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The movie follows three storylines that never fully meet but are all about the same thing and headed in the same direction. Michael Burry (Christian Bale) is a strange introvert who has an easier time dealing with numbers and contracts than he does other people. He’s strange and has strange methods, likely played up for the sake of the movie, but is allowed to do what he wants since he gets results. Burry is the first to realize that the once strong mortgage market is being propped up on hopes and dreams. The way the loans are consolidated makes them little more than garbage wrapped in pretty paper.\nBurry has to convince the banks to take his money since the deal appears to be so heavily in their favor. He invests over a billion dollars on a payout that would, could, and ultimately did, bankrupt many major financial institutions. Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) is an investor who knows Burry by reputation. He sees what Burry is doing and wants in. He has a hell of a time convincing anyone to go in on it because the nation as a whole believed betting against the housing market was beyond foolish. Vennett finds support in uber idealist Mark Baum (Steve Carell). Baum is a bitter curmudgeon who is happiest when bringing down those whom he considers arrogant.\nIt’s tough to root for the protagonists in this film. Not because they aren’t likable, though that argument could be easily made, but because if they win, America loses. There’s no real spoilers to avoid in a movie like this. Anyone reading this review lived through 2008 and knows how bad things got. This movie fills in the gaps as to why and how this happened. It’s a real eye opener that will leave a sinking feeling in your gut.\nAuthor Michael Lewis has made a very successful career on taking mundane or hard to consume financial matters and make them interesting and understandable. Not only did he write the novel version of The Big Short and made the housing market and the economy collapse something that regular people can understand, he tackled how Baseball became a game of finances instead of stats or athleticism in Moneyball. Lewis also wrote Flash Boys for his take on the stock market and the book The Blind Side. Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale) and Adam McKay (Ant-Man, The Other Guys) were brought in to adapt Lewis’s book for the big screen. McKay also directed The Big Short and anyone can plainly see this guy knows how to make a movie.\nThe snappy editing works for the most part. There are a few too many shots that look like a Dateline exclusive of grainy footage falling into super slow motion before cutting away for no apparent reason. Where it works is in the self-effacing way that the film admits the subject matter it’s dealing with is dry. Incredibly dry. Ryan Gosling’s Vennett even addresses the camera during a club scene and tells the audience this isn’t how the events actually unfolded, that Vennett would never be caught dead in the place like that, but it was more interesting for the movie. Another great trick the filmmakers implemented was having a well known celebrity explain a heavy bit of material in plane English. Margot Robbie in a bubble bath, Anthony Bourdain making a food analogy, and Selena Gomez translating for a professional investor at a Las Vegas casino. The fast edits, back and forth jumps, and overall zaniness of how the story unfolds keeps the audience engaged because the subject matter alone won’t.\nThis review seems very disparaging toward the subject matter. That’s not my intention at all. I found every bit of The Big Short fascinating, granted I am interested in property investment. Others may not be as into it but The Big Short is worth it’s time for the performances and as an exciting way to get a history lesson.\nAdam’s Verdict on The Big Short: 4\/5","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/the-big-short\/#content)\n\n[So Wizard Podcast](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/ \"So Wizard Podcast | Home page\")\n\n- [Home](http:\/\/sowizardpodcast.com\/)\n- [The Podcast](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/category\/podcast\/)\n- [Videos](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/category\/videos\/)\n  - [Go to YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCV4N0ZAkYua4ogQuTKvBoDg)\n- [Contact](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/contact\/)\n- [Merch](https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/stores\/so-wizard-podcast)\n\n- [Home](http:\/\/sowizardpodcast.com\/)\n- [The Podcast](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/category\/podcast\/)\n- [Videos](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/category\/videos\/)\n  - [Go to YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCV4N0ZAkYua4ogQuTKvBoDg)\n- [Contact](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/contact\/)\n- [Merch](https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/stores\/so-wizard-podcast)\n\n[So Wizard Podcast](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/ \"So Wizard Podcast | Home page\")\n\n- [Movie Reviews](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/category\/movie-review-2\/) \/ [Review](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/category\/review\/)\n\n# The Big Short\nby  [Adam](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/author\/adam\/ \"Posts by Adam\")  · Published January 14, 2016 · Updated January 22, 2016\n\n![The Big Short Poster](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the-big-short-poster.jpg)\n\nThe Big Short Poster\n\nThis movie is definitely not like any other movie to come out this year. It’s part documentary that admits flat out that it skews the facts for entertainment and is a movie made for entertaining that flat out admits the subject matter is dry and hard for audiences to digest. Wading into that murky gray area of breaking the fourth wall while educating and entertaining is unclear but that’s where The Big Short really finds its footing.