It was among the traders who should have understood risk, not talking about the CEO or the people who didn't necessarily have that expertise. I don't remember the exact moments from this movie, but one that always stands out for me as the epitome of Hollywood finance is in the Big Short when a trader doesn't know what a credit default swap is.

You have a point. But it's a different kind of cluelessness.

Makes it unwatchable when one of the professionals is clueless about something basic.

It's not that good really. A lot of the writing was clearly written by someone who doesn't know anything about the subject matter and it makes the "professionals" look like idiots. Happens often in finance movies.

Colostomy bags required

Eventually they'll run out of money.

As you can see, WSB started blowing up in 2020.