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In its abrupt ending, the movie remained faithful to the Michael Lewis book on which it was based, noted the professors. And they also faced large fines, government regulation, and private law suits.” “Ultimately, they did pay back the money, including the interest.

“The Big Short failed to reveal that the banks got off scot free and that almost nobody went to jail,” Branch continued. “I didn’t find any obvious errors in the narrative and the movie artfully explained complex financial concepts like securitized mortgage funds and collateralized debt obligations. “The movie’s many strands did ultimately come together,” observed senior faculty member Ben Branch. 'The movie artfully explained complex financial concepts like securitized mortgage funds and collateralized debt obligations.' And they visited a ratings agency that, like its competitors, looked the other way in the face of multiplying red flags. They interviewed unscrupulous realtors, home owners, and renters of properties who would face prohibitively higher interest rates earmarked for 2007. They visited the nonbank banks that fueled the mortgage free-for-all by conspiring with investment houses to create risky and potentially overpriced securitized mortgage investment funds. In their market research, the mavericks paid due diligence visits along the entire food chain of the mortgage-generation machine. Taking short positions on the market, they placed bets with incredulous, clueless players at the major investment houses. First and foremost, it followed the improbable pathways to investment success of several maverick investors (memorably played by Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, and others) and their funds, who-independent of one another-had discovered growing instability and potentially inflated values in the U.S. The Big Short, the professors agreed, was at its best in chronicling the activities of its vivid characters. Afterwards, they meet for animated discussions that would no doubt energize their students. As a group, the professors-all dedicated cinephiles-regularly take in movies where financial and public policy issues meet. For Isenberg finance professors, a Friday night expedition to The Big Short, Adam McKay’s movie about the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis, proved both compelling and troubling.

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