A Very imaginative and creative take on the novel Great Gatsby!!!

Rating: 9/10 (13 August 2013)

Wow!! I loved this movie and I would like to share my thoughts on it.
First of all, to all of you that are disappointed about the fact that the movie strays from Fitzgerald's novel's story and dialogue, this movie IS NOT meant to be a direct representation of Fitzgerald's novel. This movie was meant to entertain all the various types of audiences, I suppose in an attempt to identify to all age brackets, while telling the story in an elaborate manner. I believe that a direct representation of the novel was attempted already in 1974 with Redford's role as Gatsby. This movie made the plot much more easier to understand and added many interesting elements to the movie that made it really captivating to watch and there was not a moment in the movie that my focus was lost.
The fact that there was some form of modern age music genre like rap and house music mixed into the soundtrack made the audio of the movie more colourful and some modern new age and ambient music gave some of the scenes with daisy and Gatsby an enchanted atmosphere. Of course not everyone likes house music, rap or new age but I certainly might have felt a bit drowsy if the soundtrack was based on music from the times of the novel.
I thought DiCaprio did an amazing job in the role as Gatsby. I always thought DiCaprio had a very youthful face and behaviour even at a mature age, and his initial facade as an established wealthy gentlemen was well acted but his best acting came as he showed his boyish, naive, and immature side as his established gentlemen persona crumbled away as his love for daisy became more apparent.
I loved the ending where the green pulsing light was emphasized telling the audience how much Daisy meant to him and how the green light was what he looked at through his window waiting desperately for a way to reunite with her. Unfortunately, his obsession towards her led him ultimately to his own demise.
After the ending scene, I felt quite disturbed by the fact that Gatsby's end was so tragic and abrupt and hoped for a bit more scenes to smooth out the discomfort.
This movie really touches on accepting what is past and control of feelings and emotions.
Very sad movie but enjoyed it all the way through.