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I love this movie so much. I am amazed that they could find a way to tell this story coherently and still make it completely entertaining. Really impressive.

The Big Short was advertised as a sort of a comedy, but it's actually a horror movie. Can't believe how easily the world economy can crash and burn, and all thanks to some greedy dudes, who don't get punished, and are still doing the same things today. Now that's more scray, than Freddy Kruger, or an alien invasion. Also, there is a movie called "Margin Call", that is incredibly good, and covers these same events from the POV of a larger company, on the evening of the market crash. These two movies work well hand in hand.

Nominated for 5 Oscars including Best Picture, but won for Best Adapted Screenplay. Watching the end of the movie made my cry, showing us that the housing market will never recover, no matter what corporations the houses are built by, or who buys them, and what happens next. My dad says the housing market is frickin ridiculous, and that the film serves as a cautionary tale for which corporation you give your money to.

One of my favorite movies ever that no one reacts to! You goated for this one James!

15:30 yep. I’ll give you a little story. In 2006 we had a neighbor. He had his own small contracting company that was doing really well for a few years up to that point. He ended up taking out a second, and third mortgage on their house, was in the process of adding on an extension on their house (wouldve made the house 1/3 larger) and adding a gigantic pool / water slide / few hole golf course on their property. Then I remember suddenly one day, they were just gone. Moved out. I didn’t know it yet but they economy was going t¡ts up. The bank took their house and there it sat for years, unfinished, half open, giant dirt hole in the backyard. Someone ended up buying that property in 2010 and undid everything that was started. Patched up the holes in the walls as cheap and fast as possible, and filled the dirt hole, replanted a bunch of grass. The square footage actually ended up being less than the house originally started with. It continued to change hands between different renters until about 2018 when a family finally bought it and moved in. I always look at that house and what it symbolized to me. At a certain point I remember almost half the neighborhood was for sale/ for rent / brown dead grass, dark windows with no one in them. And it was like that across the whole city, the whole nation. It’s wild to think about. And it will happen again, it is inevitable, the way the system is set up it is too intertwined not to be. And unfortunately we barely learned from our mistakes.

Another interesting film on this subject is "Margin Call". It's not as flashy as "The Big Short" but it's quite tense with some great acting.

You've GOT to watch "Moneyball"--also Brad Pitt, also based on a book by the same author as "The Big Short!"

As a financial analyst - this movie is pretty incredible at breaking down CDO’s, synthetic CDO’s, derivatives etc.

ive rewatched this movie over 5 times and i still dont get tired of it, shows how amazing it is telling a story like this.

Oh man, I’m glad you’re watching this one. For some reason, this is one of my favourite films of all time. I think just because of how the film is presented, uniquely edited, and exposing light on a part of modern history most people probably didn’t understand, especially me. Like Wolf Of Wall Street, The Big Short makes the world of finance look fun, way more than it seems lol. Great vid as always bro

At the time of the crisis (2007-2009), I worked for one of the world's foremost authorities on historical credit crises. Hearing him calmly describe the $46 trillion of global assets which were destroyed was chilling. If it's too big to fail, it's too big.

Crazy fact: Christian Bale really learned to do that with his eye. No CGI.

The film got 5 Oscar nominations (including editing) and won for its screenplay. It's kind of a masterpiece of storytelling using humor to lead you through what was to be a horrific crisis.

Had an economics teacher put this on in class it was pretty dang good, looking forward to the james vs cinema rules podcast! Love both channels

This movie is so great. And no one ever reacts to it. I’m so glad you did James. And yes this movie is A LOT to unpack. I always considered it a dark comedy. It blends tones super well. Always great to see ya uploading 💜

The fact that Christian Bale trained his eye so it would look like that is insane. One eye! Amazing movie!

if you liked this, you've got to watch margin call. I've never seen a better portrayal of how financial institutions are run than whats seen in that movie.

The scene where Mark is in the restaurant talking to the human leech - I had to step away from my tv for about ten minutes to compose myself the first time I watched it because it made me so angry.. It's a little known fact that Greece, the entire country - went bankrupt as a result of the collapse of the housing market and is still in 2022 taking loans from the EU to get itself out of debt. It's been almost 15 years.

The editing of this movie is just inspiring. Such an incredible story, and left me absolutely seething with rage.

YES so happy someone is giving this the time this film deserves. 2008 did everyone so dirty and after COVID its happening again😬😬

If they made educational films like this I’d be a certified genius

If you like this movie, I highly recommend Margin Call. Another film about the collapse with an amazing cast of actors.

This movie is one of my favorites. Finances... It could have been an incredible snooze fest where you wouldn't understand shit. But the script is smart. The characters take you by the hand and explain everything. It's fun and enlightening and the actors are all playing their part perfectly.

Great reaction bro! I'm so glad that you're the 2nd biggest Reaction channel that has reacted to The Big Short. Congrats! 🎊

One of my favorite films of the last several years. Such an important story and executed so well and so memorably. Really glad to see you give it a look. Thanks!

Literally my favorite movie of all time. The way they described this event is actually much more clear than I thought it was going to be. Incredible acting and the editing of it way phenomenal. Absolutely love this movie. All-star cast absolutely killed it. Can’t praise it enough!