\n\nJust before the big stock market and housing market crashes in 2008 a handful of ambitious investors in all walks of the business were clued into what was coming. The movie follows three storylines that never fully meet but are all about the same thing and headed in the same direction. Michael Burry (Christian Bale) is a strange introvert who has an easier time dealing with numbers and contracts than he does other people. He’s strange and has strange methods, likely played up for the sake of the movie, but is allowed to do what he wants since he gets results. Burry is the first to realize that the once strong mortgage market is being propped up on hopes and dreams. The way the loans are consolidated makes them little more than garbage wrapped in pretty paper.\n\nBurry has to convince the banks to take his money since the deal appears to be so heavily in their favor. He invests over a billion dollars on a payout that would, could, and ultimately did, bankrupt many major financial institutions. Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) is an investor who knows Burry by reputation. He sees what Burry is doing and wants in. He has a hell of a time convincing anyone to go in on it because the nation as a whole believed betting against the housing market was beyond foolish. Vennett finds support in uber idealist Mark Baum (Steve Carell). Baum is a bitter curmudgeon who is happiest when bringing down those whom he considers arrogant.\n\nIt’s tough to root for the protagonists in this film. Not because they aren’t likable, though that argument could be easily made, but because if they win, America loses. There’s no real spoilers to avoid in a movie like this. Anyone reading this review lived through 2008 and knows how bad things got. This movie fills in the gaps as to why and how this happened. It’s a real eye opener that will leave a sinking feeling in your gut.\n\nAuthor Michael Lewis has made a very successful career on taking mundane or hard to consume financial matters and make them interesting and understandable. Not only did he write the novel version of The Big Short and made the housing market and the economy collapse something that regular people can understand, he tackled how Baseball became a game of finances instead of stats or athleticism in Moneyball. Lewis also wrote Flash Boys for his take on the stock market and the book The Blind Side. Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale) and Adam McKay (Ant-Man, The Other Guys) were brought in to adapt Lewis’s book for the big screen. McKay also directed The Big Short and anyone can plainly see this guy knows how to make a movie.\n\nThe snappy editing works for the most part. There are a few too many shots that look like a Dateline exclusive of grainy footage falling into super slow motion before cutting away for no apparent reason. Where it works is in the self-effacing way that the film admits the subject matter it’s dealing with is dry. Incredibly dry. Ryan Gosling’s Vennett even addresses the camera during a club scene and tells the audience this isn’t how the events actually unfolded, that Vennett would never be caught dead in the place like that, but it was more interesting for the movie. Another great trick the filmmakers implemented was having a well known celebrity explain a heavy bit of material in plane English. Margot Robbie in a bubble bath, Anthony Bourdain making a food analogy, and Selena Gomez translating for a professional investor at a Las Vegas casino. The fast edits, back and forth jumps, and overall zaniness of how the story unfolds keeps the audience engaged because the subject matter alone won’t.\n\nThis review seems very disparaging toward the subject matter. That’s not my intention at all. I found every bit of The Big Short fascinating, granted I am interested in property investment. Others may not be as into it but The Big Short is worth it’s time for the performances and as an exciting way to get a history lesson.\n\n## Adam’s Verdict on The Big Short: 4\/5\n\nTags: [bank collapse](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/bank-collapse\/)[christian bale](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/christian-bale\/)[housing market](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/housing-market\/)[margot robbie](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/margot-robbie\/)[michael lewis](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/michael-lewis\/)[recession](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/recession\/)[ryan gosling](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/ryan-gosling\/)[steve carell](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/steve-carell\/)[the big short](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/tag\/the-big-short\/)\n\n#### You may also like...