32. Gordon Gekko em Wall Street
Há personagens que são memoráveis, que transformam cada cena em que participam no filme igualmente memorável. É o caso de Gordon Gekko, magistralmente interpretado por Michael Douglas, no filme Wall Street (Oliver Stone - 1987). Oliver Stone, com esta personagem, "arranjou" o veículo perfeito (um estereótipo do "tubarão" de Wall Street) para lançar farpas ao idealismo capitalista de Reagan, no apogeu do culto ao "eu". Apesar de ser um conto moral há discursos memoráveis proferidos pelo "predador" Gordon Gekko que ganharam um lugar na história do cinema. Destaco estes excertos:
"The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you."
Gordon Gekko a Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen), seu "aprendiz"
"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."
Gordon Gekko na Assembleia Geral de accionistas da Teldar Paper
"I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things. Read Sun-tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought."
Gordon Gekko a Bud Fox
Antes da queda Gordon Gekko olha para o seu aprendiz, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) e remata: "I opened the doors for you... showed you how the system works... the value of information... how to get it! (...) and this is how you fucking pay me back you cockroach! (...) I gave you Darien! I gave you your manhood* I gave you everything!".
* É curioso como a associação entre masculinidade e dinheiro funciona de forma natural e credível neste filme
"The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you."
Gordon Gekko a Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen), seu "aprendiz"
"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."
Gordon Gekko na Assembleia Geral de accionistas da Teldar Paper
"I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things. Read Sun-tzu, The Art of War. Every battle is won before it is ever fought."
Gordon Gekko a Bud Fox
Antes da queda Gordon Gekko olha para o seu aprendiz, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) e remata: "I opened the doors for you... showed you how the system works... the value of information... how to get it! (...) and this is how you fucking pay me back you cockroach! (...) I gave you Darien! I gave you your manhood* I gave you everything!".
* É curioso como a associação entre masculinidade e dinheiro funciona de forma natural e credível neste filme
3 comentários:
Também não podia deixar de mencionar a passagem simples mas igualmente brilhante de Martin Sheen por este grande filme. O verdadeiro blue-collar worker. Ou a antítese de Gekko.
Abraço, Ricardo.
Nuno,
Tens toda a razão. Mas, neste particular, a personagem do "tubarão" de Wall Street interpretada por Douglas ganhou todo o destaque do filme. Na minha modesta opinião, claro.
Um grande abraço,
Olá xará! O filme Wall Stret é muito esclarecedor e reflexo do comportamento norte americano..
Abraços,
Ricardo Kachimareck
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