The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer Analysis

The Wolf of Wall Street

Todorov: equiluibrium

In "The Wolf of Wall Street.", the equilibrium is when the main character, Jordan Belfort, is making $49 million a year. He keeps throwing parties even though he does know that the way that he's making money is illegal. The disequilibrium occurs when the police get involved. Jordan Belfort tries to get away from them. The new equilibrium is obviously not shown in this trailer because the whole point of the trailer is to put questions in the readers mind that will make them want to watch the actual film.

Propp: character types

Protagonist (or hero)
Leonardo DiCaprio

Antagonist (or villain)
The police

Heroine
Margot Robbie

Helper
Jonah Hill

Barthes: enigma and action codes

Enigma codes:
"Was all this legal?"
Will he go to jail?

Action codes:
Jordan Belfort putting the money in the case.
The lamborghini in the car chase.
The boy being thrown like a dart.
Jordan Belfort punching the man,
The gun being reloaded.

Representation

Men are represented as the ones who make all the money in this trailer, the ones who go to work. There are only white men in this trailer, none of the major characters in the trailer are black. Women are shown as the gift for every single rich man. The two main characters are both men, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill.