I discuss the way the film was good and the way it wasn't that good in this review. I also discuss the movie and the way the film is portrayed just like the book.

Rating: 8/10 (14 May 2013)

The film is set in West Egg, New York and East Egg, New York during the "Roaring 20's". Some of the main characters were, Jay Gastby played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Nick Carroway played by Tobey Maguire and Daisy Buchanan played by Carey Mulligan to name a few. The type of film I would categorize this movie under the genres of a Drama and a Romance. The film starts off with Nick Carroway in a doctor's office explaining his life with the time he spent with Gatsby and he narrates the whole film just like in the book. The film then goes on to Nick's life and how he ends up meeting Gatsby. He gets the only invitation Gatsby has ever handed out brought to his home and Nick attends the party. Gatsby throws extravagant parties and Nick is very overwhelmed at the first one he attends. After Nick meets Gatsby they go on wild adventures and they do things together all to get Daisy to meet Gatsby again and bring them back together. Gatsby meets Daisy again and they rekindle the love they used to share before Daisy got married 5 years ago. The love affair only lasts a few months and you will have to see what Gatsby does at the end of the film to figure out what happens between everyone in the film. The film was portrayed just like the book and it is very helpful if you read the book before seeing the movie because it makes understanding everything that much easier. But I asked some people in the audience if they have read the book before and most said no. They seemed to have liked it a lot more not knowing what was coming in the end of the film. The only problem I had with how the movie was portrayed was with the use of special effects and the use of slowing down modern pop songs and making them sound like something from the 1920's. To me it lessened the effect of how the movie should have been thought of. The special effects were kind of weird in the movie because the way everything looks in the film looks real but you can tell the actors are standing in front of a green screen. I enjoyed everything about the film besides the music and special effects, other than those problems the film was done very well by the director Baz Luhrmann and screenplay writer Craig Pearce. The actors they chose really fit their parts also and it made the film much more enjoyable to watch. They all seemed to be in the 1920's and the fit in to the time they were set to be in. Overall the film was a great one and if you are someone who likes to read and have read this book you will most likely be satisfied with the way the film was made.