周末去看了華爾街續集, 麥可道格拉斯繼 1987年的華爾街贏得奧斯卡獎後, 續演同一角色葛登蓋柯.

時間是2008年左右, 蓋柯出獄,正好金融風暴即將來臨,他要如何東山再起? 如何報復當年害他入獄的人?

他找到一個切入點, 一位年輕的股票交易員,他女兒的男朋友.而他女兒因氣憤父親害死哥哥,拒絕和父親相認. 結果在男友的居間穿梭撮合下,父女見了面.

但蓋柯成功利用這個親情,取得他東山再起的資本. 最後是皆大歡喜,各有所得的結果.

第一集的華爾街,我幾乎忘了情節,回來查網才依稀有印象.第一集中的主角查理辛,在續集中也出現了一下子.  

續集的故事我比較看得懂,金融風暴暗喻雷曼兄弟和高盛的打對台. 以前處理外電有關美國政府紓困金融界的案子時,只知兩黨議員各有打算,現在看電影,發覺金融界也各有算盤,更要有[通天]的本事,才能自救免於倒閉.

網上找到幾句蓋柯的名言,如下:

Gordon Gekko

• Lunch? Aw, you gotta be kidding. Lunch is for wimps.

• The public's out there throwin' darts at a board, sport. I don't throw darts at a board – I bet on sure things.

• Wake up, will ya, pal? If you're not inside, you're outside, okay? And I'm not talking a $400,000 a year working Wall Street stiff flying first class and being comfortable, I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player, or nothing. Now, you had what it took to get into my office; the real question is whether you got what it takes to stay.

• I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them! The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much.