January 17, 2014
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ABOUT MOVIES, TV, ARTS AND EVENTS IN THE VALLEY
The Wolf Of Wall Street Is A Jaw Dropping Experience By Arthur Byrd
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Sometimes, I see a movie that has some strange, wild and crazy things going on in it and I think that couldn’t happen in real life. The Wolf Of Wall Street had some extreme strange, wild and crazy things in it which are based on a book of the same name by Jordan Belfort. True to life or not, the movie lets you make the choice. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Belfort, who was a New York stockbroker who ran a firm that wheeled and dealt in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990’s. The movie directed by Martin Scorsese, who did an amazing job of bring this bizarre world to the screen. The rise and fall of someone is cinematically hard to make interesting. You either love, hate or don’t like the character. DiCaprio’s performance was so genuine and focus. I didn’t how to take his character as he moved from hero to his employees to corrupt sinner. The supporting cast pushes the movie over the top. Jonah HIll as Donnie who becomes Belfort’s partner in the firm, has some endless craziness like the public display of his private parts. He wasn’t in the movie long, but Matthew McConaughey’s impact as Belfort’s first boss was felt as he advised the junior stockbroker to adopt a lifestyle of sex and cocaine to succeed.
“The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's a great outlet. I'm not really sure who I am - it seems I change every day.” Actor Leonard DiCaprio, currently starring in The Wolf Of Wall Street in theaters now.