An insight into the mentality of the finance industry

Rating: 7/10 (30 January 2014)

Welcome to the world of unadulterated greed and decadence. The premise of this movie, is 'if you are part of a multi-billion dollar industry that produces nothing, why bother with moral values?'
Jordan started from nothing and became a multimillionaire. He defeated the odds, bent the rules and made it big. However, with success he grew even more greedy and nothing was enough. To overcome his urges he needed to binge on drugs and sex in order to cope.
The film is a satire and we observe a man who has it all, yet nothing. Rich yet nothing more than a common junkie. The quest for more and more is never ending and he has to resort to even bigger risks, more law breaking in order to somehow tame his insatiable appetite for more wealth.
The intelligent, witty individual will initially gain our sympathy and liking but soon he is nothing more than a pathetic figure.
This delightful film is ultimately an insight into the world and mind frame of finance and given that it is people like Jordan that caused the crisis the world is currently in, we better take a good look in order to decide how to deal with such attitudes especially when they are so influential.