15 minute analysis into the wolf of wall street.

I chose the wolf of wall street as my 15 minute analysis because it includes drugs, sex and violence which is very similar to what our film is based on. Another reason as to why i chose it is because its just been released into cinemas so will give me and my group ideas on how films make these type of themes modern and still exciting as they have been done a 1000 times before so this should give us a different take on it.

The Beginning;
Well first off the film starts with the mainstream label being animated into 'paramount' with shooting stars around it suggesting it is a mainstream big starring film from the outset. Then  it goes on to show other labels that have accompanied the making of the film. After that we see a street sign saying 'wall street' which goes very well with the obvious title, it starts off as a documentary kind of start with an voice over and use of film from the past mixed with pictures from New York and wall street itself, including people in offices and pictures of famous statues flickering from one to the other. All of a sudden editing skills come into play with a lion walking through an office around lots of people and we realize the voice over is actually for a commercial which gives the viewer an urge to carry on watching.
I like how they used editing effects for when Leonardo DiCaprio the main character throws the midgit onto the bulls eye board. I think its very good how they've used props and costume to portray a office of men all dressed similar and when Leonardo DiCaprio throws the money everywhere giving us interest to how he got the money (25 grand). Then we go into another voice over scene of the main character introducing himself in still pictures of his life starting from how he was raised. This could work well for our film considering it is going to tell a story of someones life and why they have so much power, hence the office and he looks like hes in charge from the way hes speaking. To add to this LD uses swear words in the first line he says suggesting that the film is not suitable for young children.
Next the drugs and sex enters the film with him having some kind of substance off someone in a sexual way, suggesting hes bad and he knows it as he is really honest about it 'i love drugs' is one of the lines he says.
The character looks as if to be on a one way street to hell as he is in a helicopter now driving it recklessly because hes that intoxicated. He plays the part very well. We have only been introduced to him and his wife Naomi so far. His house is astonishing with a grand wooden staircase it looks very posh so this suggests to the viewers that he has lots of money and can afford anything he wants.
Soon after hes walking through his house speaking freely about all the drugs he does like hes proud this is shot in a mid shot so we only see from the waist up. The scene must have been shot on a track as the camera is following him through his house to outside. He drinks half of his orange juice then throws it in his garden and you hear a loud noise of smashing glass for effect, that he doesn't care about anything.
We then see a wide shot of him arriving at his office from his home in a limo. The lighting is bright and he always seems to be in daylight suggesting everything's going his way.
We get introduced to Mark Hanna who lays his hands on LD on his shoulders suggesting hes higher on the food chain than him, hes dressed very smartly and introduces himself to Jordan (LD). Suddenly the scene bursts into action still with Jordans voice over saying hes hooked on the adrenaline of the wall street market, there's alot of swearing involved too in this scene showing the aggressiveness of the film. Then Mark Hanna starts doing drugs at the dinner table where him and Jordan have lunch in what looks like a high end restaurant, the way Mark Hanna talks to the waiter suggests hes been in the wall street game a long time and is well known. We also realise that the film has gone back in time to when Jordan first starts out in his job because he says no to Mark Hanna offering him drugs or even a martini. Mark Hanna gives the impression that he has a very bad addiction with his sudden movements and how he talks about his job.
I like how after the serious dialogue they start doing a kind of indian beat on his chest (Mark Hanna) and its turns into comedic scene as he gets Jordan to join in who obviously finds this very weird but i like how it swiftly turned to a funny sense into it, this gives me good ideas for my film.
After that the scene changes into a strip club which is very sex related and again the voice over is back it shows jordan took Mark Hannas advice and is drinking martinis too. At the end of the 15 minutes we see him walking down a hallway in an important building then the elevator doors close and we see a date 'October 1987' showing the viewer that the film is not set in modern day. This could be identified though by the choice of costume, hair and technology used e.g the phones and computers that we see in the offices. I will definitely be taking inspiration from how they linked text by editing into the film in the initial scenes. I would suggest this to establish where the film is being set and to create a certain mood like the wolf of wall street did.