The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by Martin Scorsese, follows Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) as he breaks into the stock brokering business on Wall Street and his journey to becoming a billionnaire through illegal business. While the film has an enormous cast full of minor characters, each playing off eachother in memorable and purposeful ways, everything almost entirely revolves around Jordan Belfort through his perspective, with the only real threat being Patrick Denham (Kyle Chandler), a member of the FBI trying to take Belfort down for his crimes.

Jordan Belfort -

Personal History:

He originally got hired by a stock broker on Wall Street which soon shut down. He then began working for a minor company selling pink slips for high prices to major corporations and, from there, began his own company, eventually becoming a major player on Wall Street himself.

Personal World View:

He believes that he deserves the money he takes from major company owners because he knows exactly how to spend it, but it'd go to waste on others.

Inherited World:

A loud workplace that favours lude behaviour and difficulty outside of work due to a similar lifestyle.

Wants and Needs:

Jordan only really wants more money so that he can buy more drugs, own more 'rich people stuff' and have more women.

Internal vs External Traits:

Loud, outgoing and very manipulative

Flaws:

He has no off switch and can't tell when to say no to something, instead following a mantra of living every day like it's his last.

Overall Story Arc:

Jordan goes from rags to riches which corrupts him, causing him to go to prison and for his wife to leave, leaving in rags again. However it does seem as though he begins recouperating afterwards, following a different line of business.

Conflicts:

Belfort has many conflicts with most minor ones occurring with those who he works with, however a major conflict comes from the FBI Agen Patrick Denham who is attempting to take him down for everything he's done.

Value Change in a Scene:

He enters Wall Street with an air of innocence and turns down anything illegal that's handed to him, however when he starts making large sums of money after he starts his own company, his outlook completely changes.

Patrick Denham -

Personal History:

He once aspired to be a stock broker, but ended up working in the FBI.

Personal World View:

He wants to set the world to rights and hold Jordan accountable for his crimes.

Inherited World:

Not much information is given about Denham's worklife, other than he didn't want to take the case against Belfort, instead it landed on his lap.

Wants and Needs:

He wants to hold Jordan accountable, but has a desire for the money gained from stock brokering.

Internal vs External Traits:

Calm and tends to get what he wants via tricking people into giving information.

Flaws:

Slightly over-the-top when it comes to catching criminals and is unrelenting.

Overall Story Arc:

Comes out of nowhere pursuing Jordan Belfort but has difficulty until Jordan makes the mistake of helping him with the investigation, after which he eventually wins and imprisons all who were accountable.

Conflicts:

His only true conflict comes from his tug-of-war with Belfort.

Value Change in a Scene:

On the yacht when he notifies Jordan Belfort that he originally intended to be a stock broker, and later on the subway train when he reminsces and wonders what could have been if he had taken that route.