\n- [![Detroit Banner](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/detroit-banner.jpg)](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/hulu-pick-detroit\/)\n  \n  #### [Hulu Pick – Detroit](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/hulu-pick-detroit\/)\n  March 30, 2018\n  \n  by  [Adam](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/author\/adam\/ \"Posts by Adam\")  · Published March 30, 2018\n- [![](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/revenant-leo.jpg)](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/movie-reviewleobear\/)\n  \n  #### [MOVIE REVIEW: THE REVENANT](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/movie-reviewleobear\/)\n  January 20, 2016\n  \n  by  [Markellus](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/author\/markellus\/ \"Posts by Markellus\")  · Published January 20, 2016 · Last modified February 22, 2016\n- [![Entourage Poster](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/entourage-poster.jpg)](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/entourage\/)\n  \n  #### [Entourage](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/entourage\/)\n  June 4, 2015\n  \n  by  [Adam](https:\/\/www.sowizardpodcast.com\/author\/adam\/ \"Posts by Adam\")  · Published June 4, 2015 · Last modified January 22, 2016\n\nSo Wizard Podcast © 2026. All Rights Reserved.","attrs_readable_markdown":"This movie is definitely not like any other movie to come out this year. It’s part documentary that admits flat out that it skews the facts for entertainment and is a movie made for entertaining that flat out admits the subject matter is dry and hard for audiences to digest. Wading into that murky gray area of breaking the fourth wall while educating and entertaining is unclear but that’s where The Big Short really finds its footing.\n\nJust before the big stock market and housing market crashes in 2008 a handful of ambitious investors in all walks of the business were clued into what was coming. The movie follows three storylines that never fully meet but are all about the same thing and headed in the same direction. Michael Burry (Christian Bale) is a strange introvert who has an easier time dealing with numbers and contracts than he does other people. He’s strange and has strange methods, likely played up for the sake of the movie, but is allowed to do what he wants since he gets results. Burry is the first to realize that the once strong mortgage market is being propped up on hopes and dreams. The way the loans are consolidated makes them little more than garbage wrapped in pretty paper.\n\nBurry has to convince the banks to take his money since the deal appears to be so heavily in their favor. He invests over a billion dollars on a payout that would, could, and ultimately did, bankrupt many major financial institutions. Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) is an investor who knows Burry by reputation. He sees what Burry is doing and wants in. He has a hell of a time convincing anyone to go in on it because the nation as a whole believed betting against the housing market was beyond foolish. Vennett finds support in uber idealist Mark Baum (Steve Carell). Baum is a bitter curmudgeon who is happiest when bringing down those whom he considers arrogant.\n\nIt’s tough to root for the protagonists in this film. Not because they aren’t likable, though that argument could be easily made, but because if they win, America loses. There’s no real spoilers to avoid in a movie like this. Anyone reading this review lived through 2008 and knows how bad things got. This movie fills in the gaps as to why and how this happened. It’s a real eye opener that will leave a sinking feeling in your gut.\n\nAuthor Michael Lewis has made a very successful career on taking mundane or hard to consume financial matters and make them interesting and understandable. Not only did he write the novel version of The Big Short and made the housing market and the economy collapse something that regular people can understand, he tackled how Baseball became a game of finances instead of stats or athleticism in Moneyball. Lewis also wrote Flash Boys for his take on the stock market and the book The Blind Side. Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale) and Adam McKay (Ant-Man, The Other Guys) were brought in to adapt Lewis’s book for the big screen. McKay also directed The Big Short and anyone can plainly see this guy knows how to make a movie.\n\nThe snappy editing works for the most part. There are a few too many shots that look like a Dateline exclusive of grainy footage falling into super slow motion before cutting away for no apparent reason. Where it works is in the self-effacing way that the film admits the subject matter it’s dealing with is dry. Incredibly dry. Ryan Gosling’s Vennett even addresses the camera during a club scene and tells the audience this isn’t how the events actually unfolded, that Vennett would never be caught dead in the place like that, but it was more interesting for the movie. Another great trick the filmmakers implemented was having a well known celebrity explain a heavy bit of material in plane English. Margot Robbie in a bubble bath, Anthony Bourdain making a food analogy, and Selena Gomez translating for a professional investor at a Las Vegas casino. The fast edits, back and forth jumps, and overall zaniness of how the story unfolds keeps the audience engaged because the subject matter alone won’t.\n\nThis review seems very disparaging toward the subject matter. That’s not my intention at all. I found every bit of The Big Short fascinating, granted I am interested in property investment. Others may not be as into it but The Big Short is worth it’s time for the performances and as an exciting way to get a history lesson.