mind altering classics 📽️

Really enjoyed Scorsese’s style, especially the piece to camera moments where as an audience member I could connect with Jordan (Leo DiCaprio) by breaking that third wall so instead of just interpreting his actions, the communication were honest, raw and direct. I throughly enjoyed the acting and at times loved the scripting “who, who?” “who? are you an owl?” Fantastic! However some characters didn’t feel as authentic as others; Donnie’s (Jonah Hill) storyline seemed a bit too odd, Naomi’s (Margot Robbie) accent wasn’t the best. Despite this, I did find the protagonist’s story both inspiring and disturbing. Found the beginning and middle acts very engaging, but was disappointed in the final scenes. I did leave the film thinking “is that it”? We don’t find out how Jordan ends up eventually but it suggests that he’s going to try it all over again. Overall I enjoyed the film and think that it’s the juxtaposition of inspiring and disturbing that draws the audience in. I think that it’s difficult to do that with a protagonist that has absolutely no character development, he’s a character with a clear aim - to get rich and be free - and he doesn’t whatever he can do achieve this.