Review of movie Wall Street Essay -- Stock Market Wall Street Film Ess

Review of movie Wall Street In the big city of New York there perpetually exist those who push the envelope a bit, and stretch the law. One such man played by Michael Douglas makes money buying and selling others dreams. He is a stock speculator that one that succeeds based on illegal inside information. As he puts it I make nothing, I own Released in 1987, Oliver Stones Wall Street is a representation of bad ethics and poor business ethics in the business world. It also shows the negative effects, bad morals and poor business ethics can have on society. The film revolves around the actions of two main characters, bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) and Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Bud is a materialization stockbroker who comes from a working-class family and Gekko is a millionaire who Bud admires and wants to be associated with. Wall Street points out how wrong it is to exchange morality for money. Gordon Gekko reflects this message, and yet receives a standing ovation at a stockhold ers meeting after delivering his greed is good speech. The underlying theme of the movie is that greed is not only not ethical but it lacks moral substance in today?s society. At the start of Wall Street, Bud Fox is young and insecure about the business world. Bud is a broker seeking new clients and offering second-hand advice regarding the buying and selling of stock. Bud makes a visit to Gekko?s office with a box of Cuban cigars on his birthday in hopes of winning him over as a client. He wa...