Hi Friends,
How have you been? I hope you like to watch movies. Here are two movies you should watch. This is not a review of the movies but my take on why I like it and you may like it too.Once is on a more serious note. After watching that you may need to bring your blood pressure down. So watch the second movie. It is therapeutic.
1) Inside Job
This is more of a documentary is directed by Charles Ferguson and narrated by Matt Damon. How I would describe this movie in two words is -SHOCKING and ANGRY! How greed and incompetencies of Banking Execs and Government Officials has brought the world financial system to its knees. How politics overrides logic....How the very people who created the problems become the solution providers in the US Government and get paid millions if not billions for their stupid acts..... How the rich get richer and the poor get left behind to deal with the mess created by unscrupulous individual protecting their own turf at any cost.
You should watch this movie to understand how the US financial system and policies work and how greed and cavalier behavior of the US Banks and certain individuals in big corporations created the current problems. What you may have read or seen is just the tip of the iceberg. The movie gives you the lowdown.
Lesson learned- Question the Government's policies. Similarly, the banks and their salary policies for their staff. Their staff get paid millions of dollars for losing our money. Why should they get millions of dollars for investing our money. That's their job and customers of the bank and the shareholders should get the profits.
We as individuals can help our own cause by being aware of the nonsense that is going on. Do not borrow if you cannot afford to pay back or you do not need a loan.Don't invest in anything you don't understand. Just listen to the world's best investor- Warren Buffet. Believe me when I say, even the banks do not know what they are selling. Look at what happened to Lehman Brothers. You need to SAVE money for your own future, spend within your means and diversify your investments and do not get swayed easily by anyone who tries to "sweet-talk" you into doing something that is not right and has only short term benefits.
2) Eat, Pray, Love
Lovely movie. I will probably watch it again. One of my favorite actress "Pretty Women"- Julia Roberts. If the Inside Job made you angry, then this movie will make you feel good. It will make you think about your own situation. Analyze your own life as you watch the movie or after you watch the movie to see if you are on the right track or if you need to make adjustments to make things right.
I quite like her travel to Italy and the movie made me want to eat pasta and pizza.I like her travel to India to reflect on her life. And I liked the Meditation- to control your mind so that you can control your destiny to a certain extent.
The movie tells you to enjoy life, find a balance and meditate. You need to have the courage to face reality and take action so that you can find the life you want to live- be it relationship, work, friends or any other issues. You can choose to moan and groan or take charge of your life.
Enjoy and let me know what you think of these two movies.
Cheers,
Mark
How have you been? I hope you like to watch movies. Here are two movies you should watch. This is not a review of the movies but my take on why I like it and you may like it too.Once is on a more serious note. After watching that you may need to bring your blood pressure down. So watch the second movie. It is therapeutic.
1) Inside Job
This is more of a documentary is directed by Charles Ferguson and narrated by Matt Damon. How I would describe this movie in two words is -SHOCKING and ANGRY! How greed and incompetencies of Banking Execs and Government Officials has brought the world financial system to its knees. How politics overrides logic....How the very people who created the problems become the solution providers in the US Government and get paid millions if not billions for their stupid acts..... How the rich get richer and the poor get left behind to deal with the mess created by unscrupulous individual protecting their own turf at any cost.
You should watch this movie to understand how the US financial system and policies work and how greed and cavalier behavior of the US Banks and certain individuals in big corporations created the current problems. What you may have read or seen is just the tip of the iceberg. The movie gives you the lowdown.
Lesson learned- Question the Government's policies. Similarly, the banks and their salary policies for their staff. Their staff get paid millions of dollars for losing our money. Why should they get millions of dollars for investing our money. That's their job and customers of the bank and the shareholders should get the profits.
We as individuals can help our own cause by being aware of the nonsense that is going on. Do not borrow if you cannot afford to pay back or you do not need a loan.Don't invest in anything you don't understand. Just listen to the world's best investor- Warren Buffet. Believe me when I say, even the banks do not know what they are selling. Look at what happened to Lehman Brothers. You need to SAVE money for your own future, spend within your means and diversify your investments and do not get swayed easily by anyone who tries to "sweet-talk" you into doing something that is not right and has only short term benefits.
2) Eat, Pray, Love
Lovely movie. I will probably watch it again. One of my favorite actress "Pretty Women"- Julia Roberts. If the Inside Job made you angry, then this movie will make you feel good. It will make you think about your own situation. Analyze your own life as you watch the movie or after you watch the movie to see if you are on the right track or if you need to make adjustments to make things right.
I quite like her travel to Italy and the movie made me want to eat pasta and pizza.I like her travel to India to reflect on her life. And I liked the Meditation- to control your mind so that you can control your destiny to a certain extent.
The movie tells you to enjoy life, find a balance and meditate. You need to have the courage to face reality and take action so that you can find the life you want to live- be it relationship, work, friends or any other issues. You can choose to moan and groan or take charge of your life.
Enjoy and let me know what you think of these two movies.
Cheers,
Mark
