VIDEO COMMENTARY: The Wolf of Wall Street: Dubious Honor

Natalya Mihailova | 14 February 2014
About the Author: By Fr. Chris Metropulos, a founder, host, and executive director of the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) and the “Come Receive The Light” national Orthodox Christian radio program. Fr. Christopher lives with his family in Boca Raton, Florida, where he is the priest at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.

About this video: “The Wolf of Wall Street” is an Oscar nominee (March 2, 2014) featuring director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio. But Wolf’s most dubious honor is already known: Variety reports that it’s the new record holder for over 500 F-words in an R-rated feature. Is there an Oscar for excessive gutter language? Maybe the real life characters this story is based on talk like that, but it’s a sad commentary on American character…and art.

Source: Orthodox Christian Network

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