FANTASTIC MOVIE!!! You HAVE to follow it up with "Margin Call"!!! HUGE Ensemble cast, and takes place in the middle of this. As Charlie see's CountryWide go bust is basically the end of Margin Call :)

I think I heard somewhere that the guy who plays Gosling's assistant wasn't supposed to have a speaking part, but they had such a good chemistry on set that they allowed them to have a couple of lines of dialogue together.

I found your channel today and I have to say I love the reaction style of both analytical and entertainment. I was also happy to hear that you were having a good time watching this film because it's easily in my top 3.

‘Truth is like poetry, people hate poetry’ is such an awesome quote holy crap

I saw what you did at that perfect "stupid look on his face" moment. That's brilliant and hilarious! Love ya, man! Keep making these videos, James.

Words can’t explain how much I love this movie.. one of my all time favorites.

So great seeing someone react to this fantastic movie :) It's like a whole course on writing, visual storytelling and editing in one movie.

Glad you reacted to this! One of my favourites.

I really love the different kinds of films that you react to that other channels don't often go for.

Love this movie. Your reaction was grand. I'm just a man from the valley in the blue ridge. This should be shown in schools!

I'd be willing to bet that you'll watch this movie again when you're not "reacting" to it. There's so much to absorb, and sometimes you were laughing or talking during subtle little moments that added extra flavor to the film. Two more most excellent films that are along this same line, as in, based on a true story, of real events, with real people, and will make you want to know more about them: "Spotlight", and "Dark Waters". You will thoroughly enjoy both of them. Keep up the good work!

James da 🐐🐐. Your videos always make me happy. I relate with you so much and appreciate your unique thoughts on all films. Love from Boulder, Colorado.

The line at 11:32; "that's a nice shirt, do they make them for men?" was first used in the 2000 film 'Chopper' when it's said to Eric Bana's titular character by his dad. Actually, that's another powerful film for James to react to.

One of my favorite movies of recent years. Like you said, the editing and cinematography of the movie is so good and fast paced. And even though its subject matter is dense and hard to consume, its delivery is done so well. So many great scenes and many great actors.

So happy you watched this one! One of my favorites of all time.

Such a great movie!! Dude your movie selections are the best on youtube!!!

love how i didn't understand 80% of the movie but was engaged and entertained the whole way.

So glad you're covering this gem! It's wildly entertaining, while serving dishes of information that makes you sick and angry while still laughing. It's brilliant, and the ensemble of actors are too. It certainly got nominated for some awards, but if we just watch at the Oscars it got nominated for best picture, best supporting male actor (Bale), directing (McKay) and editing (Hank Corwin) and won for best adapted screen-play.

One of the best breakings of the 4th wall in movies. Every time they do it, it's pure gold. Even when those last for two seconds.

Just found your channel…this is in my top 10 list. Great freaking job on the reaction!! Liked, sub’d, all notifications on!! Thanks bro!!

Everyone, especially those who lost value in their house and doesn't understand why, should see this film. You are the first watcher/reviewer I've seen take on this movie. Bravo!

Just watched it last weekend and I was looking for a reaction. Immaculate timing.

SO glad you picked this one. It's a great movie about a very important subject, or series of events that led to the big financial collapse. Thank you :)

love that you did this, not many people tackle this one

awesome reaction never seen it done like this hope you keep it up

I've watched this movie too many times and it still hit's me the same way every time. The sad part about all of this is that it's on it's way to happening again because nobody was held responsible.

A lot of hard, sad truth in this film unfortunately. But in spite of that my hat is off to Adam McKay. The filmmaking (in particular the editing) is sick.

This is up there as one of, if not my favourite movies of all time. I’ve probably watched it 7 times now and it never gets any less interesting/entertaining!

I love how halfway through, you ask if this could be a crime drama. And yet, among the people who caused the most damage, none went to jail. Great video as always man!

Thanks for this! Such a great movie! Great reaction!

Yoooo I’m so hype you’re doing this can’t believe you haven’t seen it. Lessgo

FINALLY!!!!! SOMEONE DID A REACTION TO THIS MOVIE!!!!! This is one of the most heart wrenching movies to watch that makes you lose faith in humanity on a level never considered

There was soooo much good information in this movie. Made my head spin the first time I watched it. All these years later, the one thing that sticks with me is from the Anthony Bourdain clip, "Never order the 'fish stew' on a Sunday".

They’ll be making a movie along these same lines in the next few years about what the banks, Fed, IMF, and WEF are orchestrating, and it’ll make the housing crisis look small, sadly. Brilliant film, and BRILLIANT writing and acting!

Watched this movie in business class for school, one of the only films throughout school which actually taught us and kept us entertained

Never seen anybody do a reaction to this before, really pleasantly surprised!

I watched this movie with a rough idea of economics and finance, wall street and all that stuff. Ended up reviewing it three times and buying the book which is awesome btw. I'm 100% with you when it comes to watching films and learning from it. Not only film-making aspects but other ones too.

One of my favorite films, for every reason you pointed out!

