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Rating: 10/10 (13 October 2018)

Although many may believe that the film, The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann and the book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a false portrayal of the American Dream and how love shall not succeed, the romance that came from a love not meant to be is able to flourish in the fleeting moments Gatsby and Daisy had created a beautiful and gut wrenching film. The Great Gatsby is a film about Nick Carraway, a young gentleman who is coming from the Midwest to New York in pursuit of riches and visiting his cousin Daisy. He ends up moving into a little cottage, neighbor to the mansion of the mysterious Jay Gatsby. He moves in across from his cousin Daisy without knowing what he would be in for by being a connection between Gatsby and Daisy. Gatsby is a mysterious character who throws extravagant parties repeatedly but nobody truly knows what he looks like. Everyone just appears, no invites are ever sent but then Nick Carraway receives an invitation to the party which kicks a off the story's adventure. While attending the party, he ends up with a friend of Daisy's, Jordan Baker who takes him all around and you see the truly rich, lavish lifestyle of Gatsby. Gatsby and Nick end up setting a lunch date through Jordan who secretly knows exactly why Gatsby has picked out Nick from the thousands of people who go to his parties. When they have lunch, the viewers realize that Nick is Gatsby's first real friend he has actually made. Then, the truth is finally revealed, and viewers learn that Gatsby is in fact in love with Daisy, leading to the connection of everything. Then, the viewers realize that Gatsby is madly in love with Daisy and the only reason he was throwing these lavish parties was in the hope that Daisy would eventually show up to one of them. Then, the chaos ensues and the drama begins. I believe this movies is worth watching because it is a fun rendition of an amazing book. The Great Gatsby gives a twist on a history lesson that you can fall in love with because of the tragic romanticism and American Dream that it portrays. If you love Romantic dramas that have a tragic twist then this movie is for you.
The Great Gatsby is a widely known film that portrays a time of the United States that had a great impact on everyone and everything in life. This film portrays the theme of the American Dream during the time of Westward expansion and explains the fruits and rigors of people who risked everything to achieve their goal, namely Jay Gatsby. The success of love is another theme in this story that resonated soundly within me. Gatsby worked and tried to achieve success and greatness in his life through the first theme of the American Dream and then by achieving that, with Daisy in his mind all this time since he met her, he was on a mission to reconnect with the love of his life although it ultimately led to a tragic ending. However, the success of love was evident in the fact that the small time they spent together was one viewed as sheer love. What made this film such a wonderful adaptation was the fact that Jay Gatsby was played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and although this is a common agreement, I have to reiterate it. If it weren't for DiCaprio, then I feel this movie would've been a lot worse. The book was so GREAT..... This movie was so terrible. Some reviews of the film are like this. This review spoke of the pairing of modern music with 1920's music and the fact that this film would not match it but I happen to disagree. Because of the new modern music, it really showed the lavish lifestyle and paired surprisingly well also giving emotion because new music has evolved in recent years a lot. Also they stated that the characters were terrible but the pairing with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire was a match made in heaven this pairing gave such feeling to the film and in my opinion and the opinion of many, Leonardo DiCaprio is the greatest Gatsby to have been featured in a film.