive met are pretty good people. Its no longer the 80's.
The film mixes banker/trader/broker etc into the same pile making the assumption everyone on wall st does the same job and partakes in the moral degradation.
The part about the prostitutes and the cocaine made me think that if they caught a wall street guy going to the bathroom without flushing the toilet, they'd mention that as well just to make wall street people look bad.
Like the entertainment industry isn't the sleaziest group of operators out there? pa-LEASE, spare me the moralizing. Let's give Hollywood what they want for a day and put Charlie [the crackhead] Sheen in charge of industry oversight, and see how much things improve.
Love you Charlie no homo but you're a crackhead
Saw it in a transatlantic flight last week. Well documentated. Mishkin looks like the biggest fraud ever in it. To an almost shocking point actually... esp. the part where he mentions how he resigned from the SEC advisory board to "get some courses materials updated" in the middle of the financial crisis...
Just to bring something from Michael moors documentary.
The fortune 500 companies buying life insurance policies on their employees
and then CEO of merril lynch i think telling president Regan to speed it up wow
I just saw this movie and I have to say it does make the academia seem like idiots lol.
Does anyone care to dispute the facts in the movie (other than consumer responsibility), like the op said?
Inside Job - Anyone see the movie? (Originally Posted: 03/15/2011)
Have any of you seen that movie? I watched it for the first time yesterday and all I could think was, damn it feels good to be a banker.
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/inside-job
Great movie. It's in my top ten.
on my list of movies to see. very curious
inside job - Thoughts on the movie? (Originally Posted: 03/06/2011)
Recently saw the documentary 'inside man' overall it was kinda long and surprisingly not that exciting, although finance isnt really an exciting subject lol
I prefer PBS frontline :inside the meltdown much better!
what are your guys thoughts on the movie?
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/inside-job
Inside Job- Best Documentary 2011 (Originally Posted: 03/24/2011)
Just watched it and became quite the skeptic of the industry. Well documented. Thoughts about the documentary anyone?
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