\n\n## Adam’s Verdict on The Big Short: 4\/5","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	This movie is definitely not like any other movie to come out this year. It’s part documentary that admits flat out that it skews the facts for entertainment and is a movie made for entertaining that flat out admits the subject matter is dry and hard for audiences to digest. Wading into that murky gray area of breaking the fourth wall while educating and entertaining is unclear but that’s where The Big Short really finds its footing. Just before the big stock market and housing market crashes in 2008 a handful of ambitious investors in all walks of the business were clued into what was coming. The movie follows three storylines that never fully meet but are all about the same thing and headed in the same direction. Michael Burry (Christian Bale) is a strange introvert who has an easier time dealing with numbers and contracts than he does other people. He’s strange and has strange methods, likely played up for the sake of the movie, but is allowed to do what he wants since he gets results. Burry is the first to realize that the once strong mortgage market is being propped up on hopes and dreams. The way the loans are consolidated makes them little more than garbage wrapped in pretty paper. Burry has to convince the banks to take his money since the deal appears to be so heavily in their favor. He invests over a billion dollars on a payout that would, could, and ultimately did, bankrupt many major financial institutions. Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) is an investor who knows Burry by reputation. He sees what Burry is doing and wants in. He has a hell of a time convincing anyone to go in on it because the nation as a whole believed betting against the housing market was beyond foolish. Vennett finds support in uber idealist Mark Baum (Steve Carell). Baum is a bitter curmudgeon who is happiest when bringing down those whom he considers arrogant. It’s tough to root for the protagonists in this film. Not because they aren’t likable, though that argument could be easily made, but because if they win, America loses. There’s no real spoilers to avoid in a movie like this. Anyone reading this review lived through 2008 and knows how bad things got. This movie fills in the gaps as to why and how this happened. It’s a real eye opener that will leave a sinking feeling in your gut. Author Michael Lewis has made a very successful career on taking mundane or hard to consume financial matters and make them interesting and understandable. Not only did he write the novel version of The Big Short and made the housing market and the economy collapse something that regular people can understand, he tackled how Baseball became a game of finances instead of stats or athleticism in Moneyball. Lewis also wrote Flash Boys for his take on the stock market and the book The Blind Side. Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale) and Adam McKay (Ant-Man, The Other Guys) were brought in to adapt Lewis’s book for the big screen. McKay also directed The Big Short and anyone can plainly see this guy knows how to make a movie. The snappy editing works for the most part. There are a few too many shots that look like a Dateline exclusive of grainy footage falling into super slow motion before cutting away for no apparent reason. Where it works is in the self-effacing way that the film admits the subject matter it’s dealing with is dry. Incredibly dry. Ryan Gosling’s Vennett even addresses the camera during a club scene and tells the audience this isn’t how the events actually unfolded, that Vennett would never be caught dead in the place like that, but it was more interesting for the movie. Another great trick the filmmakers implemented was having a well known celebrity explain a heavy bit of material in plane English. Margot Robbie in a bubble bath, Anthony Bourdain making a food analogy, and Selena Gomez translating for a professional investor at a Las Vegas casino. The fast edits, back and forth jumps, and overall zaniness of how the story unfolds keeps the audience engaged because the subject matter alone won’t. This review seems very disparaging toward the subject matter. That’s not my intention at all. I found every bit of The Big Short fascinating, granted I am interested in property investment. Others may not be as into it but The Big Short is worth it’s time for the performances and as an exciting way to get a history lesson. Adam’s Verdict on The Big Short: 4/5
Markdown	[Skip to content](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/the-big-short/#content) [So Wizard Podcast](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/ "So Wizard Podcast \| Home page") - [Home](http://sowizardpodcast.com/) - [The Podcast](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/category/podcast/) - [Videos](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/category/videos/) - [Go to YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV4N0ZAkYua4ogQuTKvBoDg) - [Contact](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/contact/) - [Merch](https://www.teepublic.com/stores/so-wizard-podcast) - [Home](http://sowizardpodcast.com/) - [The Podcast](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/category/podcast/) - [Videos](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/category/videos/) - [Go to YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV4N0ZAkYua4ogQuTKvBoDg) - [Contact](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/contact/) - [Merch](https://www.teepublic.com/stores/so-wizard-podcast) [So Wizard Podcast](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/ "So Wizard Podcast \| Home page") - [Movie Reviews](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/category/movie-review-2/) / [Review](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/category/review/) # The Big Short