The Great Gatsby

“So I walked away and left him standing there in the moonlight - watching over nothing.”   (F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby)

Our story first begins with our narrator, Nick Carraway (Toby McGuire: Spiderman Trilogy) telling us what happened the summer of 1922 and how he came to New York to try selling stocks on Wall Street. He first hears of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio: Inception, Titanic, The Island) once he goes off to visit his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan: Drive, Pride & Prejudice) and her husband Tom (Joel Edgerton: Warrior, King Arthur, The Thing) in Long Island. Nick soon realizes that the mysterious Gatsby is his neighbor. After attending one of Gatsby's parties, the gentleman meet and with the help of Nick, Gatsby makes his past his present reality.

I am going to give Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby a POP! Overall, I really enjoyed the film! The parts with the 3D effects were absolutely fantastic! Whenever they were driving cars, the camera was moving much too fast for my taste, fortunately these scenes didn't last too long. I did however, appreciate that they used the original cars from the 1974 version of the film. Also some of the songs they played in the film were modern rap, which I felt was a bit odd for a 20's setting, but it didn't seem do bother me as much as I thought it would. Great job, though to those Jazz players! They were great!

A wise Lion once said, "Things never happen the same way twice" (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), and we see this in the story. Gatsby has been spending his entire life reaching for something that is no longer in his grasp, and he doesn't even realize it's gone. Don't take the time away from your future trying to relive the past.

I was pleased with the casting of the movie! Leonardo DiCaprio had some big shoes to fill after Robert Redford's performance as Gatsby, but I think that he definitely filled them! He walked talked and spoke like he truly was Gatsby. Carey Mulligan and Toby McGuire were equally as excellent! They both did their roles justice. Joel Edgerton was amazing. He looked intimidating, yet caring the way that Tom is. I am very pleased by the way that he filled the role.


Great job to all departments that worked on this movie and I am looking forward to seeing it again!

       PEACE OUT GIRLSCOUTS!!! :D