The article by Edgar analyzes a villain from a
diversified perspective of the villain’s personality and the environment around
them. Through the article, the audience can draw a deeper understanding of the
villain and why the villain chose to become a problem in the society. Through a
similar, approach, and this blog will review the villain character of Jordan
Belfort in the film The Wolf of Wall Street. The article by Edgar gives a deep
analysis of how the villain of Darth Vader the dark lord fits into the context
of the film. The article further examines the role and importance of the
villain in shaping the hero of the film.
In The Wolf of Wall Street, Belfort is cast as handsome,
tricky and wealthy financier amid the expectation of the people. The context of
the film is related to the historical resemblance of the 2008 American
recession. In the film, Belfort is illustrated as womanizer, bully, killer,
opportunist, corrupt, consummate liar, and thief: a typical evil man that would
bring down the economy. To develop the villain character of Belfort, the film
relies on bringing around a context of suffering. The economic background of
Belfort is portrayed to be suffering from an economic imbalance between the
rich and the poor. More so, the villain enjoys the protection of the law
enforcers and the mighty in the society. Under such context, the villain would
require a strong hero willing to sacrifice their life due to threats of the
mighty in the society.
Works Cited
Edgar.
"Darth Vader: Academic Writing Assignment, Villain Analysis." Our
Place in the Universe. N.p., 27 Sept. 2014. Web. 16 Mar. 2016.
The
Wolf Of Wall Street. Dir. Martin. Perf. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot
Robbie. 2013. Paramount Pictures, 2013. Film.
Ahmad, I for some reason spaced out and did not do this blog but after reading your blog I was able to get a good sense of what the blog was talking about and trying to prove to the readers. I like how you use the Wolf of Wall street as an example again the movie is a great movie and gives us a perfect example of what modern day villains are and how they are easy to connect to and relate with. Wolf of Wall Street has so many different details that go into showing why Jordan is the villain and how he has a negative impact on his surroundings.
ReplyDeleteAhmad, I chose to use this article as well and I think that you did a really good job at understanding the analysis and comparing it to a character in a film. I think that the way you describe Belfort goes along perfectly with a villain. He has the characteristics of an antagonist. I believe that you used the Wolf of Wall Street in another blog post and as I said before I still have not seen it! Besides that you were able to show me how Belfort is a villain and showed that villains are not always ones that stand out as a villain and that a regular person makes a great villain. Modern day villains, for me, have many more levels to read into and analyze because we can connect with them. Connecting with the villain and being able to assess the reasons for him being like he is is very important so that we can understand his motives and reasons for doing what he does. I think that villains will usually have some reason for being the way that they are even if it is not always out there in plain site. Good work on this blog and have a fantabulous Spring Break!!
ReplyDeleteAhmad, you do miss a bit about how the assigned blog analyses Vader, specifically in that it takes a psychological approach to diagnose him, however you do get to the basics of the approach. You need to remember italics on your citations, as well as use both first and last name for the film director, and only use the second date on the film (only websites get 2 dates).
ReplyDeleteAhmed, I can see from your analysis of how you depicted Belfort in being the main bad guy of The Wolf of Wall Street, but your blog doesn't give me a connection to Darth Vader as the assignment directs. Belfort does have the attributes of a villain and can be seen to have a direct impact within the society as the antogonist (although I do not know who the protagonist would be). Good work nonetheless Ahmed, just need to make that connection with both the characters and describe your view with the article. I hope you have a lovely Spring Break.
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