Probably about 60% of the way thru it was a 9. He had some decent tips. But way too much of this documentary centered on his wife. It is difficult to see what she did that Warrented such a huge part of this documentary.
One had the sense that this was done to take what probably would be a male dominated documentary and they tried to make it more accessible for females. Like how there will be a sci-fi movie with this artificially placed love story into the plot which doesn't move the plot forward much.
Then they got into his whole philanthropy. Yes he gave away a LOT of money. OK.
Probably most of the people that are watching this are interested in his investing secrets.
Less Susan Buffet and philanthropy and more stocks.
Becoming Warren Buffett
2017
Action / Biography / Documentary
Becoming Warren Buffett
2017
Action / Biography / Documentary
Plot summary
The story of the evolution of a boy from Nebraska who became one of the most respected men in the world, and the heroes who helped guide him along the way. By allowing access to his life and never-before-released home videos, Buffett offers a glimpse into his unique mind to help us understand what is truly important when money no longer has meaning.
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Highly recommend
This was very entertaining, engaging, educational, and thought-provoking.
I avoid idolizing any human being, but there are a lot to like/adore about Warren Buffet. His life was interesting and impressive- he literally made it out of nothing. And the way his values (e.g., the game of utilities, extreme focus) and Susan's (e.g., philanthropy,broad interests in humans) collide with and converge to a degree was cool. I didn't expect the documentary to touch upon the nonconventional love/friendship among Warren, Susan, and Astrid (Something I can't fully understand), but it did well.
One's success story may not fix lots of problems in our financial systems and societies, but this was, standalone, an encouraging and hopeful story.
Should have been called 'Becoming Susan Buffett'
If this movie had been called "Becoming Susan Buffet", it already would have been a lot more interesting.
The contrast/interplay/tension between Susan's philanthropy (working for others, not money) and Warren's sense of "utility" (accumulating with compound interest to have a greater impact later) provides more than enough material to make an documentary that is interesting while still including the full range of biographical material.
I would have liked the film makers to push more, for example to question Buffet on some of the ethical struggles he may have faced, and his thoughts on economic structures and the role they play in helping or hindering human development and improving quality of life. It also could have benefited from having more of a look toward the future (beyond Buffet contemplating his own death); after all, this documentary on Buffet rests on the assumption that he will be a big name in the history books.
Nevertheless, a documentary that was well worth the time spent watching it.