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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The film's total absence of likable characters despite being a crazy comedy is often seen as the source for its controversy, and according to one Oscar voter who hated the fact that "there was no one to root for" the real reason why it was an Awards no-show.
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* AwardSnub: Oh boy...Five Oscar nominations (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay) and not a single win, continuing Scorsese's rather unfortunate habit of having his best films released in years with incredibly competitive Academy Award seasons (''Film/TheDeparted'' aside).
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did Jordan Belfort reform and repent of his actions at the end or is he still the same douchebag but merely become functional and kept himself in check? Bear in mind Leo Di Caprio's character, not the real figure. Rule of Cautious Editing applies there.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did Jordan Belfort reform and repent of his actions at the end or is he still the same douchebag but merely become functional and kept himself in check? Bear in mind Leo Di Caprio's character, not the real figure. Rule of Cautious Editing applies there. there.
* AwardSnub: Oh boy...
* AwardSnub: Oh boy...
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Crime pays, or rather White Collar Crime pays. Even if you get caught, even if you lose everything you have, you get a slap on the wrist and can start over again and land on your feet without being worse to wear.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Crime pays, or rather White Collar Crime pays. Even if you get caught, even if you lose everything you have, you get a slap on the wrist and can start over again and land on your feet without being worse to for the wear.
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* HeReallyCanAct: He had a solid reputation but Jonah Hill's performance here was seen by many as way beyond what people expected of him, with some comparing him to Joe Pesci, being a similar role of a sociopathic sidekick.
** He's built a solid reputation since Titanic, but for many people [=DiCaprio=]'s performance here was the first one that made skeptics (who doubted his position as the successor of [=DeNiro=] in Scorsese's films) impressed, a role which transforms the romantic dreamboat into an unrepentant LargeHam vulgar sleazebag who people say is even worse than the crooks in Scorsese's gangster films.
** He's built a solid reputation since Titanic, but for many people [=DiCaprio=]'s performance here was the first one that made skeptics (who doubted his position as the successor of [=DeNiro=] in Scorsese's films) impressed, a role which transforms the romantic dreamboat into an unrepentant LargeHam vulgar sleazebag who people say is even worse than the crooks in Scorsese's gangster films.
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* MisaimedFandom: One writer for ''Business Insider'' [[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/saw-wolf-wall-street-bunch-160915591.html went to see the film]] with actual Wall Street people, and was disturbed by their enthusiastic reaction to his wrongdoing.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did Jordan Belfort reform and repent of his actions at the end or is he still the same douchebag but merely become functional and kept himself in check? Bear in mind Leo Di Caprio's character, not the real figure. Rule of Cautionary Editing applies there.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did Jordan Belfort reform and repent of his actions at the end or is he still the same douchebag but merely become functional and kept himself in check? Bear in mind Leo Di Caprio's character, not the real figure. Rule of Cautionary Cautious Editing applies there.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mathew [=McConaughey=] as Mark Hanna who in the words of one critic tuned the movie like a concert conductor.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mathew [=McConaughey=] MatthewMcConaughey as Mark Hanna who in the words of one critic tuned the movie like a concert conductor.
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* OneSceneWonder: MatthewMcConnaughey as [[LargeHam Mark Hanna]], Jordan's EvilMentor. Though given the sheer number of [[CallBack Call Backs]] to Mark's leadership style, it could also double as SmallRoleBigImpact.
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* OneSceneWonder: MatthewMcConnaughey MatthewMcConaughey as [[LargeHam Mark Hanna]], Jordan's EvilMentor. Though given the sheer number of [[CallBack Call Backs]] to Mark's leadership style, it could also double as SmallRoleBigImpact.
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* InformedAttractiveness: Naomi's introduction at the party. While Margot Robbie is certainly gorgeous, in a movie chock full of equally gorgeous women, she doesn't stand out as much as we're supposed to believe.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This movie shows that there really is something ''this'' depraved in our life that we need to be aware and beware about.
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* GoodIsNotDumb: At no point is Patrick Denham or any law enforcement official (aside from two cops in one scene) shown to be incompetent, corrupt or inefficient. Once Patrick starts investigating Jordan and his activities, it's made very clear that Jordan is in real danger and could lose anything if he makes the wrong move. It's even pointed out to Jordan that Patrick is far more intelligent than him, despite being a man who made millions of dollars.
