I gave this some more thought and it really is a Goodfellas parody. Take a brief summary of the two movies:
A young man gets involved in a criminal business where he's a fast riser and before long he's living the high life with money, drugs and prostitutes. He keeps pushing his luck until the government catches on to him and in a blaze of glory both his professional and personal life come crashing down. He then snitches on his cronies, serves his reduced time and spends the rest of his days alone.Â
The skeleton of the films are identical, they even have the signature Scorsese narration. Both films run for three hours but where Goodfellas has memorable scenes, crisp dialogue, beautiful tracking shots, comedy, an exceptional supporting cast led by De Niro and Pesci, and a story to tell, The Wolf of Wall Street has what exactly?Â
One of the most overindulgent films in the history of cinema.
