If it were an inferno, this documentary would have blown the gates of ‘the banking camp’ wide open and would have shown the world the covert ‘business’ they do. Nonetheless, Inside Job still manages to crack open the door a little bit for a peek, where that little peek tells the story and the backstory of the financial crisis and how it could have been avoided.
In an interview, director Charles Ferguson said that he wanted the people to be upset about the financial crisis after watching the documentary. The documentary does more than that; it purely infuriates the audience. Ferguson is not a conspiracy theorist and he is not inclined towards systematic and structural explanations as well. He draws the spotlight on the laws and the lawmakers, the government and the reforms it passed right from the Reagan era’s (deregulation of the financial industry), to the Bush regime that led to the whole debacle. The documentary depicts that the financial crisis was not an accident and could have been avoided.
A great investigative, non-fiction documentary, Inside Job is sure to enrage anyone who sees it. Matt Damon, the narrator of the documentary appeals just that to the people. He asks them to demand change in the status quo that has led to the mess so that the damage can be reversed.
How it will be received by the audience is still a subject of speculation as unfortunately, most documentaries of this type are shrugged by the people who need them the most. Although there is still hope owing to the rave reviews that came out of Cannes and Rotten Tomatoes’ 97% fresh rating. It had also been nominated for various awards and is long-listed by the academy. However, only time will tell whether the crimes committed (which put the county on the road of economic collapse) would go unpunished, or if justice will be served.