Director
Martin Scorsese
Leading Actors/Actresses
Leonardo Dicaprio and Jonah Hill
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Margot Robbie, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, and Matthew McConaughey
Genre
Black Comedy
Language
English
Awards
The Wolf of Wall Street was nominated for the following Academy Awards: Best Actor for Dicaprio, Best Supporting Actor for Hill, Best Director for Scorsese, Best Adapted Screenplay for Terence Winter, and Best Picture
Date of Release
December 25th, 2013
Producer
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Setting and Context
New York, the 1980s
Narrator and Point of View
Through the point of view of narrator Jordan Belfort
Tone and Mood
Sexual, Intriguing, Fun, Funny, Sad, Scheming, and Interesting
Protagonist and Antagonist
Jordan Belfort (Protagonist) vs. Patrick Denham and the FBI (Antagonist)
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the films involves Jordan's struggle to become successful in the finance world while leading a party-filled life and evading the FBI,
Climax
Although viewers can pick out several possible climaxes in The Wolf of Wall Street, it is possible that the climax of the film occurs when Jordan overdoes it with old Quaaludes.
Foreshadowing
Jordan's downfall is foreshadowed early on in the film when he mentions to his employees that they are like Captain Ahab (people who don't know when the right time to quit is).
Understatement
Naomi's intelligence is understated throughout much of the film
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The Wolf of Wall Street is not an innovative film in terms of filming or lighting or camera techniques. However, it is an incredibly well-made and well-shot film.
Allusions
To the following films: Boiler Room (2000), Freaks (1932), Contempt (1963), Wall Street (1987), and Donnie Brasco (1997)
To: History, Geography, Economics, Religion, Mythology, and Government
Paradox
Jordan is very rich, yet is morally bankrupt and corrupt.
Parallelism
The events shown in the film Boiler Room (2000) parallel many of the events in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
