The theme of the story is a story of a pair of young people who make a high-risk project and then fail, the amount of information is very large, the rhythm is very tight, like a delicious fast food, but the end also experiences some philosophical flavor, making the film a little more profound.
Cousin Anton and Vinny work in a securities company, cousin Winnie is a high-frequency trader, cousin Anton is a programmer who designs and develops high-frequency trading, the core of high-frequency trading is trading speed, fast in and fast out, their order trading time is calculated in milliseconds, grab the first order to buy at the opening, and then there is a small profit to sell quickly, relying on trading volume can also become the king of Wall Street, therefore, how to occupy the fastest network speed is the focus of competition.
The brothers thought of a bold way to pull a straight optical fiber from Kansas to New York (about 2,000 kilometers), the transmission time can exceed 17 milliseconds, which will be the fastest speed on Wall Street, the brothers' dream of wealth freedom is realized, and the hummingbird's wings flap once is 17 milliseconds, from which the title comes.
The brothers quickly resigned, Venilla invested, found a construction team, managed the project, talked about compensation for private and state land expropriation along the way, Anton was responsible for writing code, shortening the transmission time by another millisecond to meet the needs of investors, and a group of people with dreams began this complex and huge project construction.
Build a 1800-kilometer underground optical cable to cross various types of landforms and mountains! Private territory, national parks, all kinds of difficulties and obstructions, as well as the threat of the original company and the microwave communication tower project competing with their fiber transmission, Vinnie found himself with stomach cancer, and Anton was threatened by the original company to steal the company code, endangering national security, and going to jail.
In the end, the original company's microwave communication technology succeeded, the time was less than they expected 16 milliseconds, they failed, the investor went bankrupt, Vinnie was hospitalized, Andong was sued, relying on the backdoor procedure he left in the original company to delay the transaction time, forcing the original company to withdraw the lawsuit.
The fiber construction team boss finished the project, actually tested, reached within 15 milliseconds, the boss said; I don't care what you think about success or failure, I think our project is to achieve the goal.
At the end of the film, the two brothers go to a farm that does not agree with their crossing of the territory, and the farmer's reason at that time is simple; it is a god-given land, and the pursuit of speed does not make life better. The brothers seem to have a sense of whether 17 milliseconds is fast or slow, which can help you win a deal or a lifetime.
Regarding dreams, persistence, entrepreneurship, capital, money, technology, career, family, and life, the film has many shining dots that are worth recalling, and also string together the whole film. It should be said that the actor's acting skills are very good, whether it is Vinnie's adventurous career man, or Anton's genius IT man, they are extremely in place, making small details shine and making the whole movie vivid.