Great Actor in Hollywood

The movie was fast paced, but not in an Avengers or an abysmal Jurassic Park sequel type of way—filled with a mindless plot or had a billion dollar budget in special effects—according to Camila. It's the airless, cutthroat dimension to the modern workplace that forces the audience to look at it. 

Camila watched the moment Peter realized the impending failure of the company and told Seth to tell Will immediately. The disbelief and then acceptance of the toxic mortgages the company that Paul Bettany showed was compelling to see. As the film progresses, the audience sees the hierarchy including Chairman John played by Jeremy Irons. Jeremy needs support from Sam to pull off the fire sale of toxic assets but Sam is not all in. All of the cast is exceptional and the reactions to the crisis the company faces are all realistic and exciting to see. But it's Seth's cry in the toilet that lingers on after the credits rolls.

That raw, emotional scene acts as the film's emotional gut-punch. The camera doesn't give him any privacy. Instead, it pins him to the corner of the stark bathroom, cold tiles on all sides, fluorescent lights humming above. It's not a noble cry at all but the tears of a man trying to maintain some dignity. It's ugly. Mucus, choked breath, animalistic sobbing that has no grace. 

Seth's world is caving in, and there's nowhere left to run. Camila jotted down her thoughts on her notebook. 

Camila noticed the crowd around her stiffen during this scene. For most of the film, the audience had been captivated by slick suits, cold conference rooms, and the tension of morally grey decisions. But Seth's collapse was unexpected and tore through the facade. 

'So many people in life get fired and then think that life has no meaning or is over. What am I without a job? I don't want a supercar or a flashy office but have the ability to write good articles. Seth sobs show that total collapse and deep desire for money. This scene shows the endless loop of capitalism so well.' 

People who had been sipping their drinks paused mid-sip. One older man, who'd earlier chuckled at Jared's ignorance about computers, leaned forward as if physically drawn toward the screen. Camila glanced at a woman two rows down who was covering her mouth with her hand, as if watching something indecent. But that's exactly the point. The breakdown wasn't for anyone else's consumption. It wasn't a Hollywood cry cueing in violins or gentle tracking shots. It was Seth, the youngest, least seasoned person in the room, collapsing under the weight of the market. 

When Seth comes out of the stall to see Jared, the CEO, who is shaving he tries to go back to normal.

Jared says, "You alright?" . 

"You just fired me." 

"I'm sorry…"

"This is all I've ever wanted to do." 

" Really?" 

"Yes…"

In that one minute scene, you see the fake pity that Jared has towards Seth. As long as he is fine then fuck the world. They are both similar in age but there is a huge gap in power. The interaction between the characters made the audience change their opinion on Seth. Now, they sympathize with him.

'Almost everybody knows a Seth. But how many actors can capture it so well without looking down at the character. l want to speak to Seth and tell him that he would survive it.' 

After some time the screen shows Mary Rogers, ex-wife to Sam, telling Sam that she is going to call the police because he is burying his dog in her backyard. 

"Well, I am going to go back to bed." Mary said. 

"The alarm is on so don't try to break in." Sam smiles, "Well, you take care of yourself." 

"Is it alright if I finish up here?" 

"Yes." The screen goes black. 

The film ended with a 2 minute applause that surprised J.C. People looked around and discussed their thoughts: "Wasn't Kevin great?", "Was this really J.C's first film?", "Spock is so cool" and some people asked "Who played Seth?". The audience settled down to get ready for the questions. 

The Q&A session began with the cast walking on stage followed by polite applause for each of the actors. The announcer chose a blonde hair college student with an "I Voted" sticker on her jacket for the first question and asked, "What was your motivation?" 

The audience laughed. J.C Chandor responded with, "To feed my children." Ryan put his hands in his pocket, a bit surprised at the eagerness of the audience. 

The woman added, "There was obviously complicated information that you portrayed in a comprehensive manner. Can you describe how you did that?" She sat back down.

"I wrote this in November of 2008 as this was going on. Basically, l wrote this to shoot it for myself and umm knew that someone wasn't going to give me much money to do it, especially in that time. So a lot of the elements that seem simple were the requirements of how l was going to be able to shoot this. I took this one piece of information and just ran it up the chain of command. I hoped that answered your question"

The audience clapped and the announcer pointed at a bald man which brought about another routine question: "How did each of you get interested in this project? " 

Kevin grabbed the mic from J.C and replied, "l thought the script was brilliant. I liked this character l felt like there was an opportunity to show the complexity of the kind of decisions that people had to keep their job. There were a lot of people we met for this film who just worked on the floor who weren't the big CEOs and didn't make the decisions yet they were thrown into the barrel that all the bankers are greedy and horrible people. It was a truly interesting project. Ryan." 

Ryan stepped forward a half-step and commanded the theater. He had a demeanor of a seasoned performer on Broadway or an elite tennis player up 6-0, 6-0. He grinned and said, "My story was so unique. J.C flew on Gulfstream G200 and bribed me with Merrly Lynch stock to join the film" The audience giggled that rolled through the film like a wave.

"No. In all seriousness, l knew that l wanted to do this movie since my audition a week before the job." 

"It was horrible. You bombed it." Zach said. "No, he did great right, J.C?" 

"Yeah. l wrote Seth to show the perspective of all the people in the chain of command, not just the big guys. And Ryan elevated the role into something bigger." The audience clapped for two seconds in recognition of his debut performance. 

The rest of the cast gave usual answers: the script was great, getting paid is nice, and working with Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, and Stanley Tucci was enticing. The questions had a normal rhythm to it but the love for films special only in Sundance gathered around Eccles Theatre. 

Then, Camila stood up, took a breath, and looked at Ryan's eye. She asked, "Ryan, what was it like shooting that crying scene?"