The Wolf of Wallstreet Movie Review - 1477 Words

Every day, people in current society are reminded to follow a certain code of conducts or ethics to live a legal and proper life. These codes may be simple and contain common sense, such as following the law or not cheating other people. However, in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street, it not only promotes these actions, it shows it to the live audience the positive effects it may produce. The Wolf of Wall Street is based on a true story of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who served 36 months in prison for defrauding investors during the 1990s. It involved the corruption of Wall Street and the corporate finance world. Belfort, in the movie, is portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, and begins the movie as an innocent and fresh low-level stockbroker at an established Wall Street firm. However, shortly after, the firm goes through bankruptcy as a result of Black Monday. Black Monday refers to Monday, October 19, 1987, when stock markets around the world crashed (Jordan Belfort). The rest of the film shows Belforts lifestyle after he starts doing drugs, defrauding, and cheating many people. The film, The Wolf of Wall Street, while trying to inhibit the actions from the movie to real life, promotes the extravagant and dishonest lifestyle of drugs, sex, and money. The film depicts the occurrence positively showing only the fun and joy of this lifestyle and allows the audience to immerse in these illegal activities with a sympathetic characterization of Jordan Belfort. While one can say