‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
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‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
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Re: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
#2Did they just misuse the word "irony"? Or am I just dumb and having trouble identifying which form of irony this is?
Re: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
#3Did they just misuse the word "irony"? Or am I just dumb and having trouble identifying which form of irony this is?
“a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.“
Seems like a reasonable fit
Re: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
#4Leonardo "fly halfway across the globe to accept a climate change award and fly back the next day" Dicaprio
Re: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
#5Did they just misuse the word "irony"? Or am I just dumb and having trouble identifying which form of irony this is?
A film about financial scams was funded in part by a financial scam.
Is this not ironic?
Re: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
#6Did they just misuse the word "irony"? Or am I just dumb and having trouble identifying which form of irony this is?
“a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.“ Seems like a reasonable fit
I disagree. It's more fitting than deliberately contrary. I would possibly see it if film had a point of being deliberately against the events depicted. A better of example of what I'm thinking is the story of the anti-piracy organisation illegally using music (as in without permission) in their anti-piracy ads.
Re: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
#7Did they just misuse the word "irony"? Or am I just dumb and having trouble identifying which form of irony this is?
A film about financial scams was funded in part by a financial scam. Is this not ironic?
No. Irony is when the outcome of a state of affairs is opposite the expected one. The movie being about financial scams implies nothing about the making of the movie.
Now, if the Wolf of Wall Street criticized (or made fun of) financial scam funded movies, that would be ironic.
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#8Did they just misuse the word "irony"? Or am I just dumb and having trouble identifying which form of irony this is?
Every time someone uses the word "irony" on the internet someone comes along and makes this point. I suppose like stopped clocks these commenters must be right at least occasionally. This is not one of those occasions.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
A film about financial scams was funded in part by a financial scam. Is this not ironic?
No. Irony is when the outcome of a state of affairs is opposite the expected one. The movie being about financial scams implies nothing about the making of the movie. Now, if the Wolf of Wall Street criticized (or made fun of) financial scam funded movies, that would be ironic.
No, that would be hypocritical.
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#10There are stories about someone losing a five pound note that are more interesting than this. Guy blatantly steals loads of money. Celebrity. Spends it on bullshit. Celebrity. Large number. Celebrity.