The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann was based off the book The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald . Staring in the film is Tobey McGuire as Nick Carraway, Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carrey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, and Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan. The drama/romance filled film premiered in May 2013. The Great Gatsby is narrated by Nick Carraway, writer and wall street trader, who finds himself drawn illusion and mystery of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, who has a secret past with his cousin Daisy Buchanan. However, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's mysterious rich and glamorous lifestyle, and find nothing except obsession, depression, and tragedy. I believe this is a great film that tells a great story about love and fantasy most people can relate too.
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He alternates sections where he presents events objectively, telling us how they appeared to him at the time, with sections telling us his interpretation of other characters motivations. The antagonist of the film is Tom Buchanan. He is preventing Gatsby and Daisy from being together and being happy, all the while being unfaithful to Daisy and stringing her along. Nicks tone towards Gatsby is contradictory because most of the time he disapproves and questions his intentions, but when he speaks of Gatsby he romanticizes his every move. The theme of this film is all about the roaring 20’s. Everything was a big party, and that was the American Dream. One of the most memorable symbols from the film is the green light at the end of the Buchanan’s dock. That light signifies hope for
He alternates sections where he presents events objectively, telling us how they appeared to him at the time, with sections telling us his interpretation of other characters motivations. The antagonist of the film is Tom Buchanan. He is preventing Gatsby and Daisy from being together and being happy, all the while being unfaithful to Daisy and stringing her along. Nicks tone towards Gatsby is contradictory because most of the time he disapproves and questions his intentions, but when he speaks of Gatsby he romanticizes his every move. The theme of this film is all about the roaring 20’s. Everything was a big party, and that was the American Dream. One of the most memorable symbols from the film is the green light at the end of the Buchanan’s dock. That light signifies hope for