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00:00Hmm...
00:02No, I look stupid, I'm not going to do that.
00:04Would you like a home like this?
00:06but you can't pay your rent.
00:08My name is Jordan Belfort,
00:10And I know the secret to becoming rich.
00:12Let's talk about the wolf of Wall Street.
00:14Yes, it was directed by Scorsese.
00:16It came out in 2013, it's his biggest success
00:18in theaters with over $400 million in revenue,
00:20It was DiCaprio who bought the rights to the biography
00:22of Jordan Belfort and who did not stop
00:24to harass Scorsese to make him direct the film,
00:26at one point, there was even a possibility it could have been Ridley Scott.
00:28and the story recounts the meteoric rise
00:30from a stockbroker named Jordan Belfort,
00:32but above all, his downfall was due to embezzlement.
00:34and to fraud, not to mention all the excesses
00:36which surrounded his life: drugs, sex
00:38and the totally immature nonsense.
00:40It's based on a true story, but the names in the films
00:42were changed because, well, history
00:44to avoid putting everyone in a mess either.
00:46And the idea of this video isn't necessarily to talk to you
00:48from the genesis of the project, but trying to understand
00:50what the film is really about.
00:52Because from the very first minutes, when we see the character
00:54to have fun with a young woman
00:56behind the wheel of the Ferrari from Miami Vice,
00:58we know roughly where the film stands
01:00The whole thing is so outdated. Yet,
01:02given the ending, which isn't particularly punitive,
01:04Many complained to Scorsese
01:06whom they accused of being too lenient with a character
01:08who didn't deserve it. And yet, when you look at it
01:10On closer inspection, we realize that Jordan Belfort
01:12is described as a real jerk. A man who
01:14bases its success solely on material possessions.
01:16who needs drugs and alcohol to feel alive.
01:18I can't imagine not being able to get high anymore.
01:20I love it!
01:22What does that do?
01:24Damn, that sucks. Are you bored?
01:26I feel like laying an egg.
01:28And whoever is incapable of loving, let it be his wife
01:30that he will deceive on multiple occasions
01:32or his friends whom he will betray. Because yes,
01:34Scorsese has always liked to make his gangsters endearing.
01:36But that never stopped him from offering them
01:38a sad end, or even a very tragic one.
01:40Henry Hill in Goodfellas, the most talkative character
01:42is probably the one that comes closest
01:44by Jordan Belfort. Another interesting parallel
01:46and which has probably already been done.
01:48It's the one with the character Tony Montana
01:50in Scarface, directed by Brian De Palma.
01:52Two hyperactive men, addicted to drugs and money,
01:55and who will end up losing everything because of it.
01:57although the ending for Tony Montana is still a little more explicit.
02:00But above all, what they have in common,
02:01It's this incomprehensible adoration of the spectators.
02:04I mean, how many rappers have proudly displayed
02:06wearing a Tony Montana t-shirt,
02:08making references to the characters and films in their music videos
02:10And their songs as a model of success?
02:12Many have elevated the character to the status of a hero.
02:14Whereas the whole premise of Scarface is precisely to understand
02:16that the more Tony Montana rises to power,
02:18The more he loses his mind, the more he will consequently...
02:20to end up alone and dead, in this case.
02:22Oh crap! Oh, that's stupid!
02:25And how many pages and social media networks, marketing, motivation,
02:29posted pre-prepared phrases,
02:31to encourage success and self-improvement,
02:33with DiCaprio in Jordan Belfort as a background image.
02:35We have two characters who are a reflection of their time.
02:38Two eras that converge in this overall desire
02:40wanting to make a profit at all costs,
02:42wanting to gain capital, material goods,
02:45assuming that this is what will fill a void.
02:47In The Wolf of Wall Street, Scorsese does not present himself as a moralizer.
02:50It tells a story, from beginning to end.
02:52He develops his character as it should be developed
02:55in relation to the situation and the different situations,
02:57and he depicts the extraordinary life of a man
02:59which will ultimately self-destruct because of its choices.
03:02And the director assumed that he didn't need
03:04to hold our hands so that we realize
03:06that what we see in this film is not morally acceptable,
03:08is not an example to follow.
03:10And yet he's still going to allow himself this final plan.
03:12Jordan Belfort scammed many middle and working-class people.
03:15But we never get these people's point of view in the film.
03:17They can only be seen during this final scene.
03:19as if we were looking at ourselves in a mirror, in a way.
03:22Because these people, in search of something extraordinary,
03:24Well, that's us, us ordinary mortals.
