Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Gekko’s Skewed Value System
Gone is the clear moral universe of Oliver Stone’s hero in the Wall Street sequel. Now we’ve got a humble reformed crook who’s also a sleek alpha male. John Kao on Gekko’s crisis of indecision.
In the new film, Gordon Gekko is a humble reformed crook who has paid his debt to society and also a sleek alpha male who can't wait to gloat about his prowess at making money. (20th Century Fox)
