The Wolf of Wall Street

Rating: 9/10 (20 February 2014)

It is difficult to keep your eyes off and stop following Jordan Belfort 's career (Leonardo DiCaprio) in The Wolf of Wall Street. All the ostentation and lack of scruples of the character excited the backstage of a market that puts in motion billions per year, and we are not talking about the entertainment industry. There's more money in Wall Street than can be counted and the stock brokers are aware of the possible sales and commissions. Jordan appears initially as a mere employee, willing to learn with Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey) the main techniques to be successful in the profession. In one of the best scenes in the film, Mark advises the premature Jordan to act before the market, it isn't a matter of sharing profits with clients, but extorting them and ensuring a fat commission.
There's no time to put the teachings into action, with the crash of the Stock Exchange and the crisis, the inexperienced Jordan loses his job, ending up in a smaller company that negotiated penny stocks. Capable of selling contact lenses to the blind, the stockbroker stands out when he opens his own business. After that, the hills of money and illegality grow in Jordan's career, an addict to Sex, Drugs and Money. Scorsese builds his film based on the career of a character with ups and downs, like the ones he had portrayed in Casino and other productions. But there's something special about Jordan Belfort, who amuses himself and enjoys his wealth as few, being bold as to face the spectator, dialoguing directly to the camera, becoming a master of whom he once was a disciple.
Any fan of Scorsese's work will notice similarities among many of his films, but it is curious to realize that if Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were younger, they would probably play the roles of Jordan Belfort and Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill), respectively. DiCaprio and Hill's engagement reminded the films where Martin's work as director is exquisite. The hyperboles in The Wolf of Wall Street point out how gambling in the stock market is disastrous when many get poor and a few get rich. In this case, it isn't a matter of praising consumerism and drug use, but confirming their rampant use in society.
The intensity of the film also highlights its editing, which uses different languages in an effective way, moving between TV and cinema, despite the loss of momentum in the last part. Merits of Thelma Schoonmaker, an old collaborator in the montage of Scorsese's work. Technically, we have a very good film, with a challenging director, even though he's stuck to the bases that made him famous. These are non- tiring 3 hours, with a really varied soundtrack.
Taking this theme to the movies and making fun of it must not have been fun to the sharks of Wall Street, but it will definitely amuse the sardines stuck in the net. Finally, Jordan's greed bumps into FBI and his system based on addictions collapses. Fun gets to an end, even if the essence remains, other stockbrokers are ready to take the lead and sell the best thing America has to offer: Dreams and Illusions.
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