The story, in fact, was mostly bullshit. It was being "narrated" by Belfort (DiCaprio) all along, and the mere presence of some very obviously outlandish/fickle

The story, in fact, was mostly bullshit. It was being "narrated" by Belfort (DiCaprio) all along, and the mere presence of some very obviously outlandish/fickle claims serve to establish the unreliability and narcissism of the narration. For example, at the start of the movie, he talks of driving a red Ferrari, and immediately changes it to white [1]. Another example is the 400lb bench press [2]. I also saw an interpretation on how Scorsese sought to present money and opulence as the ultimate salvation. So it only made sense to write the gospel in a way that extended that narrative. [3] Edit: Formatting [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxZ99H5_1Z8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxZ99H5_1Z8 [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/bvt20s/in_the_wolf_of_wall_street_jordans_home_gym_has/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/bvt20s/in_the... [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxZ99H5_1Z8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxZ99H5_1Z8