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* GoodIsNotDumb: At no point is Patrick Denham or any law enforcement official (aside from two cops in one scene) shown to be incompetent, corrupt or inefficient. Once Patrick starts investigating Jordan and his activities, it's made very clear that Jordan is in real danger and could lose anything if he makes the wrong move. It's even pointed out to Jordan that Patrick is far more intelligent than him, despite being a man who made millions of dollars. dollars.
* MaritalRapeLicense: The final sex scene between Jordan and Naomi comes ''very close.'' It's pretty clear that Jordan isn't seeking her consent, and several times Naomi tells him "No" and "Get off of me." She finally decides to let him have her one last time (even encourages him to do so) while obviously not enjoying it herself.
* MaritalRapeLicense: The final sex scene between Jordan and Naomi comes ''very close.'' It's pretty clear that Jordan isn't seeking her consent, and several times Naomi tells him "No" and "Get off of me." She finally decides to let him have her one last time (even encourages him to do so) while obviously not enjoying it herself.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Martin Scorsese admitted that he felt uncomfortable shooting the scene where the woman has her head shaved, which referred to the treatment of women who co-habited with German soldiers after the liberation of France in WW2. Even moreso the quasi-fascist scenes of Belfort addressing and getting the staff riled up with them yelling "Wolf" which was also Hitler's nickname.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Martin Scorsese admitted that he felt uncomfortable shooting the scene where the woman has her head shaved, shaved (which did supposedly happened according to Belfort's memoir), which referred to the treatment of women who co-habited with German soldiers after the liberation of France in WW2. Even moreso the quasi-fascist scenes of Belfort addressing and getting the staff riled up with them yelling "Wolf" which was also Hitler's nickname.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mathew [=McConaughey=] as Mike Hanna who in the words of one critic tuned the movie like a concert conductor.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mathew [=McConaughey=] as Mike Mark Hanna who in the words of one critic tuned the movie like a concert conductor.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did Jordan Belfort reform and repent of his actions at the end or is he still the same douchebag but merely become functional and kept himself in check? Bear in mind Leo Di Caprio's character not real figure. Rule of Cautionary Editing applies there.
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* EvilIsCool: Jordan Belfort is a whoring, parasitic cokehead but he's dressed in Armani, drives a Ferrari and is pretty cool. He flat out admits that his invitation to Denham to come to his yacht was his attempt to play a BondVillain, complete with BondVillainStupidity.
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* EvilIsCool: Jordan Belfort is a whoring, parasitic cokehead but he's dressed in Armani, drives a Ferrari and is pretty cool. He flat out admits that his invitation to Denham to come to his yacht was his attempt to play a BondVillain, Bond Villain, complete with BondVillainStupidity.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mathew [=McConaughey=] as Mike Hanna who in the words of one critic tuned the movie like a concert conductor.
** Jon Bernthal as Brad Bodnick.
** Jon Bernthal as Brad Bodnick.
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* GoodIsDumb: Despite all his efforts to bring Jordan down, Patrick Denham is still in the exact position Jordan claimed he was in during their first meeting- on a train, heading home with a lot of other "average" people. Compare this to Jordan who steals millions, rats out his friends, yet only gets three years and manages to become a motivational speaker in the end. On the other hand...
* GoodIsNotDumb: At no point is Patrick Denham or any law enforcement official (aside from two cops in one scene) shown to be incompetent, corrupt or inefficient. Once Patrick starts investigating Jordan and his activities, it's made very clear that Jordan is in real danger and could lose anything if he makes the wrong move. It's even pointed out to Jordan that Patrick is far more intelligent than him, despite being a man who made millions of dollars.
* GoodIsNotDumb: At no point is Patrick Denham or any law enforcement official (aside from two cops in one scene) shown to be incompetent, corrupt or inefficient. Once Patrick starts investigating Jordan and his activities, it's made very clear that Jordan is in real danger and could lose anything if he makes the wrong move. It's even pointed out to Jordan that Patrick is far more intelligent than him, despite being a man who made millions of dollars.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did Jordan Belfort reform and repent of his actions at the end or is he still the same douchebag but merely become functional and kept himself in check? Bear in mind Leo Di Caprio's character not real figure. Rule of Cautionary Editing applies there.
