A Great Movie, Old Sport

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2016)

"It's so sad, because it's so hard to make her understand. It's so hard to make her understand. I've gotten all these things for her. I've gotten all these things for her and now she just... she just wants to run away".
That quote, is what this movie is about. Her (Daisy Buchanan) Fear vs his (Jay Gatsby) Hope. This movie is, an amazing, and tragic love story.
And the tragedy, is not, Gatsby's death... That rather, was his salvation. The tragedy, was his, outburst. "Non of this, is of any consequence", and that statement from him, was in fact, true. The tragedy is that; In one INCREDIBLY understandable moment, Gatsby lost everything, and she didn't even realize it. She couldn't see that she was being manipulated, and he, couldn't show her. The less he spoke, the more she faded away... Yet still, the more he'd speak, the faster, she'd become a memory.
And what's amazing, is how Baz portrayed the turn of events. A tantrum... Something that seems so simple and instantly forgivable, can turn your whole world upside down. For 5 years, Gatsby worked on an incorruptible idea, however the only perfect piece about it, being Daisy, couldn't realize a simple truth... That, that can amplify frustration to immense proportions... Especially, when you've spent so long, and so much effort, to keep that frustration locked away, so far deep inside you forget it's there, just for it to spring up on you, and create the disaster you always knew it would.
Destroy hope... And you destroy purpose... And without purpose, you're, without.
This movie is borderline a nine... Leonardo was, captivating, and Carey Mulligan, even though you gradually abhor her character, Daisy, to the point of absolute disgust... Her delivery was wonderful. And Tobey was a welcomed addition.
Gatsby? No... The Great Gatsby.