The Wolf of Wall
Street—I didn’t get what the whole hype was about. The movie isn’t bad, but
it’s just not great either. It received positive reviews from critics, although
its moral standing is kind of lost on me. It feels like the repercussions
Jordan Belfort faced are portrayed in a way that makes it seem like everything
he went through was worth it.
The comic style
of the movie was also too raw for me to enjoy it that much. I just found myself
straight-faced, not laughing as much as I was told I would.
The movie is
based on Jordan Belfort's memoir The Wolf of Wall Street, where Jordan
Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a small-time stockbroker who lands a job at an
established brokering firm run by Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey). Mark
advises Jordan to adopt the same lifestyle he lives—having casual sex,
masturbating, and using cocaine to stay on top of his game.
Jordan has
barely settled into his new job when the firm fails after Black Monday.
Jordan then gets
a job at another brokering firm that sells penny stocks, and from there, Jordan
blows up. He takes over the way things are run in the firm and launches out big
by creating his own brokering firm, Stratton Oakmont.
After that,
things go into the fast lane for Jordan and his friends. The money they were
making was too much for them to spend, and they started doing shady deals to
make more money, essentially robbing the poor masses.
This movie has
been nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best
Director for Martin Scorsese.
The film is historically significant as the first major movie to be distributed
entirely digitally. It’s also noted for being the drama film with the word
"fuck" said the most in cinematic history. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)
I feel that many
will find this raw comedy and lack of moral standing fun, given how movies have
shifted to a new level where they use sexual references, sex, and vulgar
language to keep the "vulgar world" happy.
I’ve been
wondering when the world turned to such a place, where a line like, “Soon
you’ll be jerking off thinking about money,” is considered funny.
As I said, The Wolf of Wall Street isn’t for me, but it might be for you, as many people do like it, so give it a try, you may like it too.
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