Lauren Zanetakos
Period 3
12/31/17
Dangers of Wall Street
The plot of this
film is the story of a young and broke stockbroker is seduced into an illegal insider
trading ring by the man he looks up to the most. The main character rises
through the ranks making more money than he ever thought possible only to find
out that he has to sell out all of his friends and family. Stanley Weiser
(writer) and Oliver Stone (Director) decided to cast Martin Sheen as the
protagonist’s (Charlie Sheen) father. Even though the relationship between the
two characters is not the center of attention in this movie, it just makes
every fight between the two of them more heart felt and relatable. Wall Street
is a battle ground for stock exchanges and some maybe led a stray for the rules
of the business. The famous quote “Greed is Good” that came from this movie
is a very important topic to keep in the
backs of the audiences minds, it implants the idea that wanting more than we
are giving in life is a noble reason for taking short cuts.
I
rank Wall Street as good, good because
although it is on the longer side, it still manages to keep the audience
engaged and teaches a valuable lesson on greed and what it takes. Some of the
themes found within this is film are as follows; taking short cuts in life my
find you some success but will lock you into a life sentence of looking over
your shoulder. Higher the reward, the higher the risk (but often enough it’s
not worth it)
Although
this film is long, it is packed in with life lessons and leaves the audience
with the feeling grateful for those in our lives as well as the events that has
led up to their position in society.
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