In the film” the Great Gatsby’, Luhrmann aimed to construe the jazz age into the music equivalent to our times (the now). However, according to R. Bassil, Luhrmann failed in capturing the spirit and earnestness of Gatsby’s West Egg mansion parties and stated that it is more suitable for a twilight film or a headphone advert (Bassil, 2013). This essay will disagree with the statement made and will refer to the following three sound techniques found in the film: Diegetic, Non-diegetic and a sound bridge to support the argument.
Gatsby’s death scene contains many diegetic sounds combined for example, the splashing of water, gunshots, a butler talking, Caraway talking and Gatsby himself. These sounds are heard by various characters in the scene. Some were very loud like the gunshots and Caraway’s yelling. And some were soft like Gatsby’s whisper. We know that Wilson shot himself after he killed Gatsby, we do not see this gunshot but hear it simultaneously with the splashing of water. Through the diegetic sound we receive more information about the scene which makes it very effective (Stripek, 2014).These sounds enable the audience to connect with not only the story but with the characters and their emotions too. It enhances the scene by leaving the audience devastated while Gatsby uses his last breath to call out his beloved …show more content…
(movies, 2013). Lurhmann is labelled as an auteur. An auteur is the author of a film, their technical competence and personality is clearly shown through their stylistic choices .Their technical style is used to enhance the meanings and messages that are portrayed by the film (Sarris, 1962). An auteur usually has three roles, to produce the film, write the screenplay and direct the production (movies, 2013). Luhrmann’s personal style is incorporating the music and bringing people and artists together to bring life into his
Gatsby’s death scene contains many diegetic sounds combined for example, the splashing of water, gunshots, a butler talking, Caraway talking and Gatsby himself. These sounds are heard by various characters in the scene. Some were very loud like the gunshots and Caraway’s yelling. And some were soft like Gatsby’s whisper. We know that Wilson shot himself after he killed Gatsby, we do not see this gunshot but hear it simultaneously with the splashing of water. Through the diegetic sound we receive more information about the scene which makes it very effective (Stripek, 2014).These sounds enable the audience to connect with not only the story but with the characters and their emotions too. It enhances the scene by leaving the audience devastated while Gatsby uses his last breath to call out his beloved …show more content…
(movies, 2013). Lurhmann is labelled as an auteur. An auteur is the author of a film, their technical competence and personality is clearly shown through their stylistic choices .Their technical style is used to enhance the meanings and messages that are portrayed by the film (Sarris, 1962). An auteur usually has three roles, to produce the film, write the screenplay and direct the production (movies, 2013). Luhrmann’s personal style is incorporating the music and bringing people and artists together to bring life into his