wassal Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Hello, Some of you will think that this threat is irrelevant. I wanted to post it a month ago, but I was confusing... And I told myself "Better to be sorry than be regretted". Anyway, what this threat is all about... What are the economist's favorite movies? They see movies, don't they? Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applicant12 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 don't know about economists in general, but I personally enjoy Fight Club, the Italian job, and any movies that features Edward Norton :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassal Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 What about A Beautiful Mind 2001? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Hangover 2! Haha! Better yet: Besides your favorite movies, what movies feature economists? A Beautiful Mind (although Nash is a trained mathematician) The Visitor I guess "Too Big to Fail", the new HBO movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfilet Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) I'm hoping someone makes a film out of "A Tenured Professor" Edited May 26, 2011 by kipfilet corrected title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleador Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I guess "Too Big to Fail", the new HBO movie. Thanks for mentioning! I've been waiting for this movie and didn't know it have already been released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poser Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I watched Independence Day and ConAir 26 times each in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Thanks for mentioning! I've been waiting for this movie and didn't know it have already been released. Watched it yesterday. You can watch it on HBO On Demand (in the US at least), and they are playing it a couple of times a day (caught a bit in the morning, the rest at night). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassal Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 i watched independence day and conair 26 times each in high school. lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleador Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Watched it yesterday. You can watch it on HBO On Demand (in the US at least), and they are playing it a couple of times a day (caught a bit in the morning, the rest at night). Unfortunately, I'm not yet in the US, and the movie has not been released in my country. But thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZomgRogged Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) I think most economists would be upset that, as the movie appears to set it up, the game where Crowe "discovers" his equilibrium doesn't have a NE in pure strategies. They all have an incentive to defect to the blonde. Recently watched Too Big To Fail and Paul Giamati as Bernanke and James Woods as **** Fuld were priceless. Edited May 26, 2011 by ZomgRogged ahem...Richard Fuld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longnameislonge Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I think most economists would be upset that, as the movie appears to set it up, the game where Crowe "discovers" his equilibrium doesn't have a NE in pure strategies. They all have an incentive to defect to the blonde. I haven't taken any game theory courses yet so my knowledge on Nash Equilibrium is pretty rudimentary, but I thought the point of that scene was that Nash was pointing out what would be best for the group (the played out fantasy where they all go for brunettes) and contrasting it with reality (everybody goes for the blonde), showing that Smith's concept of competition producing the best results for everybody was somewhat flawed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggoofer Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I haven't taken any game theory courses yet so my knowledge on Nash Equilibrium is pretty rudimentary, but I thought the point of that scene was that Nash was pointing out what would be best for the group (the played out fantasy where they all go for brunettes) and contrasting it with reality (everybody goes for the blonde), showing that Smith's concept of competition producing the best results for everybody was somewhat flawed. It is not a Nash equilibrium. Think of it as: "The proposed equilibrium is not credible." I.e., we could all say we agree to do this, but then one of us would cheat. And think about the real world: Do you ever see hot girls *not* being hit on at bars??? Of course not. If that were the case, then someone would decide to hit on them. My favorite is Dr. Strangelove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longnameislonge Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 It is not a Nash equilibrium. Think of it as: "The proposed equilibrium is not credible." I.e., we could all say we agree to do this, but then one of us would cheat. And think about the real world: Do you ever see hot girls *not* being hit on at bars??? Of course not. If that were the case, then someone would decide to hit on them. My favorite is Dr. Strangelove. But isn't that the point of the scene, that competition does not produce the best result, and the NE is for everybody to charge the blonde and nobody gets her? He finds a hole in Smith's reasoning. I saw an xkcd about this that also criticized that part of the film, and I think it's missing the point of the scene. Also, Dr. Strangelove and the Aviator are my favorites :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZomgRogged Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 The outcome Crowe proposes isn't even Pareto efficient unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runringsaround Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Favourite movie(s): The Godfather (trilogy) But other "genious" movies, other than A beautiful mind, which I like are "Good Will Hunting" and "21". But many people I know don't like 21. Other genious movies I should check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZomgRogged Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Real Genius seems like the obvious answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblekicker Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 basically anything by bergman or melville (and to a lesser extent kubrick and fellini) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charis Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Another funny thing is the movie makes it look like he came up with the solution concept of NE. Actually, what he came up with was an existence theorem for it, but I guess that's not impressive enough to laymen. Personal Favorite: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Also, OP I disagree that you need to worry about being insufficiently cerebral and on topic on TM. We may make fun of you if you start speaking about the awesomeness of rent control and such, but I don't come to TM to just compare profiles, math classes and schools (that gets boring after awhile). Edited May 27, 2011 by Charis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat_resource Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Favourite movie(s): The Godfather (trilogy) But other "genious" movies, other than A beautiful mind, which I like are "Good Will Hunting" and "21". But many people I know don't like 21. Other genious movies I should check? Not 'genius' movies but definitely cerebral: The Man from Earth, Primer, Pi, Shine. Some edgier recommendations: Martyrs, Oldboy, Dead Man's Shoes, High Tension, the original Funny Games, Irreversible, Mother, Ichi the Killer, The Chaser, The Experiment, 13 Tzameti, Mum and Dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblekicker Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 specific movies: wild strawberries, tokyo twilight, through a glass darkly, le cercle rouge, le samourai, step across the border, l'armee des ombres, dr strangelove, harakiri, female trouble, 8 1/2, annie hall, a space odyssey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 My favourite portrayal of a contemporary economist was in Get Him to the Greek. That actor who played Paul Krugman did a phenomenal impression! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charis Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 That actor who played Paul Krugman did a phenomenal impression! You do realize that was actually Paul Krugman playing himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 You do realize that was actually Paul Krugman playing himself. Are you sure? Little known fact, there are twice as many professional Paul Krugman impersonators as there are Elvis Presley impersonators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Anything by Hitchcock, Tarantino, Cohen brothers or Kubrick. Specific films I would have to say American History X, American Beauty, Toy Story 3, The Princess Bride and LOTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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