Great Gatsby: 1920s extravagance in a 2013 world
Great Gatsby is a romantic drama conveyed from Baz Luhrmann’s film adaption of the novel of the same title by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A film of grandeur, fantasy, and sorrow brings alive the story of Nick Caraway’s fateful summer with the rich and fabulous set in a fictional Long island town. While the movie stays true to the original book, many parts are recreated in a new light. Nick Caraway is in a hospital for treatment after an unknown period of time after the events take place and his doctor prompts him to write about what is causing his distress. What follows is his time as a stock broker living in fictional East egg in a small cottage amongst huge mansions. Within Great Gatsby Luhrmann strives …show more content…
An interesting facet is that Jay Gatsby seems quite flat as well, however with flashback scenes the viewer can tell he has tried to become multidimensional over the course of his character. One can argue that he is more flat than round as his main character flaw is that he is delusional in the sense that he stays overly optimistic that he and Daisy will end together. He is the type of character that cannot save himself. One of the only clear round characters is Nick, this might be incurred because the story is primarily told from his point of view. The strongest way to tell of this is because he narrates the story. But a better detail is that whenever Nick eavesdrops on Daisy and Gatsby, what they are saying is not discernable. The viewer only is able to hear Nick’s thoughts and everything is told from his perspective. Many of the flashback scenes are over the top and dramatized to the point of resembling a dream. Nick brings the viewer into the world of Gatsby the same way he was brought in. It is filled with opulence and is intoxicatingly wonderful, until its fiery …show more content…
While the overall vibe of the 1920s was contained with some pieces, it seems that the pieces were more inspired by the 1920s-1930s and updated with modern day glamour and sex appeal. Many of the women’s costumes were quite risqué for the time period. Jordan’s low cut slinky dress at Gatsby’s first party looked more like a cocktail dress taken from a high fashion runway in present day than something a stylish flapper in the early 1920s would wear. All of Myrtles clothing is stark and bright compared to the rest of the female cast. She often dons red colors and they are usually low cut and vivaciously form fitting. Daisy wears sweet but sheer clothing, most of her clothes are also low cut and provocative. The male costumes were slightly more fitted than clothing of the time and updated with modern colors. Jay Gatsby often dons pink suits in many scenes as his casual everyday suit and a black tux in formal situations and at parties. Nick Caraway wears clothing that mimics his social status among the rest of the
Great Gatsby is a romantic drama conveyed from Baz Luhrmann’s film adaption of the novel of the same title by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A film of grandeur, fantasy, and sorrow brings alive the story of Nick Caraway’s fateful summer with the rich and fabulous set in a fictional Long island town. While the movie stays true to the original book, many parts are recreated in a new light. Nick Caraway is in a hospital for treatment after an unknown period of time after the events take place and his doctor prompts him to write about what is causing his distress. What follows is his time as a stock broker living in fictional East egg in a small cottage amongst huge mansions. Within Great Gatsby Luhrmann strives …show more content…
An interesting facet is that Jay Gatsby seems quite flat as well, however with flashback scenes the viewer can tell he has tried to become multidimensional over the course of his character. One can argue that he is more flat than round as his main character flaw is that he is delusional in the sense that he stays overly optimistic that he and Daisy will end together. He is the type of character that cannot save himself. One of the only clear round characters is Nick, this might be incurred because the story is primarily told from his point of view. The strongest way to tell of this is because he narrates the story. But a better detail is that whenever Nick eavesdrops on Daisy and Gatsby, what they are saying is not discernable. The viewer only is able to hear Nick’s thoughts and everything is told from his perspective. Many of the flashback scenes are over the top and dramatized to the point of resembling a dream. Nick brings the viewer into the world of Gatsby the same way he was brought in. It is filled with opulence and is intoxicatingly wonderful, until its fiery …show more content…
While the overall vibe of the 1920s was contained with some pieces, it seems that the pieces were more inspired by the 1920s-1930s and updated with modern day glamour and sex appeal. Many of the women’s costumes were quite risqué for the time period. Jordan’s low cut slinky dress at Gatsby’s first party looked more like a cocktail dress taken from a high fashion runway in present day than something a stylish flapper in the early 1920s would wear. All of Myrtles clothing is stark and bright compared to the rest of the female cast. She often dons red colors and they are usually low cut and vivaciously form fitting. Daisy wears sweet but sheer clothing, most of her clothes are also low cut and provocative. The male costumes were slightly more fitted than clothing of the time and updated with modern colors. Jay Gatsby often dons pink suits in many scenes as his casual everyday suit and a black tux in formal situations and at parties. Nick Caraway wears clothing that mimics his social status among the rest of the