I finally found time to watch Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (or Wall Street 2) which starred Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf and directed by Oliver Stone. The movie was released in 2010 as a sequel to the original film Wall Street in 1987.
The film was set 23 years after the sequel and revolves around the 2008 financial crisis. The plot focuses on the reformation of Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas (a reprise of his role from the original movie), with him being more of an antihero rather than a villain. He was shown publishing books and warning people and Wall Street of its impending market crash as well as trying to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter Winnie (Carey Mulligan) with the help of her fiancé Jacob "Jake" Moore (Shia LaBeouf), a proprietary trader for an investment bank. In return for Jake's help, Gordon helps Jake get revenge on the person he blames responsible for the death of his mentor.
The cast portrayed their roles well and one of the things that stuck to my mind was a picture of how greed for money can change everything. When money becomes the reason for being, it can bring out the monster within a person. Aside from that, I learned a lot from what could be happening on Wall Street and stock markets in general. Now, I know what principles to consider when investing in our financial industry.
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