Gaming Wall St (2022) User Reviews

enjoyed it mostly

[mariusninjas · 8/10 · 7 March 2022]

Think this told the story of last year very well. The animation and explanations were great aswell. Yet you can't have a documantry about finance without pulling the "Old white men" card that perspective adds nothing to the story

The first episode is the only one you need to watch. The second one seemed unnececery.

Can Kieran Narrate Everything As A Roy?

[helenahandbasket-93734 · 8/10 · 21 March 2022]

This kid is everything rn, and having him narrate is genius.

Aside from that, this did such a genius job of exposing what was happening sure the GME fiasco and how it continues.

My ONLY issue is with AOC and Jim Cramer being given a voice in this- they're both financial morons with no more a right to be viewed as an 'expert' than my mom. Cramer was a huge fan of Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos, and pushing those questioning Pfizer to be imprisoned. AOC/Sandy has zero clue how Wall Street really works and the entire time it happened would only spout the most basic talking points.

Otherwise an excellent doc that should be mandatory viewing for anyone who invests.

This was well done and easy to follow

[cindyrellaexists · 9/10 · 4 March 2022]

It's an issue that needs to be told, explained everyday to everyone until something is corrected. It's outrageous that these money pimps claim their rise but never have to pay for their fall. Our country punishes street crime more severely than white collar crime that devastated millions of people. This series explains everything perfectly and Culkin was the perfect voice to narrate.

A call for action

[Valid_ID · 10/10 · 6 March 2022]

This documentary is an eye opener. It explains complicated issues with the American financial system (with broader implications world-wide) in layman terms.

This documentary can't offer all the answers, not in a couple of hours, and not when trading stock is not fully regulated. It presents a corner case of a few people who held on to their GameStop shares against heavy odds, which exposed a flaw in the system, which is selling shares that do not exist. Apparently, this is done daily, and consistently, by all players.

The documentary goes on to say that the root cause of this problem is that corporations only suffer "nuisance" fines when found guilty, instead of their corporate leaders "suffering the sting", and going to jail.

The vast majority of Americans have suffered the consequences of a corrupt, scamming, unfair financial system. Understanding the issue is only the first step, and this documentary does a good job presenting one example of corporate greed.

I heard MOASS was tomorrow.

[belangermatthews · 10/10 · 8 March 2022]

Jokes aside, great Documentary!

We need as much noise and attention on this Mess of a stock market.

This was extremely well made, and I will continue to follow these creators, easiest 10/10 of my life.

Perfect Summary of the Criminal Financial System

[ChrisShu · 10/10 · 8 March 2022]

A voice that is needed. Millions were affected and are still being affected by the complete scam known as the Stock Market.

This document displays and describers perfectly the core issues and loopholes that banks, institutions and hedge funds take advantage to siphon billions of dollars from every day working Americans.

2008 obviously didn't teach anyone on Wall Street anything. They simply don't care because DOJ and FBI do not prosecute for Financial Terrorism.

Unhelpful.

[greg_matthews · 5/10 · 4 March 2022]

This show ponders various questions, yet rarely arrives at an answer. Instead, it challenges us to (1) raise awareness, (2) learn the system, and (3) follow this hbomax link for more info.

How did Melvin Capital offload its short position in Gamestop (GME)? Was Citadel colluding with Melvin Capital and Robinhood to limit their losses and/or to profit from GME's increase? Was naked short selling practiced in the sale of GME?

Kieran Culkin, infrequent narrator, leaves us with these parting words: "It's a new generation... our generation... we won't sit on the sidelines any longer. If there's one thing the Gamestop phenomenon taught us, it's that we do have a voice, and it's time we start using it."

Cool. Thanks Kieran.

Here's my voice then: Is it a broken system? Yes.

Will it break again? Yes.

Solution?

Hmmmm.....

Ya gotta watch this!

[GrammarMatters · 10/10 · 6 March 2022]

Wow. The first episode is an introduction to explaining stock trading and introduces the average person to the corruption behind the scene - but the second episode is edge of your seat.

I couldn't stop watching the second episode. It rips the cover off the hidden system and brings into the light the crimes that is integral to the secretive American system of financial greed that is Wall Street.

Don't miss this flashlight into the rotten underbelly of capitalist criminality.

Ignorant millennials saying like and you know

[bt698nhj · 1/10 · 24 March 2022]

If you have a brain, pass. The first 15 minutes is filler, not getting into the actual story at all. Garbage. Watch Sesame Street instead. The actors are more mature.

Biased and Incoherent

[chron · 1/10 · 30 March 2022]

This documentary made some valid points that the balance of power lies with the institutional investor over the retail investor. Other than that, it was a proliferation of misinformation by people who don't understand markets.

Basically, WallStreetBets played a pump-and-dump in a way that was unavailable to retail investors before social media. I like that the hedge fund got a haircut on a short squeeze, but there is nothing noble here. There is no David and Goliath story. It was Wall Street getting blindsided because for the first time, social media created a meme stock.

Robinhood halted trading because they were close to not covering the regulatory requirement. This promoted the myth that Robinhood was in the pocket of Wall Street. Again, misinformation promoted by people who don't understand.

Garbage.