Gekko

According to a deontology theory: “We are morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain set of principles and rules regardless of outcome.” Gordon Gekko pointed out that greed is right and therefore his speech supports immorality. Kant would not agree. Being the deontological philosopher Kant was, he believed in his formula of universal law that one should live according to the law. Egoism is all about self-interest. Gekko’s speech supports their view when saying greed is good. To be selfish and greedy according to them are morally acceptable. Psychological egoism is expressed by Gekko because he claims to help others for his personal benefit. Gekko act that he is advising the “stockholders” but he have other motives such as his…

Gordon Gekko (Douglas). Bud must decide whether to sacrifice everything he has worked for in the name of family, love, and loyalty. As a whole, I found the film enjoyable with a plot that had a lesson about relationships and greed. The film takes place in 1985 when Bud Fox is working as a junior stockbroker at Jackson Steinem & Co. in New York City. He aspires to work for his hero Gordon Gekko, a legendary Wall Street player. After diligently calling Gekko’s office trying to land an…

Capitalist such as Gordon Gekko takes Bud in for his own benefit. Bud winds up becoming someone who is living this so-called American dream, which involves greed, sex, drugs, and money only to end up being used by Gekko for his own personal gain not realizing he’s become a criminal. It is capitalists like Gekko that were buying companies, breaking them up, and selling each part for a more than generous profit. It is greed and capitalism that make the rich richer and the poor, poorer. Little did…

“Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” So preaches Michael Douglas in his Oscar-winning role as immoral businessman Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. Stone’s follow-up to his Best Picture winner Platoon¸ Wall Street does not have quite the reputation Platoon does. I have not seen Platoon, but it seems that this makes sense because Wall Street is not a very entertaining or interesting movie because, although greed may be good, Stone forgot that clarity is good too. The plot of…

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…

things he eventually leaves the conversation he is having with the CDO manager and says,”I am going to try and find moral redemption” (The Big Short) while he storms off. This shows Mark’s Main Street qualities, although he is a white collar worker. This point is continued with a film review by The Rolling Stones, in which they discuss how each character is represented in the film. Mark is the only protagonist that clearly trumps the stereotype of Wall Street workers. Another film that is…

18. – Blue Star shares start trading at $19,50 on the day that Bud wishes to manipulate it. Bud wishes to get raise the price in order to get Gekko to panic and try and sell all of his shares. Bud then wishes to drastically lower the price in order to get Wildman to purchase the shares and remove all ownership from Gekko’s possession. – Bud manipulates the price upwards by instructing his colleagues at his stockbroking firm to get their clients to purchase Blue Star shares as it would be a…

1. Gordon Gekko, a man that is sentenced to jail for money laundering, comes out eight years later and finds himself with alone. He is in love with money and finds a way to get his millions that he once had, when Jake Moore (his daughters fiancée comes to him. Jake wants to take revenge for his mentors death, Gordon takes advantage of this and becomes and ally. Gordon gains Jakes trust and pretends to help him by telling him where to find a large amount of money. He tricks Jake and takes the…

The Victims: Innocent or Culpable In the case of Agape World, Inc., the final estimates of this financial fraud are between $370 to $413 million dollars. Shamefully, Nicholas Cosmo’s fraudulent organization, Agape World, Inc., specifically targeted middle class Americans with limited funds to invest and even less investment skills. Sadly, the scarce funds stolen by these criminals could have provided these victims with the additional money needed to live a modest but comfortable retirement.…

West Egg is “new money” meaning they lack a sense of control. This is one of the reasons West Eggers are not accepted by East Eggers. Since Gatsby is not born into wealth, he won’t be able to live in East Egg. Gatsby throughout the story is never satisfied with the things he has and always wants more even when he made a fortune, Daisy is a trophy to have in Gatsby’s eyes. Gatsby’s life is a success story everyone wants, yet to him, his heroism during the Great War and the wealth he gained at a…