wolf of wall street This is one of those movies that ultimately has it all, spreading generously across multiple genres and boasting an epic running time that totals three hours. It’s a biopic of sorts; jordan belfort Based on his memoir of the same name, it details how he became extremely wealthy through fraudulent means through his activities on Wall Street in the 1980s and 1990s.
It was a movie I watched again. martin scorsese Successful within the crime genre, the style and pacing here is reminiscent of somewhere else. goodfellasHowever, the tone, story, and setting are less familiar. and wolf of wall street I also had Enjoy every great line with the talented cast firing on all cylinders Found in terrence winterAdapted from the screenplay. We rank some of the best individual lines below (profanity lines require some censorship…this is a profanity-filled movie, to say the least).
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, it depicts the high life of a wealthy stockbroker and his fall from grace with crime, corruption, and the federal government.
- release date
- December 25, 2013
- writer
- terrence winter
- runtime
- 180 minutes
- studio
- paramount movies
10 “I’m not going to die sober!”
jordan belfort
jordan belfort wolf of wall street He may or may not be one of the best characters in a Scorsese film, and if not, he’s definitely up there as one of the most quoted characters. As such, he’s featured more heavily here than anyone else, but he’s the central character and narrator of the film, and there are almost no moments throughout the film when his voice or presence is absent in some way. do not have.
And since so much of Belfort’s lifestyle revolves around reckless drug use, he talks about it a lot. Even in the midst of a maritime disaster or on a sunken yacht.. He looks ready to perish, but he is not calm. leonardo dicaprio‘s typically intense acting sells the moment as truly darkly funny (though after this the whole misadventure ends up making Belfort reconsider his drug use).
9 “Fugazi, fugazi. It’s Uzi. It’s Uzi. It’s fairy dust. It doesn’t exist. It never made landfall. It doesn’t matter. It’s not on the Elements Table. It’s not fucking real.”
mark hanna
It’s like a movie about the rise and fall of wolf of wall street Jordan Belfort is relatively modest and perhaps even mild-mannered all things considered (at least by Wall Street standards). Things change when he is hired by LF Rothschild early on along with his boss Mark Hanna.Matthew McConaughey) If Belfort wanted to achieve huge success, he would encourage a certain level of ruthlessness and selfishness in the world of stockbroking.
It’s amazing how much wolf of wall street McConaughey pulls off a steal despite only being in the first 15 minutes or so of the film and actually having only one extended scene with DiCaprio. But it’s the highlight and hearing McConaughey’s excitement as he explains the supposedly ‘fucking unreal’ science behind rising or falling stock prices is the best.
8 “You know what? I’m not leaving. I’m definitely not leaving!”
jordan belfort
in front wolf of wall streetLeonardo DiCaprio appeared in a fair number of Martin Scorsese’s captivating films, but he was sometimes outsmarted by other actors ( Daniel Day-Lewis in new york gangand perhaps jack nicholson in Departed). He was a central character in solid films such as; aviator and shutter islandHowever, his biggest and best performance in a Scorsese film is wolf of wall street.
DiCaprio ends up living out his lead actor dream here, and in some sequences in this film he is able to give long monologues (usually through voiceover) and give extensive speeches (Bell (Considering that Fort’s co-founders have since run Stratton Oakmont). He ended up giving a farewell speech at one point, as he would have to lie quietly while various legal issues were resolved, but he avoided backing down mid-speech. “I’m not quitting,” boldly declares over and over again, each time gradually increasing the volume and encouraging the rest of the company..
7 “Who? What are you, Owl? Who is she?”
Naomi LaPaglia
Thanks to the worldview depicted, wolf of wall streetmen are in the foreground and take up most of the dialogue, while female characters are sometimes relegated to the background. However, it speaks to the attitudes that the main characters tend to have, and I don’t think the film necessarily celebrates such views. plus, margot robbie Arguably the most important female character in the film, Belfort’s wife Naomi LaPaglia is memorable.
There is something cathartic about this character. She’s one of the few people to fight back against Jordan’s nonsenseand is one of the few people who can hurt him emotionally. Naomi’s not-so-lackluster attempt to ignore the discussion of his infidelity makes Naomi sound like “Who? Who?” This is the line said by al pacino in heatit’s also worth it.
6 “The real question is this: Was this all legal? Absolutely not.”
jordan belfort
Jordan Belfort seems perfectly willing to draw viewers into his world, at least at first. wolf of wall street. The narration feels like he’s speaking to the audience immediately, and DiCaprio Sometimes he speaks to the camera, effectively breaking the fourth wall.. Similar to the courtroom scene at the end of goodfellasHowever, this method of information distribution/explanation has been around for a long time. wolf of wall street.
