The movie "Wall Street" is a representation of poor morals and disappointing business ethics in the popular world of business. This movie shows the negative effects that bad business morals can have on society. The two main characters are Bud Fox played by Charlie Sheen and Gordon Gekko played by Michael Douglas. Bud Fox is a young stockbroker who comes from an honest working-class family but on the other hand, Gordon Gekko is a millionaire who Bud admires and wants to be associated with. Greed seems to be a huge theme of this movie. This movie portrays the unethical society we live in. It shows how money oriented society has become and that people will do almost anything to get ahead. Competitiveness has become such a widespread game all over the country, especially in big cities.
At the start of Wall Street, Bud Fox is young and insecure about the business world. Bud is a broker seeking new clients and offering second-hand advice regarding the buying and selling of stock. Bud was faced with a choice that would change his life. He was so sure he wanted to be involved with Gordon Gekko that he was willing to do whatever it took to be a part of his immoral scheme. It only took about five minutes for Bud to agree to give insider information about stocks to Gekko in order to become more lucrative and manipulative at the same time. Buddy Fox, liven is a small, cramped, and old apartment in the big apple. Buddy works weekdays from 9:30am to 4:00pm as a stockbroker; he buys and sells stock for other people over the phone and computer in a cubical. Buddy was different from the other brokers, his dream was to make the big times, just like his idle, Mr. Gecko. Buddy had tried getting a meeting with Mr. Gecko for a long time, but one day his hard work and effort paid off, ...