The 2013 adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” was an okay. The plot was similar to the book but with some changes, sound design was okay camera work was good, props were well-designed and costumes were flashy at times but fit somewhat well with the movie. All in all, 2013’s “The Great Gatsby” was an all right movie, a solid 7 out of 10, worth seeing.
What? Why are you still reading?.....You want to know more? All right fine, I suppose I can tell you more about the movie. Now where to start? Well, the actors and actress would be a good place to start.
The actors and actresses did deliver good performances f, but Ibelieve some might have been a little off in their roles. While that doesn't mean the casting was off, I blamethe scriptwriter more than anything. For example, the character of Dai: in the book she is -more confident, while still a little “ditsy”, she can still talk for herself. However, n the movie version, Daisy, played by Carey Mulligan, is portrayed as more helpless, like she needs someone to think and plan what they are going to do. Even Tom Joel Edgerton’s role, isn’t safe. In the movie they make Tom seem more controlling and a little snobby, while the book’s interpretation made him seem more distant from …show more content…
The movie -just oozes the twenties, from Gatsby’s huge parties in west egg, the hidden room at the barber’s, to the dumping ground of the industrial New York, the Valley of Ashes. All of these drive the setting home very well. The movie adds more detail to the surroundings of the main areas to give it - grander scale than the author did in the book. Looking back on it, the movie looked more like a mock documentary of the 1920’s, with the actual plot taking the back burner to the setting, costumes and props; speaking of
What? Why are you still reading?.....You want to know more? All right fine, I suppose I can tell you more about the movie. Now where to start? Well, the actors and actress would be a good place to start.
The actors and actresses did deliver good performances f, but Ibelieve some might have been a little off in their roles. While that doesn't mean the casting was off, I blamethe scriptwriter more than anything. For example, the character of Dai: in the book she is -more confident, while still a little “ditsy”, she can still talk for herself. However, n the movie version, Daisy, played by Carey Mulligan, is portrayed as more helpless, like she needs someone to think and plan what they are going to do. Even Tom Joel Edgerton’s role, isn’t safe. In the movie they make Tom seem more controlling and a little snobby, while the book’s interpretation made him seem more distant from …show more content…
The movie -just oozes the twenties, from Gatsby’s huge parties in west egg, the hidden room at the barber’s, to the dumping ground of the industrial New York, the Valley of Ashes. All of these drive the setting home very well. The movie adds more detail to the surroundings of the main areas to give it - grander scale than the author did in the book. Looking back on it, the movie looked more like a mock documentary of the 1920’s, with the actual plot taking the back burner to the setting, costumes and props; speaking of