Actually I hate to say it, but the whole world of finance is largely dominated by a bunch of white men. Them just the facts.
There were two roles for women as to roles in finance in the film, the gal at S&P (Leo) and Baum's kind of boss at MS (surprisingly played by a black woman). Were the real people women? Who knows, but they were parts that were side roles where it didn't matter if genders were changed to the accuracy of the story. I wouldn't be surprised if those people IRL were men and were changed for the story so they could at least have one or two women onscreen. But who were the main players - Baum and his team - the two entrepreneurs and the old school banking guy - Burry and his team - Vennett - these guys took most all of the screen time there was little room left and yes they all were men IRL and based on real people. Believe me if Baum's #2 was a woman IRL they would have cast a woman.
As to based on a true story, well yeah any movie based on a true story usually makes some changes for the audience you kind of have to. But this was based on real people, actually very specific real people, and they were portraying with as much accuracy as they could what went down between these particular players. If they changed the genders to be more diverse well they wouldn't be showing the financial sector with any accuracy because it isn't very diverse. I know a gal who went to Wall Street and left, it being largely men and highly sexist and is probably one of the more hostile industries towards women as a general rule in part because it is so male dominated, and largely white males at that. As a woman on Wall Street sexual harassment is par for the course as is in most male dominated industries.
The choices of mostly white men was a deliberate choice - you don't think they didn't notice there really weren't many women in the film lol? When they have those speeches and scenes at the conference and mostly every extra is a white man? This choice was obviously purposeful to show what the world of finance looks like, and sadly it is a place where women/minorities in high places are few and far between.
It seems kind of ridiculous to criticize a movie for showing reality and not changing reality for the screen to make a corner of the world that isn't diverse appear more diverse. What would whitewashing the lack of diversity on Wall Street serve but to make it look better which this film clearly was not trying to do. If you want to get your panties in a wad question why the financial sector on Wall Street especially isn't a diverse representation of the American public, many have made these criticisms and there are reasons behind it that should be challenged. But blaming a movie for not whitewashing Wall Street into some diverse place, well that is as others said a really "dumb complaint."
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