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Beautifully made, engaging, well-written.
Also: deeply misogynstic and bro-y and toxic as fuck and blatantly glamorizing shitty behavior while pretending to be a satire.
So, it's really a mixed bag, I guess.
Also: deeply misogynstic and bro-y and toxic as fuck and blatantly glamorizing shitty behavior while pretending to be a satire.
So, it's really a mixed bag, I guess.
Like... let's be honest here: there's not a goddamn party in America where some white college dudebro has been holding a beer and pontificating to other white dudebros: "You know, Jordan's toxic behavior harmed himself and those around him. A good lesson for us all."
"I mean, yes, when Leo's character sniffs cocaine off that woman's asshole, I'll admit I laughed, but then I realized that Scorsese is critiquing the drug culture of the '80s corporate world and the way women were--and still are--cruelly objectified. It was quite clear."
Like... if you like "Wolf of Wall Street" that much, just be honest that you don't really give a shit about the problematic elements. Just own it. Don't try to spin the movie. It's a hetero male fantasy flick. It's escapism. At least be honest about that.
