uses a fish stew metaphor to describe how banks package old, bad debt into "new" financial products. Selena Gomez explains synthetic CDOs at a blackjack table.

Released in late 2015, is a biographical comedy-drama directed by Adam McKay that managed the seemingly impossible task of making the 2008 global financial crisis both understandable and wildly entertaining. Based on Michael Lewis's non-fiction bestseller, the film follows a handful of "outsiders and weirdos" who saw the U.S. housing bubble before anyone else and bet against the American economy—a move known as "shorting". A Masterclass in Stylistic Risk The Big ShortMovie | 2015

The Big Short (2015): Turning Financial Ruin Into Popcorn Entertainment uses a fish stew metaphor to describe how

To explain dry concepts like subprime mortgages and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), the film employs a series of fourth-wall-breaking cameos: Based on Michael Lewis's non-fiction bestseller, the film