Representation

The representation of white, male, American’s in the movie ‘The wolf of wall street’, is that they make their money by running an illegal business and makes ridiculous amount of money. This is shown by the way Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) spends his money on luxurious things and how he acts towards people. Additionally, we can tell by the way Leonardo DiCaprio’s illegal business is organised, which shows that he doesn’t care. This might be because Jordan Belfort had a bad job in the beginning and didn’t get paid as much, until he finds a way to be filthy rich, which is running an illegal business. After a while, Leonardo DiCaprio gets carried away and starts to do drugs and hires prostitutes. This shows how the American life is lived. Women are presented as sex objects in the movie ‘The wolf of wall street. This is shown by the scene where Jordan Belfort and Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill), hired lots of exploited women to celebrate the amount of money they’ve made. This shows that women are only used for their aesthetic pleasure. It also shows that it’s a misogynistic society