Aaron's Thoughts
In the social media era where big events (like the GameStop saga) are documented round the clock from every angle, are movies like this necessary anymore? Interesting question to chew on.
Sure, the film was entertaining, but it ultimately felt shallow because so much of this was already out there. A large chunk of this story is told through the eyes of TikTok, YouTube, Zoom, and CNBC. While some of that is just necessary given the nature of the story, there comes a point where you just want to watch a movie, not a rebroadcast of something you have already seen.
Another great Dano performance, he’s putting together one heck of a career. Will be interesting to see how the film plays in ten years because I think the reason something like the Big Short holds up is because of the script and commitment to fully tell the story and explore all of the characters. Not sure something like this will hold up near as well, but will probably serve as a fun time capsule to Covid days
