They did keep the cartoonishly evil Asian guy from Merrill Lynch, though, Wing Chau (played by Byron Mann) And I have no real sympathy for Chau or anyone else in his profession but he did IIRC try to sue the production for "making him the face of the crash" and ruining his life
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I liked the movie enough when it came out that I didn't really talk about this kind of "artistic license" because I thought the core story was told so well But it is worth talking about, this shit adds up
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Oh yeah and Karen Gillan playing the one SEC employee that they try to talk to at the big conference, only for her to spend the whole time in a bikini by the hotel pool trying to flirt with finance bros to get a job in the private sector
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I get the symbolism you're trying to use here ("regulators in bed with the industry they oversee") Making it literal like this with a female character is... not a good look
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The only Asian character I distinctly remember in The Big Short is played by Byron Mann and he's the cocky CDO manager who explains how they're basically committing a dumb evil fraud. That was definitely a choice.
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Yuuup And the character standing in for Jamie Mai (the founder of the scrappy garage hedge fund, named "Charlie Feller" in the film) is arguably the most relatable and sympathetic of the "good guys" too
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