Gordon Gekko performed by Michael Douglas

Today, trading on exchanges is as popular as it was in the 80's. The success of tens of thousands of traders is completely dependent on the quotations of the course, each of them dreams once to break a big jackpot. So who are these stock traders - players, analysts, visionaries or just lucky ones? And how does the rotation in the world of half-truths and the desire for profit change a person? These and other difficult topical issues raised by Oliver Stone in the movie "Wall Street" in 1987 release. The main character he chose the stock trader Gordon Gekko.

Why did the idea of the film

Since the father of the director himself also worked on the stock exchange in the 60's, Oliver Stone knew the cuisine of the whole process of trade well. In addition, he, like many others, was concerned about what had become the once-respected gentlemen's exchange of Wall Street. After the removal of some financial and trade restrictions, as well as due to the faster dissemination of information, the American market of the late 70's and early 80's began to look like a huge casino, where in a few moments someone could sink millions, and someone - get a whole state.

Who is Gordon Gekko?

He is a shark in the world of stocks and bonds, a successful mother trader who has made a fortune of tens of millions thanks to his experience, his ability to foresee and some financial frauds. This is a fictional character, however Oliver Stone conceived it as a collective image based on real businessmen of that time - Michael Milken, Ivan Boskov.

Although this role was thought to be taken by Richard Gere or Warren Beattie, Michael Douglas was finally confirmed. He played his roles impeccably, even when he had to play the villains. And although the idea of the director was to condemn the way of life and thinking of unscrupulous traders, the charisma and charisma of the actor slightly changed the concept of the film and showed Gordon Gekko on the other hand. Michael Douglas shifted the emphasis, showing that the success of the hero was achieved not only because of manipulation of unfairly extracted information, but also through thoughtful moves and the correctly chosen transaction strategy.

Although Gordon Gekko is by no means a positive character. He is a player who puts capital above the family, obligations and human relationships. Gekko does not hesitate to extract insider information, merge it into the right hands, thereby creating a fuss or panic about certain actions for his own benefit. He is a pragmatist and a cynic, who understands that any emotions in this matter are superfluous. Being cold-blooded and avoiding any sympathy and affection is his motto.

The plot of the movie

Bad Fox is a beginner trader who dreams to earn big money in one fell swoop. But soon he realizes that he lacks the skill and skill to break out of the ordinary employees of the exchange. Therefore, he finds the second way: he is seeking cooperation with Gordon Gekko - the thunderstorm of the exchange world, having drained him information about one forthcoming deal. Since then, Gordon has used Bad as a stock-market spy who, through falsities and falsities, extracted insider data, and he used them for his profit. Such a symbiosis was useful to both of them, and the state of Fox also began to grow.

But at one point it was over, because after the next deal, Bud realized that Gordon Gekko had betrayed him, and that he had been a puppet all this time in his hands, so he went to his direct competitor and began to cooperate with him. As a result, Gordon's shares plummeted in price, for which he told Bad as the financial police as a dishonest broker. Fox, in turn, talked about the machinations of Gekko, for which he was convicted for 10 years.

The famous statements of Gordon Gekko

• "Lust for money is good." This is his life credo.

• "The first lesson of business is this: never show emotion." He believed that a cold mind is necessary for the successful conduct of business.

• "Money makes us do what we do not want."

• "Want to have a friend - get a puppy." This phrase is often quoted, referring to any kind of entrepreneurial activity, where between business partners there can be no talk of any friendship or affection, because this only hurts the business in the long run.
• "I do not create anything, I just own." So Gordon explained in a nutshell the principle of the existence of joint-stock companies.
• "Money never sleeps."

Interesting facts about the film

• Gordon Gekko from the movie "Wall Street" uses the world's first mobile phone, which weighs more than 1 kg.
• Forbes Magazine placed it on the 4th place among 15 fictitious kinovilles as of the state of profit in 2008.
• Michael Douglas, preparing for the role, was engaged with a speech teacher to learn how to speak clearly and precipitately.
• Costumes for the film sewed Nino Cherutti.
• Gordon's most rare pistol in the world is Luger 0.45, which is estimated at 1 million dollars.

This film is a self-instruction manual for beginning traders and players on Forex. Although times have changed, and now there are many more opportunities to check information, but the principles of trading on the stock exchange have remained the same. And Gordon Gekko himself became a symbol of the era of stock exchange players, and his statements have survived the time and are relevant now.