Be First, Be Smarter, or Cheat | Margin Call's Structure EXPLAINED

In our second video, we dive into the line “Be First, Be Smarter, or Cheat” and how it applies to all of Margin Call. Please subscribe! Audio edited in Audacity Video edited in CapCut ----- In the emergency senior partners meeting in Margin Call, John Tuld says, "There are three ways to make a living in this business. Be first, be smarter, or cheat." In this video, we break down how this line applies to all of Margin Call. From Eric Dale being fired, to Peter Sullivan discovering the firm's projected losses, to the first meeting scene, to the emergency meeting, to Jared Cohen and Sarah Robertson's conversation in the elevator, to Sarah Robertson being fired by John Tuld, to the parking garage scene, to Will Emerson's speech, to the fire sale scene, to the ending where John says "It's just money. It's made up" - we see how "be first, be smarter, or cheat" is woven throughout the script. ----- Margin Call Senior Partners Emergency Meeting Margin Call First Meeting Margin Call Peter discovers the firm's projected losses on MBS products "It's just money. It's made up" - Margin Call Margin Call - Fire Sale of Mortgage Bonds (Wall Street Investment Bank Trading) Fire Sale - Margin Call Eric Dale is fired - Margin Call Margin Call - Searching for Eric Dale and Sam meets with Will Margin Call - It didn't seem like much of a choice Margin Call - Will Emerson talks about the impending financial turmoil Margin Call - Fire Sale Pep Talk Margin Call Best Quote by Will Emerson Margin Call Stanley Tucci Paul Bettany Margin Call Sarah Robertson fired Margin Call Will Emerson Jared Cohen parking garage Margin Call Sarah Robertson Jared Cohen Margin Call Zachary Quinto as Peter Sullivan Margin Call Jeremy Irons as John Tuld Margin Call Paul Bettany as Will Emerson Margin Call Simon Baker as Jared Cohen Margin Call Penn Badgley as Seth Bregman Margin Call Demi Moore as Sarah Robertson Margin Call Stanley Tucci as Eric Dale Margin Call Aasif Mandvi as Ramesh Shah