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* AwesomeMusic: A staple for Scorsese's films but the use of 7 Horse's ''Meth Lab Zoso Sticker'', a single released by a two man indie group is for some an incredible track which got a ColbertBump thanks to the film.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Crime pays, or rather White Collar Crime pays. Even if you get caught, even if you lose everything you have, you get a slap on the wrist and can start over again and land on your feet without being worse to wear.
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** In a bit of HeyItsThatGuy, Spike Jonze also pops up in a cameo as Dwayne, the leader of Investor Center who introduces Jordan to penny stocks.
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** In a bit of HeyItsThatGuy, Spike Jonze also pops up in a cameo as Dwayne, the leader of Investor Center who introduces Jordan to penny stocks.stocks.
* UnfortunateImplications: Martin Scorsese admitted that he felt uncomfortable shooting the scene where the woman has her head shaved, which referred to the treatment of women who co-habited with German soldiers after the liberation of France in WW2. Even moreso the quasi-fascist scenes of Belfort addressing and getting the staff riled up with them yelling "Wolf" which was also Hitler's nickname.
* UnfortunateImplications: Martin Scorsese admitted that he felt uncomfortable shooting the scene where the woman has her head shaved, which referred to the treatment of women who co-habited with German soldiers after the liberation of France in WW2. Even moreso the quasi-fascist scenes of Belfort addressing and getting the staff riled up with them yelling "Wolf" which was also Hitler's nickname.
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* EvilIsCool: Jordan Belfort is a whoring, parasitic cokehead but he's dressed in Armani, drives a Ferrari and is pretty cool. He flat out admits that his invitation to Denham to come to his yacht was his attempt to play a BondVillain, complete with BondVillainStupidity.
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* OneSceneWonder: MatthewMcConnaughey as [[LargeHam Mark Hanna]], Jordan's EvilMentor. Though given the sheer number of [[CallBack Call Backs]] to Mark's leadership style, it could also double as SmallRoleBigImpact.
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* OneSceneWonder: MatthewMcConnaughey as [[LargeHam Mark Hanna]], Jordan's EvilMentor. Though given the sheer number of [[CallBack Call Backs]] to Mark's leadership style, it could also double as SmallRoleBigImpact.SmallRoleBigImpact.
** In a bit of HeyItsThatGuy, Spike Jonze also pops up in a cameo as Dwayne, the leader of Investor Center who introduces Jordan to penny stocks.
** In a bit of HeyItsThatGuy, Spike Jonze also pops up in a cameo as Dwayne, the leader of Investor Center who introduces Jordan to penny stocks.
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[[Questionable Consent Editing made it a bit unclear. Dubious, certainly, but not 100% clear)
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* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jordan raping and beating Naomi and attempting to kidnap their daughter;]] his VillainousBSOD after it fails seems to indicate he sees it this way too.
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* OneSceneWonder: MatthewMcConnaughey as [[LargeHam Mark Hanna]], Jordan's EvilMentor.
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* EndingFatigue: The film could have easily just ended when Jordan gets arrested, but it goes on for about another 20-30 minutes.
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* EndingFatigue: [[spoiler: The film could have easily just ended when Jordan gets arrested, arrested]] but it goes on for about another 20-30 minutes.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jordan raping and beating Naomi and attempting to kidnap theirdaughter; daughter;]] his VillainousBSOD after it fails seems to indicate he sees it this way too.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jordan raping and beating Naomi and attempting to kidnap their
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* MoralEventHorizon: Jordan raping and beating Naomi and attempting to kidnap their daughter; his VillainousBSOD after it fails seems to indicate he sees it this way too.too.
* OneSceneWonder: MatthewMcConnaughey as [[LargeHam Mark Hanna]], Jordan's EvilMentor.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: SO many times. One example would be when Jordan and his boys see Naomi for the first time, and one guy says "I'd fuck her if she was my sister", and another says he'd let her give him AIDS.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: SO many times. One example would be when Jordan and his boys see Naomi for the first time, and one guy says "I'd fuck her if she was my sister", and another says he'd let her give him AIDS.AIDS.
* MoralEventHorizon: Jordan beating Naomi and attempting to kidnap their daughter; his VillainousBSOD after it fails seems to indicate he sees it this way too.
* MoralEventHorizon: Jordan beating Naomi and attempting to kidnap their daughter; his VillainousBSOD after it fails seems to indicate he sees it this way too.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: SO many times. One example would be when Jordan and his boys see Naomi for the first time, and one guy says "I'd fuck her if she was my sister", and another says he'd let her give him AIDS.
