The language in “Diamond Hands” relies on a vital, albeit difficult to construe lexicon of terms: “Rockets,” “short selling,” “short squeeze,” “paper hands,” “diamond hands.” They aren’t poker strategies, but they could easily fill that purpose. The combination of the app, Reddit boards (specifically WallStreetBets), and YouTube channels dedicated to investing provided the potent ingredients needed for financial upheaval. Around the same time, a stock-centric app named RobinHood - no commissions, the ability to trade stock options with only $200 in your pocket, an idiot-proof user interface - took the headaches and financial barriers away from investing, allowing smaller fish into the stock market game. 'Women Talking' Shakes Up the Best Supporting Actress RaceĪt the outset of the pandemic, of course, gig workers and small business owners became flush with cash from the multiple rounds of stimulus checks sent by the government. 'The Novelist's Film' Review: Hong Sang-soo Gets More Personal than Ever in Tipsy Ode to Artistic FreedomĬanada's Oscar Entry Is About Chinese Censorship, but It Ignores Another Kind of Propagandaīrendan Fraser and Colin Farrell Stand Out Among New Batch of Best Actor Contenders Coupling their ordinariness with their Reddit handles suggests a doubleness, the kind of alter egos needed to enact anarchy, as they would unwittingly do. A cadre of everyday subjects are introduced by their occupation and handles: Matt Kelly (u/deepc55) was a diver forced into medical retirement Chris Garcia (u/fotopapi) took over a small school and sports photography business before, well, school and sports were canceled Alisha B Woods (u/strange_alternative4) was a paycheck-to-paycheck waitress. Unlike others of its ilk, however, Canepari and Cooper approach the debilitating virus not from the vantage point of hospital beds or Zoom windows, but through the corners of the internet.
In just 82 minutes, Canepari and Cooper attempt to explain how that seemingly insane bet played out.Īt its heart, “Diamond Hands” is a COVID documentary. In directing duo Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper’s MSNBC-produced documentary, “ Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets,” a young millionaire investor with a medieval helmet on his head (self-named “Sir Jackalot”) frankly described the raise of GameStop stock in the early days of 2021 as “a group of idiots who got fed up with the world,” and decided to do something about it.
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