The Great Gatsby Final Scene Analysis

Throughout the final scene of the Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann used sound and music of nature and Nicks voice portrayed his sadness for the passing of his friend Gatsby. The scene begins with the mysterious and profound cry of the breeze traveling through the desolate home of Gatsby. The sound highlights the sense of emptiness and misery felt by Nick for Gatsby’s death. The breeze sounds symbolized the desolate and Gatsby’s empty home, but also the sadness left inside Nick’s heart because the breeze creates a mysterious yet sad and emotional atmosphere for the audience. The wail of the breeze is an example of diegetic sound and the moving of the white curtains in the room where Gatsby lies in his coffin could be that Gatsby’s ghost still living …show more content…
There is a close up shot of him lying down above the dead Gatsby on the spiral staircase which demonstrates that Nick “was all he had, the only one who cared” about Gatsby. Despite the fact that Gatsby was surrounded by many wealthyand important people, but when it came to his death and remembering the person he was, not one person showed up to his funeral which was a harsh reality. The director used lighting and close up of Nick lying down the staircase to highlights Nick’s drained face as Gatsby’s death affected him and to make the audience focus on Nick’s sad, upset and lifeless face. This shows that when Gatsby would throw happy and exciting parties a lot of people from different cities would come but when he died nobody came to his funeral. This shows how people can be selfish and careless. I learnt that although having wealth and money is important to have a good and comfortable life, love and friendship are keys to happiness. This was obvious with Gatsby because even though he could buy anything he wanted his happiness never truly developed as love and friendship was missing in his …show more content…
Baz Luhrmann used panning shot outside the mansion to make it look dark, mysterious and unveiling to comparison to its surroundings. When entering the inside of Gatsby’s house, we see that it is dark but in the shot it is bright enough to see the edge of the surroundings. This is because of the natural light that is glowing through the windows. Baz Luhrmann used the technique of dim lighting due to the passing of Gatsby to make the house look gloomy, expressing the misery and emptiness roaming around and through the house. In this scene, we see Nick standing at the end of the hallway with his back facing towards the audience. The director made the scene purposely dark to exaggerate to the audience the loss of all the happiness and personality that has disappeared from the house. This shows that the house was once full of life, however, now it’s abandoned and desolate. The bleak house and its dim light represents Nick’s mood. The director uses medium camera angle to highlight the light and glow of the house slowly fading out leaving the house dark and gloomy. This shot makes the house look extra big which represents the wealth that Gatsby had when he lived in this mansion. The camera pans over to the main hall showing Gatsby’s coffin under the stairwell. To draw the audience’s attention to the death of Gatsby, candles are used around the coffin. The chandelier