Money is not, per se, bad. It is the love for money that makes people
do unthinkable things. Money has been featured in many movies because of its
significance in our lives. Here’s a rundown of some of the best money movies:
1. Wall Street
In this 1987 movie,
Michael Douglas plays the role of Gordon Gekko and Charlie Sheen who plays Bud
Fox. Gordon Gekko is a Wall Street shark who does not want anything else in the
world but to win and collect money. Bud Fox wants to be like him. The movie
talks about how greed operates most people but on a deeper level, it also makes
you stop and think if money will transcend all other aspects of your life and
your values. What we remember most is
this quote from Carl Fox, Bud’s father: “Stop going for the easy buck and start
producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying
and selling of others.” Yes, while we all need money to assure our
existence, we have to carefully manage this area so that it does not take over
our whole life.
2. Wolf of Wall Street
This 2013 movie
circles on the life of a Queens boy Jordan Belfort, played by the dashing
Leonardo DiCaprio. Belfort started at an entry-level broker position and later
on, founded his own firm. He later applied a “pump and dump” strategy which
illegally earned him millions. More than that, he slid into a life of drugs and
debauchery that didn’t end well – the FBI got him and he served several years
in prison.
3. Richie Rich
This is proof that
money cannot make you happy – well, not entirely. Macaulay Culkin basks in his
fortune but doesn’t have any friends. This movie is a good material to teach
your youngsters that money isn’t everything.
4. Indecent Proposal
Played by Demi Moore
as Diana Murphy and Woody Harrelson as David Murphy, this movie is about a
couple who lost everything because of gambling. Diana was then approached by a
billionaire John Gage played by Robert Redford, who offered her a million
dollars to sleep with her for one night. This film touches a deep moral fiber
that shows what lengths people take when they are in a financial bind.
5. 21
Everyone wants
money! The poor want to be rich, the rich want to become richer, and brainiacs
want to have loads of cash. Played by Jim Sturgess as Ben Campbell, the main
character in the story needs cash to pay off his tuition fees and finds himself
with a team of math wizards who use their card-counting expertise to win big in
Vegas. This movie circled on integrity, friendship and how people deal with
their financial adversities.
In the movies we mentioned, it clearly shows how money is an important
part of our life. We need money to be able to live comfortably, send our
children to school, finance our daily living expenses, or travel. However, we
need to be conscious of the things that we need versus that things that we want
because this is always where the situation goes murky.
Many people fall into a credit trap primarily because they have spent
the money they think they have. Credit is credit, no matter how you look at it
and you always have to pay it back. That is why it is very important to learn
sound financial management to allow you to enjoy all these things while not
falling into a trap of doing things that will border on loss of ethics and
illegality.
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