Wall Street Movie Analysis

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Greed is Good "Greed is good" is what Gordon Gekko said in Wall Street. The different between greed and ambition is a tiny line. Above the line is a positive soul and below the line is a negative soul. This movie illustrates how the greed blinds the person. Gekko was keeping working days and nights to get enough money as he said. Indeed, he did not know what enough meant. His morals vanished between doing illegal trade and smashing people who were lower than he was. However, in fort of public, he was such a successful multimillionaire without knowing his black side. Fox, one of these people and ambition man, admired by Gekko, and he was a role model. Fox sat up his goal to become as Gekko. He was trying to have a meeting with him. He did …show more content…
He was such a poor boy who tried to live. He transferred from boot blacking to accountant within a short period. Beginning by boot blacking days, he was working. He also was learning from his friend, Fosdick who was living with him in the same apartment. He paid the entire rent instead of dividing the price between them. It was a different way to say" thanks". He was satisfied by what he saved which was a 100 dollars. By giving himself a prize, which was to go to Brooklyn, his fortune bloomed there. He was brave enough to scarify himself to rescue the boy without hesitation. Even before, he heard the 10,000 dollars from this boy's father. His modesty helped him to get a positive attitude after saving the boy's life. He used his skills which Fosdick taught him to impress Mr. Rockwell. Although he got 10 dollars, he never forgot his friend and other poor boys. He kept his box of blacking boot to keep remind him how he was at the bottom and how he became. In brief, heard working, values, and luck lead to …show more content…
Unfortunately, and it is a fact we can't eliminate the corruption. It has began and has never reduced. Why? The reason is they have much more power. They can crush anyone stand against them. We need a hand which has a power equals their power. One instance that demonstrates how the corruption is huge and only who has a power can change the situation is Jazn city, which is in South Saudi Arabia. I have worked in this city. About 10 years ago, King Abdullah visited the city, and he was shocked. It was forgotten and as trash. The reason was obvious. The corruption between city hall and the prince of this region was the reason. The king sent a commission of inquiry and hired a new prince. Now, it is a thrive city. However, corruption of city halls is still

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