by [Adam](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/author/adam/ "Posts by Adam") · Published January 14, 2016 · Updated January 22, 2016 ![The Big Short Poster](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/the-big-short-poster.jpg) The Big Short Poster This movie is definitely not like any other movie to come out this year. It’s part documentary that admits flat out that it skews the facts for entertainment and is a movie made for entertaining that flat out admits the subject matter is dry and hard for audiences to digest. Wading into that murky gray area of breaking the fourth wall while educating and entertaining is unclear but that’s where The Big Short really finds its footing. Just before the big stock market and housing market crashes in 2008 a handful of ambitious investors in all walks of the business were clued into what was coming. The movie follows three storylines that never fully meet but are all about the same thing and headed in the same direction. Michael Burry (Christian Bale) is a strange introvert who has an easier time dealing with numbers and contracts than he does other people. He’s strange and has strange methods, likely played up for the sake of the movie, but is allowed to do what he wants since he gets results. Burry is the first to realize that the once strong mortgage market is being propped up on hopes and dreams. The way the loans are consolidated makes them little more than garbage wrapped in pretty paper. Burry has to convince the banks to take his money since the deal appears to be so heavily in their favor. He invests over a billion dollars on a payout that would, could, and ultimately did, bankrupt many major financial institutions. Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) is an investor who knows Burry by reputation. He sees what Burry is doing and wants in. He has a hell of a time convincing anyone to go in on it because the nation as a whole believed betting against the housing market was beyond foolish. Vennett finds support in uber idealist Mark Baum (Steve Carell). Baum is a bitter curmudgeon who is happiest when bringing down those whom he considers arrogant. It’s tough to root for the protagonists in this film. Not because they aren’t likable, though that argument could be easily made, but because if they win, America loses. There’s no real spoilers to avoid in a movie like this. Anyone reading this review lived through 2008 and knows how bad things got. This movie fills in the gaps as to why and how this happened. It’s a real eye opener that will leave a sinking feeling in your gut. Author Michael Lewis has made a very successful career on taking mundane or hard to consume financial matters and make them interesting and understandable. Not only did he write the novel version of The Big Short and made the housing market and the economy collapse something that regular people can understand, he tackled how Baseball became a game of finances instead of stats or athleticism in Moneyball. Lewis also wrote Flash Boys for his take on the stock market and the book The Blind Side. Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale) and Adam McKay (Ant-Man, The Other Guys) were brought in to adapt Lewis’s book for the big screen. McKay also directed The Big Short and anyone can plainly see this guy knows how to make a movie. The snappy editing works for the most part. There are a few too many shots that look like a Dateline exclusive of grainy footage falling into super slow motion before cutting away for no apparent reason. Where it works is in the self-effacing way that the film admits the subject matter it’s dealing with is dry. Incredibly dry. Ryan Gosling’s Vennett even addresses the camera during a club scene and tells the audience this isn’t how the events actually unfolded, that Vennett would never be caught dead in the place like that, but it was more interesting for the movie. Another great trick the filmmakers implemented was having a well known celebrity explain a heavy bit of material in plane English. Margot Robbie in a bubble bath, Anthony Bourdain making a food analogy, and Selena Gomez translating for a professional investor at a Las Vegas casino. The fast edits, back and forth jumps, and overall zaniness of how the story unfolds keeps the audience engaged because the subject matter alone won’t. This review seems very disparaging toward the subject matter. That’s not my intention at all. I found every bit of The Big Short fascinating, granted I am interested in property investment. Others may not be as into it but The Big Short is worth it’s time for the performances and as an exciting way to get a history lesson. ## Adam’s Verdict on The Big Short: 4/5 Tags: [bank collapse](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/bank-collapse/)[christian bale](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/christian-bale/)[housing market](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/housing-market/)[margot robbie](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/margot-robbie/)[michael lewis](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/michael-lewis/)[recession](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/recession/)[ryan gosling](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/ryan-gosling/)[steve carell](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/steve-carell/)[the big short](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/tag/the-big-short/) #### You may also like... - [![Detroit Banner](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/detroit-banner.jpg)](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/hulu-pick-detroit/) #### [Hulu