Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Leonardo Di Caprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke
Having not read Fitzgerald’s novel, I saw The Great Gatsby knowing nothing of the plot. I must say Gatsby really was great. Although ridiculously loud and blatant at certain points, the excellent cast carried the whole film.
In New York, during America’s wealthy 1920’s, Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) moves into a cottage across the lake from his rich cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her husband Tom (Joel Edgerton). Nick soon becomes aware of his neighbour, Gatsby (Leonardo Di Caprio) , watching him from Gatsby’s mansion. Nick finds himself at one of Gatsby’s many parties and hears bizarre rumours about the man. When Nick finally meets Jay Gatsby, he learns of his obsession with Daisy.
Many impressive performances all round, especially Maguire and Di Caprio. Carey Mulligan shined in a difficult role but I didn’t understand the overuse of Jay-Z’s music. It just seemed to drown the rest of the film out and didn’t suit the tone of the film.
Unnecessary 3-D, overly loud but some great screen presences!
8/10
Still don’t understand the blue guy with the glasses who saw everything, please comment
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I found this in some notes on the novel…….
“The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are a pair of fading, bespectacled eyes painted on an old advertising billboard over the valley of ashes. They may represent God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland, though the novel never makes this point explicitly”
Thanks for the help
Nice review