The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by the Academy Awarded Martin Scorsese, depicts the life of a "stock broker" Jordan Belfort (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) and his uprising from being a small time stock broker into a wild, crazy, drug-filled penny stock promotor pocketing him millions per year, and his inevitable downfall from the FBI investigating into him for stock fraud and money laundering.
It begins as a flash-forward into Jordan Belfort's life at the peak of his career - driving a Ferrari, holding thousands of dollars in cash, and throwing midgets at a large dart board (ya know, everyone's typical dream). The beginning hooks the viewers and entices them to watch from the beginning of the film right to the end. As it flashes back to the beginning of Jordan Belfort's career as a stock broker, it takes a journey of uninteresting to an extreme of partying, sex, and drugs, and the eventual arrest and change of Jordan's life. From an objective standpoint, this movie uses a great balance of comedy, excitement, and suspense to keep the watchers entertained. Especially with a wide-array of well known, and acclaimed actors such as Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Margot Robbie. However, what truly took this film to the next level of intensity, was that this was all based on a true story of Jordan Belfort, and the depictions in the film are fairly accurate to what his life was actually like. It all resulted in the arrest for stock fraud, of course, but even past that point it showed how Jordan Belfort became a motivational speaker and salesman to show people the underlying talent that he had that took him to fame and fortune.
Subjectively, this is one of my all-time favorite movies. Especially with those who have interest into Wall Street and the stock market, this shows the type of fraud that has been committed in history and the serious offenses that have been committed. Also, the comedy is the perfect taste and preference for myself, especially that of Jonah Hill. Overall, it was a GOOD GOOD film for me, and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys any of the actors in this film.
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