Pick – Detroit](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/hulu-pick-detroit/) March 30, 2018 by [Adam](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/author/adam/ "Posts by Adam") · Published March 30, 2018 - [![](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/revenant-leo.jpg)](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/movie-reviewleobear/) #### [MOVIE REVIEW: THE REVENANT](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/movie-reviewleobear/) January 20, 2016 by [Markellus](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/author/markellus/ "Posts by Markellus") · Published January 20, 2016 · Last modified February 22, 2016 - [![Entourage Poster](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/entourage-poster.jpg)](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/entourage/) #### [Entourage](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/entourage/) June 4, 2015 by [Adam](https://www.sowizardpodcast.com/author/adam/ "Posts by Adam") · Published June 4, 2015 · Last modified January 22, 2016 So Wizard Podcast © 2026. 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Readable Markdown	This movie is definitely not like any other movie to come out this year. It’s part documentary that admits flat out that it skews the facts for entertainment and is a movie made for entertaining that flat out admits the subject matter is dry and hard for audiences to digest. Wading into that murky gray area of breaking the fourth wall while educating and entertaining is unclear but that’s where The Big Short really finds its footing. Just before the big stock market and housing market crashes in 2008 a handful of ambitious investors in all walks of the business were clued into what was coming. The movie follows three storylines that never fully meet but are all about the same thing and headed in the same direction. Michael Burry (Christian Bale) is a strange introvert who has an easier time dealing with numbers and contracts than he does other people. He’s strange and has strange methods, likely played up for the sake of the movie, but is allowed to do what he wants since he gets results. Burry is the first to realize that the once strong mortgage market is being propped up on hopes and dreams. The way the loans are consolidated makes them little more than garbage wrapped in pretty paper. Burry has to convince the banks to take his money since the deal appears to be so heavily in their favor. He invests over a billion dollars on a payout that would, could, and ultimately did, bankrupt many major financial institutions. Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) is an investor who knows Burry by reputation. He sees what Burry is doing and wants in. He has a hell of a time convincing anyone to go in on it because the nation as a whole believed betting against the housing market was beyond foolish. Vennett finds support in uber idealist Mark Baum (Steve Carell). Baum is a bitter curmudgeon who is happiest when bringing down those whom he considers arrogant. It’s tough to root for the protagonists in this film. Not because they aren’t likable, though that argument could be easily made, but because if they win, America loses. There’s no real spoilers to avoid in a movie like this. Anyone reading this review lived through 2008 and knows how bad things got. This movie fills in the gaps as to why and how this happened. It’s a real eye opener that will leave a sinking feeling in your gut. Author Michael Lewis has made a very successful career on taking mundane or hard to consume financial matters and make them interesting and understandable. Not only did he write the novel version of The Big Short and made the housing market and the economy collapse something that regular people can understand, he tackled how Baseball became a game of finances instead of stats or athleticism in Moneyball. Lewis also wrote Flash Boys for his take on the stock market and the book The Blind Side. Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale) and Adam McKay (Ant-Man, The Other Guys) were brought in to adapt Lewis’s book for the big screen. McKay also directed The Big Short and anyone can plainly see this guy knows how to make a movie. The snappy editing works for the most part. There are a few too many shots that look like a Dateline exclusive of grainy footage falling into super slow motion before cutting away for no apparent reason. Where it works is in the self-effacing way that the film admits the subject matter it’s dealing with is dry. Incredibly dry. Ryan Gosling’s Vennett even addresses the camera during a club scene and tells the audience this isn’t how the events actually unfolded, that Vennett would never be caught dead in the place like that, but it was more interesting for the movie. Another great trick the filmmakers implemented was having a well known celebrity explain a heavy bit of material in plane English. Margot Robbie in a bubble bath, Anthony Bourdain making a food analogy, and Selena Gomez translating for a professional investor at a Las Vegas casino. The fast edits, back and forth jumps, and overall zaniness of how the story unfolds keeps the audience engaged because the subject matter alone won’t. This review seems very disparaging toward the subject matter. That’s not my intention at all. I found every bit of The Big Short fascinating, granted I am interested in property investment. Others may not be as into it but The Big Short is worth it’s time for the performances and as an exciting way to get a history lesson. ## Adam’s Verdict on The Big Short: 4/5
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