But Belfort eventually, somewhat humorously, reaches a breaking point, stopping in the middle of a complicated rant about stockbroking and saying: He cuts to the chase: wolf of wall street‘s most iconic line declares, “The real question is this: Was this all legal? Absolutely illegal.” Even with the use of f-bombs to add punctuation, it still feels like a humorous understatement considering what viewers have already witnessed at this point in the movie.
5 “Let me tell you something: There is no nobility in poverty. I have been rich and I have been poor. And I always choose the rich.”
jordan belfort
Martin Scorsese’s body of work in the 2010s is characterized by its diversity and complexity, with the latter, as in previous decades, exploring moral issues with nuance. There are characteristics. surely, wolf of wall street Although it depicts Belfort as a flawed human being capable of doing terrible things, the film also makes us understand why he chose such a life and makes us wish others could be like him. Outline your reasons for wishing.
In one of his speeches, he declared, “There is no nobility in poverty.” It’s easy to have a visceral reaction (with anger) to statements like this, but at the same time, the Western world is, to some extent, designed to encourage ruthlessness and greed. Belfort’s worldview is shown here. He sees a cruel system and chooses to exploit it rather than submit to it.. He may not have been doing the right thing, but there’s an argument that given the current situation (serious flaws and all), he was doing the somewhat sensible thing.
4 “I’m just fucking smoking crack, bro.”
Donnie Azoff
The crimes found in wolf of wall street It is not simply white collar in nature, given the many violations of laws surrounding drug use and debauchery. and Jonah Hill If you want to make something about people doing bad things and saying bad things, he’s obviously a good actor. Because he’s great at playing people who are up to no good or appear to be up to no good.
Hill plays Donnie Azoff, another founder of Stratton Oakmont, who is shown to be even more deranged than Belfort from the start. He admits to quitting his job on the spot and marrying his cousin for Belfort, and may have liked hard drugs more than Belfort, at least early on. The way he basically begs to “play smoke crack with me, bro” works well as a non-demand.but it’s also darkly funny in context.
3 “I fucked her brain out… for 11 seconds.”
jordan belfort
So, wolf of wall streetas already outlined, this production is packed with profanity and drug use, and inevitably feels unsuitable for a family movie night. But things get even worse (or better, depending on your point of view) when you consider that the film’s unapologetically full sexual content is in keeping with American film standards. wolf of wall street The whole story depicts debauchery.
On a related note, Jordan Belfort humorously outlined his first sexual experience with his soon-to-be wife, Naomi LaPaglia, as lasting just 11 seconds. The usually arrogant Belfort’s self-deprecating expressions help humanize him, and it’s an overall funny moment.made even better (or potentially worse, depending on your feelings on offensive comedy) by Jordan and Naomi’s awkward post-coital conversation.
2 “I have to get my numbers up. These are rookie numbers in this racket.”
mark hanna
Returning to the aforementioned legendaryly well-acted Matthew McConaughey scene, part of it involves Mark Hanna talking to Jordan Belfort about “renting a movie.” seinfeld Phrase – Be the master of your own domain. Hannah admits that she engages in the act of losing contests with alarming regularity, and seems disappointed when Belfort talks about how often he masters his field.
Hannah says flatly: “We’ve got to get the numbers up. These are the rookie numbers,” becomes a highly adaptable line of dialogue that’s one of the most commonly seen and heard in the movie. wolf of wall street. The way this activity is discussed makes it sound like it’s a drug in itself. It speaks to the hedonism and selfish pursuit of profit that Belfort displays throughout the rest of the film.. So in addition to being really funny, it also helps foreshadow certain themes that will be in the rest of the movie.
1 “I take enough drugs every day to sedate Manhattan, Long Island, and Queens for a month. I take Quaaludes 10 to 15 times a day for my ‘back pain’ and my ability to concentrate. I’m taking Adderall to keep up, Xanax to calm down, pot to calm me down, cocaine to wake me up again, and morphine…well, because it’s great. ”
jordan belfort
wolf of wall street The film establishes itself as a great film from the get-go, thanks in large part to the aforementioned quirky narration by its flawed protagonist Jordan Belfort. He details his lifestyle and views on the world in general early on, including a thorough discussion of how much he likes drugs and how many drugs he uses. Includes detailed explanation.
The film tackles the theme of drug addiction well, as if finding humor in the behaviors that drug abuse causes (see most of the quaalude scenes) and the problems that such activities can cause. is also shown. Belfort said he had taken “enough drugs to sedate Manhattan, Long Island, and Queens for a month.” It may sound like an exaggerated boast at first, but to his credit, he backs up such claims with the actions viewers see throughout the rest of the film.
