The Wolf of Wall Street portraits a business genius making his fortune off illegal endeavours through working the stock market. Played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jordan Belfort creates his own stockbroker company after having to leave his very first broker job at Rothschild New York. His life continuously improves until he's cut in his tracks by the FBI, which is when his direction takes a slow turn.
This film stereotypes the classic stockbroker attitude: loud, forward, and rude. This stereotype is presented throughout the film, as Belfort and his co-managers walk around like they own the world. An example of this is at 100:35 where recollects the events of the previous night, where he sexually abused the cabin crew staff as a results to the large quantities of drugs that he was taking. You could infer from this event that with them being young, they're experimenting with their success through acting dominant over other people.
At 81:00, Belfort shows off his latest innovation to the Stratton Oakmont team: Steve Madden. This scene represents age as Madden is only a young fashion designer, and because of this he's mocked by many of the brokers working there, as his personality is shown to be withdrawn. Belfort, on the other hand acts more mature with him, as he knows that Madden's products will make him and the company serious profits.
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