Wall Street 1

The movie Wall Street portrays a very strong social context emerging on the Wall Street,
where competition and the urge to make more money have left no room for ethical decision
making. This movie sensitizes us with a dilemma which a young dreamer faces when he
faces the practicality of the real world. In order to make big bucks he has to make a decision
against his moral principles. He does take it, however sooner realizes that this chase for
money is a never ending chase and will make a monster out of him. He therefore retraces
his steps back. Although it came at a cost of him getting arrested, he had no qualms
regarding his decision. Concluding about the actions taken by the characters in the movie
can be controversial, as suggested because both sides can give their points based on
different theories and explanation; however as a group we strongly feel that Bud did make a
very ethical decision.

Everyone does mistakes. As a newcomer, it was natural of him to get impressed by the
bigwigs of the industry. However what distinguished him was the force and strength of his
character, by which he listened to his own true inner voice. In the last scene when Bud fox
encounters Gekko he very truly and aptly says to Gekko that "I guess I realized, I'm just Bud
Fox. As much I wanted to be Gordon Gekko, I'll always be Bud Fox."