Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the novel resulted in a wonderful movie that explained the story beautifully, but that does not mean it has its quirks, as it applied modern music that separates the audience from the movie, breaking their immersion from the 1920s world The Great Gatsby novel is set in. That said though, the music is not too out of place as the modern hip-hop share similarities to the jazz of the 20s and sets the mood of the plot, as the party scenes acquired a certain feel to it that you would not get from just listening to some jazz. Even though it does not fit with the times, does not mean it does not fit at all, as Luhrmann is able to integrate the songs into the story making every scene feel more alive. As with the song from
