Remember those great cameos in “The Big Short,” when the likes of Selena Gomez, Margot Robbie and the late Anthony Bourdain would break the fourth wall to explain arcane terminology such as synthetic collateralized debt obligation? The three-part Netflix documentary series “Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga” takes a similar approach in explaining the GameStop stock phenomenon — not via splashy cameos by big celebs, but with a straightforward and clear and entertainingly breezy approach that follows the bouncing stock prices in one of the most bizarre financial stories of our time.
As Denzel Washington’s Joe Miller in “Philadelphia” would put it, they explain it to us like we’re 6-year-olds, and somehow make sense out of the David vs. Goliath battle pitting a group of smart, subversive, motivated Reddit users against Wall Street giants. Through an entertaining mix of interviews with hedge fund managers, journalists and retail investors who explain the phenomenon from different sides, augmented by a steady stream of clear and concise graphics and clips of often hilariously clever viral videos, “Eat the Rich” walks us through the madness of the GameStop story, and we come out on the other side understanding what happened.
