Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2016 · 88 min · Director: Steve James
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After the 2008 financial crisis that nearly destroyed the world economy, none of the American financial institutions faced prosecutions for their shady dealings that contributed to this debacle, except one. Abacus Federal Savings Bank, a small Chinese-American bank that catered to the neglected market of their community, was indicted on fraud charges and loan falsifications. As the bank disputed these accusations, many in the mainstream news media noticed that far larger competitors appeared to have committed similar misdeeds without legal consequence; likely because they were "too big to fail." This film explores the history of Abacus and its legal battle for survival against this hypocritical, and likely racist, application of the law that seemed to determined to punish them as a scapegoat for crimes that much larger felons deserve to face.
Emotional fingerprint
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration30%
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy20%
- Anger15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Relief
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Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 58 % | 45 % | 38 % | 2 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 55 % | 48 % | 28 % | 4 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 55 % | 48 % | 39 % | 4 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Anger | 64 % | 54 % | 53 % | 1 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Anger | 68 % | 60 % | 51 % | 0 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Empathy | 64 % | 53 % | 54 % | 1 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 64 % | 43 % | 56 % | 3 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Anger | 67 % | 43 % | 52 % | 1 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Anger | 66 % | 51 % | 56 % | 6 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 66 % | 57 % | 63 % | 11 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 61 % | 54 % | 56 % | 6 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 55 % | 51 % | 46 % | 1 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 62 % | 60 % | 45 % | 3 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Empathy | 64 % | 58 % | 48 % | 3 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Anger | 61 % | 48 % | 54 % | 1 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 67 % | 51 % | 64 % | 2 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Tension | 76 % | 56 % | 75 % | 4 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 83 % | 58 % | 65 % | 23 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Relief | 82 % | 60 % | 30 % | 59 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Relief | 77 % | 59 % | 8 % | 72 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Herself - Chief, D.A.'s Major Economic Crimes Bureau
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Herself - Abacus bank executive
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Details
- Directed by
- Steve James
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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