Genre:
Drama
Directed
by: Baz Luhrmann
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan
Running
time: 142 minutes
This 2013 film is an adaptation of the famous
novel of the same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. Nick Carraway is
a WW1 vet being treated for alcoholism in a psychiatric hospital. He discusses
with his doctor his interactions with Jay Gatsby, the only man
he truly admires. Since Carraway finds it difficult to voice his thoughts
properly, the doctor asks him to write them down, since writing is his passion.
In this
film adaptation of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, it is quite easy to recognize
Baz Luhrmann’s signature. The use of music, colours, textures, decors and
visual theatrics; it is all very typical of the famous Australian movie
director. The thing is, though, it is not my thing. I quickly became bored by
this movie. I found the actors irritating in the portrayal of their characters
and the way the source material was brought to the screen did not appeal to me.
It was a constant battle not to turn it off.
I will
give the movie some marks for its visual qualities, but, as for the rest of it,
it might be some people’s cup of tea, but it is not mine.
Rating:
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