tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post3656256328869363314..comments2024-03-25T16:57:51.919+00:00Comments on Bina007 Movie Reviews: THE WOLF OF WALL STREETBina007http://www.blogger.com/profile/01622085135305501711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-68617243690280917502015-05-15T14:35:45.082+00:002015-05-15T14:35:45.082+00:00The Wolf of Wall Street is a film that speaks to o...The Wolf of Wall Street is a film that speaks to our times, and it is saying some very important things if we care to listen. Plenty of Fish Reviewhttp://popdust.com/2015/04/10/myfeed/online-dating-reviews-best-worst-experiences-plenty-of-fish/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-83220886906079350062014-01-20T21:37:45.507+00:002014-01-20T21:37:45.507+00:00"And then, in the final half hour of this ove..."And then, in the final half hour of this over-long three hour film, you get the first indication of the dark side of the excesses of greed and addiction - the first actually profound exploration." <br /><br /> I thought the entire movie was a comedy except the end which purposely never showed the consequences of greed, excess and addiction because truly there were none. The movie was told through the eyes of a shallow, corrupt white collar criminal whose only penalty was to spend a few years in club med and to lose a family which was never important to him. His nemesis in the end made no impact and was still riding the train sweating his balls off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010500155228060075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-57974477783666191402014-01-16T12:04:27.298+00:002014-01-16T12:04:27.298+00:00True true!True true!Bina007https://www.blogger.com/profile/01622085135305501711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-86155051330084078842014-01-16T11:51:49.103+00:002014-01-16T11:51:49.103+00:00Well, that's more their fault, than the movie&...Well, that's more their fault, than the movie's. I love that parallel though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-34256850932916174112014-01-16T11:31:11.428+00:002014-01-16T11:31:11.428+00:00Great comments, Valkryist - but judging by the gen...Great comments, Valkryist - but judging by the general hype and audience reaction I think people are seeing the fun and not the darkness. It's a bit analogous to the idiots who apply for jobs with Jordan right after the hatchet job article in Forbes!Bina007https://www.blogger.com/profile/01622085135305501711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-74427570751938207162014-01-16T11:23:13.119+00:002014-01-16T11:23:13.119+00:00Great review Bina! It's hard to argue with you...Great review Bina! It's hard to argue with your critique of the movie. However, I do think the attempts to glamorize Wolfie's lifestyle are deliberate on Scorsese's part, specifically so that he can pull back the glossy veneer at various points, and show us the pit of worms festering beneath.<br /><br />The quaalude scene is a great example of that, because while it starts off as slapsticky and fun, it gradually clicks into something really sad and desperate when we see Wolfie's frightened daughter. And the shot of the smashed up car, the morning after, seems to imply everything we see through Wolfie's eyes is pure fantasy. What's really going on is much darker. Early in the film, there's also a shot of a secretary feeling her shaved head for the first time, and looking at a wad of bills, which I think levels a subtle condemnation amidst the far more boisterous revelry.<br /><br />My major criticism is that we're never able to connect with Wolfie as a human being. Sure he's charismatic, but even from his earliest scenes he just comes off as a slimy Wall Street psychopath. Maybe a more gradual corruption would have worked better. I do like the idea of this being the spiritual sequel to Goodfellas, which together examine the two great crime dynasties of America. However, as I mentioned on Twitter, I found myself more repulsed by Wolfie than the wiseguys (who actually murder people for a living). Maybe because they had some glint of humanity.<br /><br />Anyway, I didn't mean to write so much. Keep up the great work. I look forward to reading more reviews :)<br /><br />P.S. Sorry, ignore the previous comment. I hit "preview" by mistake. #EpicFailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com