First time I watched this I fell in love with the editting. It was the first tim as a layman I appreciated how much good editing can make a good movie great.

Good god I adore this film, radically edited and told.

Something about your reaction the first few minutes into it struck me about basically what makes this movie so great. It takes a subject like "boring old banking" and helps us learn it throughout the movie enough for our understanding in an obviously very entertaining fashion. At the end of the movie, you feel like you have a real grasp or idea of what crashed the market and you didn't feel like you were sitting in a class learning about numbers. It was a fun, thorough movie and you just happened to learn a little about Wall Street along the way.

I absolutely love this movie. You can watch it 100x and still learn something new.

Great reaction.what a devastating loss for a lot of people ❤

One of the best movies of all time - captures a major event in history. It gives you the full gambit of emotions from laughing to scared to mad to sad.

Thanks as always, hope you are well, stay awesome, stay genuine, much love

SIR, UR KILLIN IT WITH PICKS LATELY...

I was actually about to go to bed but completely changed my mind when this notification came up. This is one of my favorite movies ever, but it's so hard to share it with other people because it's so hard to understand. I've watched it about 50 times and it makes more and more sense each time you watch it. Then you watch Margin Call and see things from the other side. Edit: Another similar movie that's fantastic but heavily based on stats and numbers, if you haven't seen it, is Moneyball.

Oh nice, I was hoping this one would pop up at some point!

We had to watch this movie as part of my editing class, it was probably my favorite movie that I've seen as part of a class.

The film won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in addition to nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Bale), and Best Film Editing.

Two additional movies that compliment this one are Too Big to Fail and Margin Call which showcase the 2008 Financial Crisis from the perspectives of the government and an individual company. Seeing all three gives a better understanding of how the crisis transpired and the lead up to the crisis as well as the actions taking place behind the scenes from what was being reported by the news at the time.

The movie is based on the book 'The Big Short' by Michael Lewis. If you enjoyed the movie, I highly recommend giving the book a read/listen. It has the same vibe as the movie, including the dark humour and the easy-to-understand analogies. One of the best book-to-movie adaptations imo.

I love this movie, I dont know how many times I've seen it but its always so entertaining. Also I studied business management and finances so the topic is just so interesting to me, and helps understand some things even if simplified

Aw dude... Never enough reactions to this movie. For some reason I never get tired of watching it.

I recently saw this movie for the first time. Glad to see you watched it too.

Has anyone else ended up in a rabbit hole of clips of this movie before? I swear I've sat through this one like 5 times purely through KZfaq clips lmao

i JUST rewatched this the other night for the 2nd or 3rd time. It's a reality check for sure, but they do such a good job at telling the tragic story in a very entertaining way. The use of breaking the 4th wall is used creatively and the cast is stacked for sure. If it wasn't a true story about the global collapse it would be even better. thanks for reaction, James!

This movie is definitely a gem. Great reaction, man! The real-life events spill over into everything when it comes to business. It doesn't matter if it's good business or bad business. Business is about making money. Just look at Holywood. Many films have a lot of interference from producers watering down a director's vision. Producers want certain criteria met and a film is drastically changed to draw in a bigger crowd. Even in film classes, it's being presented that if you want a truly unique story, go indie

I don't know why, but I rewatch this movie every year. It has an amazing rewatch value, and I'm not sure why. There are many reasons: Amazing casting, great acting, editing, humor. But I never expected to rewatch this so many times, a movie about a housing market... a housing market, that I never gave 2 shits about! Such a good movie.

Great pick by you and great picture too. I love the directors approach at making what a lot would deem boring information(certainly not movie theatre worthy exciting stuff) and turning it into, not just palatable, but great filmmaking.

Excellent reaction. Thank you.

It took me three viewings to get my head around THE BIG SHORT, but it's been worth it.

One thing I also love about the movie is just the impending doom looming over everything throughout. As the film goes and the humour fades, you start to feel the true terror of what is really happening, even though you can’t see, feel, or hear it. It’s almost Lovecraftian.

A group of friends and I watched this when it was still new in theatres on a complete whim. There was nothing else at the time we were interested in seeing, we knew nothing about the movie, and we had zero interest in business at all. Until we watched the film. We were all pleasantly surprised by how gripping this turned out to be! Excited to see what you think of it 😁 EDIT: I forgot the bits where they got Margot Robbie and Selena Gomez looking hot and explaining business jargon. Like, what a tongue-in-cheek self aware thing to do.

This movie is so funny, so sad, and so good. It's also really scary, especially the one word at the end: "water". I really enjoyed this reaction.

Great reaction James! The Big Short is one of my all-time favorite movies (and I know a lot of films). For another take on the same financial mess check out Margin Call from 2011.

One of my favorite movies of all time and the reason I got into finance. What a welcomed surprise!

Love this film! Editing on point!

This is expert filmmaking. The editing is incredible. The acting from everyone is top notch. Steve Carrell should have been nominated.

ooooo ive been waiting for this one

Adam McKay is doing briliant work on Succession, his style is truly amazing and woks marvels with big casts and scenes

Bought the movie because of the cast, watched it and felt very satisfied to have picked a movie with a great cast AND being interesting and enjoyable.

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.