7 Reasons The Wolf Of Wall Street Makes Us Bow Down To Scorsese
7. Ludicrous, Truthful, And Engaging Story
Based on the aforementioned memoirs of Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street sees Leonardo DiCaprio portraying the ambitious stockbroker driven only by the almighty dollar. Its a tough life to chronicle too considering just how absurd it all is. Were discussing a person that took every drug from cocaine to Xanax to Quaaludes daily, snorted coke into a womans rectum, engaged in dominatrix activities, and most importantly took the titular Wall Street by storm. Oh yeah, all of the above is explicitly shown too. After learning the ropes which oddly involves a heavy amount of masturbation- from an eccentric stockbroker in Mark Hanna, (Matthew McConaughey) Jordan is seemingly on his way to making a fortune. That is until life throws a monkey wrench in his plans, with a major crash hitting the market subsequently gutting jobs. Down but not defeated, Jordan befriends a young stereotypically Jewish fellow in Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill) and together start up their own firm out of an abandoned garage. Their plan is go big or go home as the like-minded band of obnoxious fellows attack the wealthiest citizens in America. Soon after, the firm is rolling in cash, growing exponentially, and skyrocketing Jordan Belfort to somewhat of a modern day Roman Emperor figure. Its here that the debauchery and insatiable desire for more hookers, drugs, and the biggest addiction of all; money begin. Even with a goddess trophy wife played by the stunningly beautiful Margot Robbie, Jordan still finds himself wrapped in a hedonistic lifestyle full of stuff youd never in a million years picture Leonardo DiCaprio doing on-screen, which bridges us into
