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The Other Guys End Credits: Giving a Silly Comedy a Serious Message. You wouldnt expect a goofy Will Ferrell comedy to be the place where youd get a mini-seminar on the financial chicanery thats fattened Wall Streeters and CEOs bonus checks in recent years while impoverishing the rest of us. The movie may be a silly farce about New York cops who stumble upon a Bernie Madoff-like Ponzi scheme that threatens to defraud billions from city workers. But buried in the comedy is a serious point about what really constitutes grand theft these days, a point illustrated over the closing credits by a PowerPoint-like presentation full of jazzy infographics and serious statistics outlining just how much Wall Street and corporate leaders have enriched themselves at the expense of American workers and taxpayers. (All this while agit-pop rockers Rage Against the Machine cover Bob Dylans anti-corporate anthem Maggies Farm on the soundtrack.) Even for moviegoers who are connoisseurs of end-credit sequences, this one stands out as unique. Its a fascinating sequence, both from a design perspective and from the unlikely prospect of seeing a major corporation (in this case, Sony) release a mass-entertainment movie that also wants to educate moviegoers about the legalized wealth-grab thats benefiting major corporations.

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