Post 4: Adapting The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street was already made into a movie. I have never seen the movie, so here is 3 things that I'm hoping they would have put in the movie that was in the book. In the book Jordan and his wife have a big fight where she just yells at him and he can't explain himself. They should also keep where he is explain his company, how it started, what they yearly income should be for the brokers each year, and how much they should make the next year. They should also keep the part where Danny eats the goldfish on New-Issue day. They should have all these parts in the movie because the fight shows how Jordan would lie about everything he did the night before, and how he lies in general. When Jordan explain how his company was created and what it's like to work for the company it gives you a sense of what it would actually be like the work there. The New-Issue day scene should be in the movie because it show that on New-Issue day you should be preparing for the presentation not at your desk cleaning a fish tank.

Two scenes from the book that I think should be cut out when adapting are the helicopter ride and when he explains the salaries of each and every house worker. I just don't think it was necessary to have to explain how long it take him to fly from the hotel to his house, yes it does lead to the fight scene and is one of the reason why they are fighting, but I'm sure that the movie could do without it. Than the book goes on to explain each and every house working, what their job is, if they are related to any other house workers, and what their salary is. I just don't think as a reader it was enjoyable to read about each person who works for him. Those are just two of the scenes I wouldn't want to see in the movie because I view them as pointless and have no effect on the story.