Business Finance
Essay 2: Greed is Good
Film: Wall Street
Collin Shaw
November 8, 2012
The Business and Success on Wall Street
The film Wall Street focuses on Bud Fox, an up-and-coming businessman trying to make ends meet, and Gordon Gekko, a man who gained his wealth through numerous business deals. The film depicts a world in which the characters focus on business to achieve personal success. After closely reading, both aspects of business and success become evident through the analysis of the plot, music, and lighting used throughout the film. Business and success are evident from the beginning of the film, and continue to be the overarching theme as the plot develops. The film opens with a picture of a clock. The business day begins with the ticking of a clock. From this point on, the film focuses on Bud trying to attain financial success. During this scene, Bud states, “my dream is to be on the other end of the phone.” Bud one day wants to be the man with money, instead of the man handling the money. He is eager to attain success similar to that of Gekko, which then leads Bud to seek out Gekko. Bud walks into Gekko’s office for the first time with the idea that, “life comes down to a few moments, this is one of them.” He realizes his version of personal and financial success lies with Gekko and that he is the definition of success in the business world. Gordon Gekko is money. And to Gekko, time is money and business is business. In other words, time spent not making money is time wasted. Gekko measures his success through the amount of money in his bank account. Bud realizes that to gain Gekko’s version of success he must push the limits in the business world. Bud and Gekko begin to partake in insider trading with one another. Life for Bud takes off. With Gekko by his side he is all of a sudden a successful man. He moves into a fancy apartment, begins seeing an attractive lady, while also accruing wealth. Bud has done whatever it takes to use
Film: Wall Street
Collin Shaw
November 8, 2012
The Business and Success on Wall Street
The film Wall Street focuses on Bud Fox, an up-and-coming businessman trying to make ends meet, and Gordon Gekko, a man who gained his wealth through numerous business deals. The film depicts a world in which the characters focus on business to achieve personal success. After closely reading, both aspects of business and success become evident through the analysis of the plot, music, and lighting used throughout the film. Business and success are evident from the beginning of the film, and continue to be the overarching theme as the plot develops. The film opens with a picture of a clock. The business day begins with the ticking of a clock. From this point on, the film focuses on Bud trying to attain financial success. During this scene, Bud states, “my dream is to be on the other end of the phone.” Bud one day wants to be the man with money, instead of the man handling the money. He is eager to attain success similar to that of Gekko, which then leads Bud to seek out Gekko. Bud walks into Gekko’s office for the first time with the idea that, “life comes down to a few moments, this is one of them.” He realizes his version of personal and financial success lies with Gekko and that he is the definition of success in the business world. Gordon Gekko is money. And to Gekko, time is money and business is business. In other words, time spent not making money is time wasted. Gekko measures his success through the amount of money in his bank account. Bud realizes that to gain Gekko’s version of success he must push the limits in the business world. Bud and Gekko begin to partake in insider trading with one another. Life for Bud takes off. With Gekko by his side he is all of a sudden a successful man. He moves into a fancy apartment, begins seeing an attractive lady, while also accruing wealth. Bud has done whatever it takes to use