Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.
The first Oliver Stone film to appear at Cannes. Stone's earlier films Natural Born Killers (1994) and U Turn (1997) had been rejected. After screening the film at Cannes, Stone responded to the reception by making some changes to the ending.
Gordon Gekko:
Hey, hey, stay positive, pal.
Gordon Gekko:
Most people, they lose, they whine and quit.
Gordon Gekko:
But you got to be there for the turns.
Gordon Gekko:
Everybody's got good luck, everybody's got bad luck.
Gordon Gekko:
Don't run when you lose. Don't whine when it hurts.
Gordon Gekko:
It's like the first grade, ...
Gordon Gekko:
...
In the final scene, on the roof top terrace, there are 'photos' being taken. Briefly an 'in-camera' view pops up and displays the ISO as 3200. In daylight you would normally be at roughly ISO 200, ISO 3200 would only be used in the absolute darkest situations. The resulting image would've been overexposed. ISO refers to the sensitivity of the camera's sensor to pick up light - the higher the number, the more light it lets in.
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