Analyzing Evil: The Wolf Of Wall Street

Hello everyone and welcome to the one hundred eighty-eighth episode of Analyzing Evil! Our topic for this video is The Wolf of Wall Street. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!

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[klina]

I don't remember the exact line, but it's a great quote that sums up Jordan perfectly, I think it was the FBI agent who was talking about the greedy bastards on Wall Street "These guys who born into money, their fathers taught them how to be assholes. But you, Jordan, you did it all on your own"

[michaelsantana]

Craziest part of the movie for me was seeing how Jordan had the opportunity to walk away Scot-free and still chose to stay due to his greed for more

[Hanakin-Sidewalker]

The people who look up to Jordan Belfort today are the same ones he’d be happy to take advantage of years ago.

[MiamiGameHunter]

I actually met Jordan Belfort once in person, at a book signing in Miami. He seemed friendly enough and signed my movie poster and 1st edition of Wolf of Wall Street. He even told me that the goldfish story was true. But I have to admit, it was surreal to meet someone like that in the flesh. He seemed like just any other average person. It’s easy to forget all the damage he caused when you’re talking to him.

[superenderguy]

The most realistic aspect of this film is that Leonardo DiCaprio’s character dates a woman in her early 20s

[badluck]

Finance bros learned all the wrong lessons from this movie.

[TheTrueNarthumpulous]

I tried my hand at sales for a couple of years... That industry is filled with some of the worst, most cut throat scumbags I ever met in my life. And that was at the lowest level possible. I can only imagine how bad it is on Wall Street.

[LisaSmith-ybuz]

His irl ex wife is now a doctor of psychology who recently published a book all about her experience of having lived through that marriage and the abuse she endured. The book is titled Run Like Hell (i think that information alone, should tell you a whole lot about his true nature of character) As well, as far as i have heard, he currently continues to be involved in various self-absorbed money making activities.

[danielsantiagourtado]

The final ending of the movie was really something: the law abiding officer taking the Subway with a forlone expression on his face while jordan goes to jail, which is more like a country club. Really makes you wonder whos beign punished

[TetsuShima]

*Fun fact:* DiCaprio said he, while playing Jordan, took inspiration from Malcolm MacDowell's portrayal of Caligula. I am glad Leo himself acknowledges what an insane portrayal Malcolm gave to the roman emperor

[danadane]

I have actually met people who glorified the character in this movie and as a sales Demigod. This video truly shined a light on what really stood behind the Hollywood depiction.

[wholography]

The Wolf of Wall Street is basically Goodfellas with stockbroking in it. Jordan Belfort is Henry Hill, and Stratton Oakmont is the mafia family.

[wholography]

I’m glad you touched on the cult aspect of Stratton Oakmont. I always saw the scene where Mark Hanna tells Jordan about the stockbroker world in that restaurant to be Jordan’s initiation of into the money cult. It was one priest taking on an apprentice priest. Mark definitely corrupted Jordan, but Jordan embraced it with open arms and took it a step further with the penny stocks. That bull statue on Wall Street is definitely the modern day golden calf from ancient times.

[romaramirez]

One of Leo DiCaprio best movies
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[jj-oo]

the fact Leo didnt get an oscar for this performance is ridiculous and a crime

[Wolfgang_Amadaus_Mozart]

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[lizd]

The main problem with this movie is that it never shows you any of the people Belfort harmed. It gives you the impression that everything he did was just naughty hijinks. Boiler Room did that part a lot better.

[conormcginn]

It truly concerns me how misinterpreted this movie is by some people.

[BLUE]

"God. You are one incredibly BIG piece of shit" - the quote I think of when I see Jordan Belfort putting a smile in front of his sin.

[artloverivy]

I found Wolf of Wall Street genuinely hard to watch because of how insufferably fucked-up the main character was. Even though I’m sure the filmmakers don’t approve of his worldview, it was still difficult to put up with his shit for a full movie because he’s not fictional, and is instead a real embodiment of everything wrong with our culture of worshipping absurd wealth and inequity.