"The Big Short" - Why The Big Short Gets Better Every Single Time You Watch It

Adam McKay’s passion project that changed the direction of his career. We break down how The Other Guys was his first attempt at calling out the 2008 financial crisis through comedy… and when nobody took it seriously, he made this. We get into why cutting away to Margot Robbie in a bathtub to explain mortgage backed securities is actually Adam McKay making fun of the audience. We discuss how Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment quietly made this movie possible after already producing Moneyball from the same author. And we break down why Ryan Gosling's performance as Jared Vennett might be the most underrated thing in the entire film.

Chapters:

00:00 ANNOUCEMENTS & Intro

2:02 Adam McKay finally being fr this time

9:25 What the hell is even going on in this movie

17:17 Michael Burry's next big prediction

21:26 Why Adam McKay wanted to make this movie

26:25 Josh Safdie needs to take some notes

31:47 What happened in the Morgan Stanley scene?

35:12 Brad Pitt making money moves

38:14 How the cast came to be & stories from their prep

52:21 Why the style is perfect for the movie

59:04 Our final thoughts