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e Wolf of Wall Street is
based off the autobiograph-

ical novel by Jordan Belfort,
aman who rose to power and
riches in the stock market in
the 1980s and 1990s. To do so,
he scammed over many cus-
tomers and businesses, and is
still paying for his crimes today.
This movie tells the story of
his rise and fall, and the crazy
nature of Wall Street. It’s a dark
comedy, with many scenes
of both hilarity and drama.

The film stars Leonardo
DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew
McConaughey, and a fab-
ulous supporting cast.

 

DiCaprio is one of the

: finest living actors. He will

: beremembered for decades

: tocome as another Marlon

; Brando or Jack Nicholson. The
man has yet to win an Oscar for :

any of his powerful roles, but
his performance as a drug-ad-
: dled, corrupt, hedonistic

businessman just might do it.

: DiCaprio has a knack for play-
: ing acharming, untrustworthy :
: gentleman in films—The

: Great Gatsby, Catch Me If You

: Can—and this is no exception.

However, the role never

: feels unbelievable or typecast.
: Inmost movies, DiCaprio is

: playing a version of himself;

: inthis one, he truly gives

: the impression of playing a

: different character. Maybe

: it’s the hair dye, but the guy

: isalmost 40 and he doesn’t

: look a day over 26. Belfort is a
: complex character with some
: very intense scenes, especially

: the ones where he’s tripping

: high on every kind of drug

: imaginable. His manic drug

: states left me laughing, crying,
: and terrified—sometimes

within seconds of each other.
The rest of the cast also

: deliver stellar performances,

: like Jonah Hill, who plays

: Belfort’s equally corrupt

: business partner. Although he

has tons of funny moments (a

: scene of him exposing himself
: ata party brought the theatre

: to tears), the role is somewhat

: more mature and complex

: than what he plays in most of

: his movies. It’s refreshing, and
: showcases Hill’s natural talent.

Matthew McConaughey,

: although featured heavily

: in the advertising, is only

: in the beginning of the film

: fora couple scenes. Despite

: his lack of screen time, he

: steals the show and plays an

: important role in the story. The

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The cast of The Wolf of Wall Street // By Mary Cybulsk

: movie hasa lot of characters,
: but McConaughey stands
: outin his corruption and
: hilarity as a top stockbroker.

Visually and aesthetically,

: the film does not disappoint.
: Martin Scorsese is of course
: well-regarded as one of the

: greatest directors of all time,
: and he continues this repu-

: tation into the 21st century.

: Shutter Island and The Departed,
: both starring DiCaprio, are

: just a few of his recent hits,

: proving the bond the two

: have as director and actor.

The film also contains

: many cool cars, beautiful

: houses and scenery, and gra-
: tuitous amounts of fan service. :
: There’s a lot of nudity for both
: genders. The cast is pretty

: attractive, and it’s definitely

: athrilling ride (literally, in

: the car and boat scenes).

A good movie makes you

think and reflect—even better

: if it’s able to do that without

: shoving an opinion down

: your throat. The Wolf of Wall

: Street gives a message about

: the super-rich and the ways

: they scam the working class.
: Belfort’s lifestyle of being

: super rich, doing lots of drugs,
: and hooking up with gor-

: geous women may well seem
: appealing to the viewer—at

: least in the first half. It never

: completely suggests Belfort

: isatruly evil man, nor does

: itmake us sympathize with

: him much. One is left to draw
: their own conclusion and

: think of him as a complex

: character, as he is in real life.

It was the final movie I

: saw in 2013, and definitely one
: of the best; lots of Oscar buzz

: generated, I imagine. I highly

: recommend it—a full three

: hours of great fun, excellent

: story, and everything that

: makes Hollywood what it is.