A large reason the financial meltdown of 2007 occurred and continues to engender a vague apathy is the impenetrability of the terminology to the average person. Several documentaries, both successfully and unsuccessfully, have tried to parse the events that lead to the housing collapse to make it accessible to the average audience but none have really punctured through to the public consciousness. The Big Short tackles this admirably, managing to galvanize both an understanding and an anger from the audience while knee deep in fiscal mumbo-jumbo. It's a fascinating movie supported by great performances and a sincere, frenetic energy behind the camera. It should be required viewing for every high school student going forward, and it's a testament
