Jordan Belfort

Today the scene being analysed is iconic from The Wolf of Wall Street film created by Martin Scorsese. Since the release of The Wolf of Wall Street movie, millions of viewers around the world have been sucked into Jordan Belfort’s life. Not only is this movie a comedy sensation, but also a biography of the interesting life of Jordan Belfort. This movie successfully portrayed Belfort’s life in a comedic way while still being as accurate as possible, this move is based on a book written by The Wolf himself.
The most scene being analysed today occurs when Belfort and his friend Donnie Azoff happen to take extremely strong Quaaludes, Quaaludes are an Iconic drug used in The Wolf of Wall Street and were originally prescribed to housewives who couldn’t sleep, if you resist the urge to sleep you will experience various side effects such as a release of endorphins and euphoria. During the time Belfort and Donnie are sitting waiting for the drug to kick in, they think they have been ripped off, as a Quaalude usually takes 15 minutes to kick in. After 30 minutes passes Jordan gets a phone call from Bo Dietl, one of Jordan’s Associates with the company. saying that he needs to get to a pay phone as soon as possible
The first symbol to be identified in the scene is the use of Ludes, these drugs are very expensive and usually only available to a select few of people who can afford them. The second symbolic trait in the scene is the use of the drug cocaine, this drug is usually very expensive and only wealthy people can afford it. The scene commences with Donnie and Jordan taking a lude and trying to stay awake for the effects to kick in. The lack of music and the quite sound of crickets chirping in the scene adds the effect of suspense as the audience waits for Jordan to reach the