Last week I saw "The Big Short", a movie based on the novel of the same name by Michael Lewis.
I'm a big fan of movies, and always preferred movies to the books. Mainly because I'm not a good reader, but enjoy watching films.
This was an exception. Hollywood disappointed. The movie had a great cast, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt. And they introduced several famous personalities to simplify what they considered complex concepts. And that didn't work either.
Having said that, The Big Short is an amazing book and is a must read for anyone who has any interaction with the finance markets. Come to think of it, it actually is a great read for everybody.
And for those of you who are thinking of skipping the book in favor of the movie, think again. This is one of the few unique scenarios where what almost always works, doesn't.
You can check out the details:
The Book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short
The Movie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short_%28film%29
I'm a big fan of movies, and always preferred movies to the books. Mainly because I'm not a good reader, but enjoy watching films.
This was an exception. Hollywood disappointed. The movie had a great cast, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt. And they introduced several famous personalities to simplify what they considered complex concepts. And that didn't work either.
Having said that, The Big Short is an amazing book and is a must read for anyone who has any interaction with the finance markets. Come to think of it, it actually is a great read for everybody.
And for those of you who are thinking of skipping the book in favor of the movie, think again. This is one of the few unique scenarios where what almost always works, doesn't.
You can check out the details:
The Book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short
The Movie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short_%28film%29
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