The Big Short does a great job of making complex financial topics accessible to viewers, but the movies ending still leaves a few aspects of its true story unexplained. Based on Michael Lewiss 2010 book about the 2008 financial crisis, Adam McKay’s film highlights how some key figures in the world of finance were able to profit from the housing market crash. Following an ensemble cast comprised of Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and Brad Pitt, The Big Short shows how the main characters predicted the crash, and how the fallout of their predictions came to fruition.
