Movie Review: Inside Job

All of us were around at the time to remember the great recession of 2008, and the great majority of us experienced its consequences firsthand in the following years, even though the cause of this financial collapse was shrouded in speculation. Considering this, I’d like to discuss a movie called Inside Job that takes on this very topic.

A convincing case is presented in the form of a documentary, pointing to an existing conflict of interest among the world’s wealthiest top percent, making them accomplices (if not triggers) of this great financial collapse. As it is presented, the movie puts emphasis on the fact that this is in fact a conflict of global impact.

As said, this is a worldwide event that had real consequences in the quality of life of many people, widening the gap of inequality and enlarging the amount of unemployment, and so the movie manages to establish a personal link, as the majority can relate to the hardships that a recession of this magnitude brings with it.

All that said, I can totally recommend this documentary, as it consists of a very stimulating and refreshing look into a controversial topic of worldwide importance, impact and relevance that makes us look and reflect with a critical eye the way in which politics, economics and personal interest are always connected and at work in the complex globalized world we live in today.