03:27And when Scorsese ends his film on this shot,
03:29He makes us understand that this is our perpetual quest.
03:31of material goods and paltry wealth
03:33who create monsters like Jordan Belfort.
03:35Who, by the way, had barely been released from prison,
03:37remains as admired as ever
03:39and even manages to continue promoting his philosophy.
03:42Sell me this pen.
03:44However, Jordan Belfort is a loser.
03:46He lost.
03:47I think that best represents his downfall,
03:49This is the scene where he is paralyzed due to drugs.
03:51A funny scene, first and foremost.
03:52where DiCaprio evokes the slapstick humor of the silent film era.
03:55But when you look at it more closely,
03:57We see a man who loses absolutely everything in the space of 5 minutes.
04:00because of a severe addiction that goes so far as to deprive him of his own body.
04:03The other scene is this absolutely ridiculous sex sequence,
04:06which ultimately resembles the same old sex scenes
04:08throughout the rest of the film,
04:09but presented in a completely different way,
04:11without artifice, where money and trust have disappeared,
04:14and which therefore exposes the ridiculousness of this man
04:16who never knew how to see beyond the end of his nose.
04:18Speaking of the staging,
04:20which is incredibly fluid,
04:21which follows a rhythm that leads us to understand the madness of this world,
04:24yet it's very secret to ordinary people like us.
04:26The film manages to be both ultra-academic in its storytelling,
04:30We're definitely following the biopic formula.
04:32yet it is also constantly in motion.
04:34What I mean by that is that it operates via a pyramidal scheme.
04:36The scenes repeat themselves, the events repeat themselves, they are the same.
04:39Jordan Belfort makes money, he gives speeches, he throws parties, he does drugs, there's sex,
04:43But the more these events are repeated, the more they will escalate.
04:46And the narrative will pull on a kind of elastic band that will soon snap for the characters.
04:50because where it was a little fun at the beginning,
04:52It becomes increasingly problematic as the story progresses.
04:54and this whole idyllic environment, at least for them,
04:57will eventually turn into a real nightmare.
04:59Obviously, all of this is supported by a magnificent cast.
05:01including Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill,
05:03a truly comedic duo in the film, really.
05:05which really pushes the ridiculousness of their characters to another level.
05:08That is to say, the scene where they are fighting over the phone, half-stoned.
05:12If we don't understand that the characters are portrayed as losers and failures, then...
05:16I don't see what more you need.
05:17The film is a true and pure dark comedy.
05:19Scorsese strings together sequences at breakneck speed,
05:21the incredibly fluid long takes,
05:23and the song-versus-songs are enhanced by a superb cast and very beautiful dialogues.
05:27Obviously, we all think of the scene with Matthew McConaughey,
05:29who is brilliant at explaining what Wall Street is.
05:32Do you know what finance is?
05:34Yes, finance is about selling, buying...
05:36No, that has nothing to do with it, it's all talk, a bluff...
05:39A scene which, incidentally, has become iconic today.
05:41But for me, what remains the most telling song-versus-song exchange in the film,
05:44It's the one between Jordan Belfort and the Swiss banker.
05:46Performed by Jean Dujardin.
05:48Because here we not only have this mirror effect which puts the greed of the two characters on the same level,
05:52but it is especially the backgrounds and the way the scene ends that are interesting.
05:55Because when you know that it's this banker who will cause your downfall,
05:58The scene suddenly takes on a whole new dimension.
06:00During the exchange, Belfort still had control over its destiny.
06:02He is surrounded by a bluish horizon and he can still escape from this situation.
06:06He is still in control of what happens to him.
06:08The banker, on the other hand, thanks to his gift of the gab and his charisma,
06:10conceals a trap which one can easily guess is that aquarium in the background.
06:13But Belfort, because of his ego, obviously doesn't see it.
06:16He thinks he is above everything, above the law, above everyone.
06:19So we have this mano-a-mano, this face-off, and nobody wants to give up.
06:23However, the banker is very strong and manages to indoctrinate Belfort and get him to accept his conditions.
06:27But as soon as an agreement is reached, the aquarium immediately takes center stage.
06:31The horizon is barely visible anymore.
06:33And the characters don't know it yet, but they have sealed their fate.
06:36And Jordan Belfort has trapped himself in a situation from which he cannot escape.
06:40And I'll stop there regarding the Wolf of Wall Street.
06:42This scene proves, once again,
06:44that Martin Scorsese is one of the very best American directors in the history of cinema.
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