Rating of
4/4
Inside Job review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 02/03/12
A documentary about the 2008 Economic Crisis where millions of people lost their jobs and savings. Sept. 2008 finance took over Iceland, caused by 3 banks, stock prices and household products went up. It’s broken down into 5 parts. Part I – How we got here? Part II – The Bubble Part III – The Crisis Part IV – Accountability Part V – Where we are now. Wallstreet people got rich, deregulation, Keating, big investment banks were discussed in the first part. In the 2nd, the huge profits, bonuses and paychecks of the executives, lack of investigation during the bubble, Goldman Sachs and loans were divulged. For the crisis portion, it showed FBI, IMF warnings, Lehman Bros., GM and Meryll Lynch downfall, 10% unemployment rate and more. CEO’s allowing to resign with severance pay and consultancy jobs with their wealth intact.
It revealed the greed of highly compensated executives, lack of awareness in terms of the funds used from the banks, morality issues, fraud and deceitfulness. Soundtrack and cinematography were good. The interviews were compelling and comical at the same time because of how the interviewers lie and get agitated at the questions thrown to them. Matt Damon’s narration was alright and the questions in the interviews and figures were well researched. Inside Job is a great documentary to view at how the financial crisis emanated and how the present situation fairs.
