The Wolf Of Wall Street Analysis

How much can we be bought for? This is the question that I found myself asking after viewing the crime drama, The Wolf of Wall Street. I do not mean what’s our price in exchange for goods or services, but how much are we willing to wager in order to be successful beyond our wildest dream. This is the question that Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, answered in this film when he took his career as a wall street stockbroker above and beyond by playing fast and loose with the law. Even after his wild success, Belfort seems to become even more eccentric than others who have played the game before him. This begs us to ask the question, does this film depict an accurate representation of white-collar crime or is it more focused on drug use and deviant behavior? The following paper will investigate and answer that question. This film starts off with our main character, Jordan Belfort, getting ready to begin his first day as a wall street stockbroker. He has had success in his endeavors in the past and though he is an amateur, he is eager and ambitious to move forward. Jordan quickly learns how the real money is made on wall street. After making some connections, he opens up his own broker's office, but he quickly showed those

We find this to be the case at the beginning of the film when Belfort meets Matthew McConaughey’s character. He’s an eccentric man who pushes Belfort in the direction that ultimately winds up to his downfall. I believe that these pieces of information can lead us to conclude that this film accurately depicts white-collar crime. That being said, I also believe that the scenes involving sex and drugs were added to entertain audiences by the giving the film some comic