Great in conception but immoral in execution

Rating: 1/10 (27 January 2014)

Granted it is based on a true story that apparently was kept as close to reality as possible: the obscenity, the depravity, degradation of women (not just prostitutes but wives!!), greed and all the vices possible to males are there. The pace was fantastic but the tone of the movie was very much misguided. To a lot of people the whole depravity/greed point was missed because the tone of the movie was light and had almost no weight despite the gravity of what happens to the protagonist by the end. A lot of my friends (males) actually thought that going to prison for 3 years was nothing compared to the blissful obscene life of Jordan and were actually ready to give it a try if the opportunity presented itself.
The point of a movie is above all to convey a message and a morale and I am afraid to say that despite my admiration for Dicaprio, the message of the movie was nothing but the opposite. The sad part is some people get blaze when they watch this movie and think all of this is normal and acceptable! For so much callousness, greed and evil, the movie should have had a more serious tone. The ending shows a well off Jordan who was not crumbled by losing his wife, almost killing his daughter, possibly having Aids or his skin peeling off from all the drugs he had and not at all ashamed of what he did. It shows a man strong who is invincible JUST because he knows how to sell and take opportunity of people's stupidity and need. And this is a bad message all throughout. The movie depicts how he had a blast in prison! They say the beginning and the end are the most important parts...which is where he shines the most!
The movie (director's vision) might have been great in its conception but is just abhorrent in its execution. Such a movie does not deserve to be in the Oscar!