The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is the other adaptation chart I decided to fill out. The book is about new beginnings, the American dream, 1920's, and popular rich bastards. The movie is about popular rich bastards. Period. The book isn't a love story, but Baz Luhrmann, the director, turned it into one. If you didn't read the book then the movie was great. But if you did read the book then you would agree with me and say that he misinterpreted it. The characters were far into left field, and far from the book. Leo Dicaprio is always amazing and is the only amazing one in this movie. The movie is full of parties, sex, drinking, and rap music. A little different the the 1920's. But I do love Luhrmann's directing views, he is visually amazing. The way the movie drags you in, with fancy editing, and big bright colors, is the only great thing I can say about this movie. Overall it is probably the best 'Gatsby' movie I've seen. But that isn't saying much.