Immersed in the World of Wall Street- One of Scorsese's best

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2014)

The Wolf of Wall Street is one of the best recent Scorsese movies I have seen. It is entertaining, well directed and phenomenally executed. It is a roller coaster of a film that engulfs you from start to end. The acting is excellent, perhaps one of Di Caprio's best; and not to forget Jonah Hill's brilliant performance that allows him to display his sense of humor while staying true to the stock broker character that he plays. It is almost as if we as the audience are on the same adrenaline rush that the characters are throughout the film. With the fast paced and thrilling nature of the Wall Street setting of the film, there was absolutely no moment to even realize that it was three hours long. The essence of wall street trying to be presented, was thoroughly depicted not only through the dialogue and screen play, but was also brought to life through the visual imagery of the film. The chaos, corruption and greed associated with wall street was effectively conveyed throughout the scenes, ranging from the carnival like atmosphere of the office to the excessive and lavish sets. I am uncertain of how accurately this film depicts the real life events it is based on, but the film definitely conveys what it is set out to in terms of the wild, overly consuming and greed infused nature of wall street.