I finished re-reading The Great Gatsby today and was in the mood for analysis, discussion, and more interpretations. So I started watching the 2013 version with Toby and Leo. Got about 20 minutes in before the stream froze to buffer and I decided it wasn’t worth trying to get worth working again.

The movie was a fever dream. The editing was so frantic I couldn’t get a feel for a scene before it blew by. The CGI was gratuitous and unattractive! From a book reader perspective it was unfaithful to the novel, and from a cinema perspective it was a toad in a blender.

I’d love to hear some positive criticisms of the movie adaptation - maybe someone saw something in it that I didn’t.

I’d also enjoy any reviews of the previous version from decades ago.

One last thing, I think the movie would have worked much better if it was placed in 2002 - similar positivity on life, “great” war for Americans, and a looming financial crisis. It would have made the weird editing make much more sense, kind of like the remake of Romeo and Juliet (coincidentally starring Leo)

  • Faceman🇦🇺@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    It is a Baz Luhrmann film, he definitely has a style and it isn’t for everyone.

    Look at Moulin Rouge and Elvis, they are hyper stylized, over the top and thus they get mixed reviews.