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Today, Warner Brothers releases the newest cinematic version of the greatest literary achievement of all time by F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby in DVD/Blu-Ray. If you have not seen this yet, you can't miss this latest celebratory achievement of the Jazz Age with a modern twist.
This time, it's directed by Baz Luhrmann, who previously directed Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet. If you have seen those, we believe he successfully continued his style to this new work, which is exuberant and creative with his original mark on it. We're sure Fitzgerald is looking down in total fascination! Opening in an art-deco black and white intriguing layer with period music, all is entirely appropriate as the lights go down and the screen lights up. Musically, we applaud Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in this film.
The flappers dance and all is well in the world when this great novel is still relevant in 2013, and it's our belief that it will be relevant in centuries to come as long as America and the American dream remains alive. The green light that emerges at the end of the dock is one of the greatest symbols in stories ever from pages to screen to stage and the repetition of this is spot-on particularly in contrast to the night skies and the overhead views of Long Island to Manhattan.
We had been looking forward to this release for quite some time as it is Peachy Deegan's most favorite book and she has read it upwards of 50 times. When we see a new incarnation of it, it is not easy to put away all preconceived notions that dance in our head, and we'd be lying if we said Peachy's never thought of how she would execute a movie of this book from beginning to end covering every last detail. We're going to mention in this review what we would have done too.
We commend the opening line, which on purpose has always been the basis for the philosophy of this entire site:
"Always try to see the best in people."
We learned that early on and have been highly influenced by it.
One of the best parts of the opening scenes was the introduction of Daisy Buchanan in billowing white filmy hints of breezes-"Is that you my love?" This pure elegance is highly admirable.
Cary Mulligan played a lovely Daisy and previously we loved her in Bleak House.
Without a doubt, the strongest scene in terms of acting by the cast as a whole and Leonardo DiCaprio, especially was the scene at The Plaza, above. (DiCaprio had
who had the demeanor of Gatsby on the button throughout.)
Explosions of sincere convictions emerge and ultimately set the turning point for what is to come. Who knew an afternoon at The Plaza could be so fiery? We knew it was tense in the book, but all characters from Gatsby to Tom Buchanan with Daisy Buchanan cowering in the corner totally nail it. R
ealizations arrived at by Nick Carraway are key here.
Nick and Gatsby in the end prove to have the strongest relationship and show each other humanity and true neighbor qualities. This is the most admirable relationship without a doubt.
In regards to the cars we wonder was Jay Leno's garage part of this cast? The antiques which our eye tell us are likely to be Hot Rods (we could be wrong but we have been to an awful lot of antique car shows) are a winning cast in themselves and the driving was quite aggressive!
We love to hate Tom Buchanan, and Joel Edgerton delivered a masterful performance as the antagonist. His pure execution of the word vile made our stomach turn at every line of insincerity and phoniness emanating from his black depth of soul. We love to hate him and he ruins everything. And Myrtle Turtle, what can we say? You are far too much. Other bastions of vice that were clear here are the gangster set...
The use of color in this version is tremendous and it is strikingly wild for the already colorful jazz age. The portrayal of the party scenes will make you realize you did miss one of the best eras of America! Costumes, hair and makeup all dazzled in this work and we would not be surprised to see these styles duplicated in the modern era.
What else did we love? The monogrammed floor, the pinky rings and the accuracy of the characters. The second half of the movie we felt was more legendary as that is when the true colors of the characters lit up the screen rather than the earlier pomp and circumstance.
Cinematography was strong and we applaud the landscape scenes the most. How did they fit it all in?!? The light of the skylines were absolutely gorgeous. Excellent contrasts between dark and light were achieved. Mayor Koch, perhaps have a cocktail with Scott up there and admire what was done with your bridge in this film. We loved the portrayal of Times Square after Nick and Jordan had tea. The best prop was Gatsby's scrapbook of Daisy. The most beautiful scene were the glorious mountain of shirts tossed to Daisy...well, now go see this for yourself and see what you find best! Own it today.
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With beaucoup de glitz and glamour a la Luhrmann, the latest incarnation is one not to miss.
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and you absolutely should not miss this site by F. Scott Fitzgerald's family:
"I want to write something new, something extraordinary and beautiful
and simple and intricately patterned."
—F. Scott Fitzgerald
From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. In his adaptation, the filmmaker combines his distinctive visual, sonic, and storytelling styles in 3 Dimensions, weaving a Jazz Age cocktail faithful to Fitzgerald's text and relevant to now. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the title role.
"The Great Gatsby" follows would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.
Academy Award® nominee DiCaprio ("Django Unchained," "The Aviator") plays Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire starring as Nick Carraway; Oscar® nominee Carey Mulligan ("An Education") and Joel Edgerton as Daisy and Tom Buchanan; Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke as Myrtle and George Wilson; and newcomer Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker. Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of Meyer Wolfshiem.
Oscar® nominee Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge!") directed the film in 3D from a screenplay he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce, based on Fitzgerald's novel. Luhrmann produced, along with Catherine Martin, Academy Award® winner Douglas Wick ("Gladiator"), Lucy Fisher and Catherine Knapman. The executive producers are Academy Award® winner Barrie M. Osborne ("The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King"), Shawn "JAY Z" Carter, and Bruce Berman.
Two-time Academy Award®-winning production and costume designer Catherine Martin ("Moulin Rouge!") designed the film, as well as produced. The director of photography is Simon Duggan, and the editors are Matt Villa, Jason Ballantine and Jonathan Redmond. The music is by Craig Armstrong, with Anton Monsted serving as executive music supervisor and co-producer.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, in association with A&E Television, a Bazmark/Red Wagon Entertainment Production, a Film by Baz Luhrmann, "The Great Gatsby." The film will be distributed in RealD 3D, 3D and 2D by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
This film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for some violent images,
sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language.
“The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super-rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.
Academy Award® nominee DiCaprio (“Blood Diamond,” “Aviator”) plays Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire starring as Nick Carraway; Joel Edgerton and Oscar® nominee Carey Mulligan (“An Education”) as Tom and Daisy Buchanan; Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke as Myrtle and George Wilson; and newcomer Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker. Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan will play the role of Meyer Wolfsheim.
Oscar® nominee Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge!”) directs the film in 3D from a screenplay co-written with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce, based on Fitzgerald’s book. Luhrmann produces, along with Catherine Martin, Catherine Knapman, Lucy Fisher and Academy Award® winner Douglas Wick (“Gladiator”). The executive producers are Academy Award® winner Barrie M. Osborne (“Lord of the Rings – Return of the King”) and Bruce Berman.
Two-time Academy Award®-winning production and costume designer Catherine Martin (“Moulin Rouge!”) also designs with the director. The editors are Jason Ballantine, Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, and the director of photography is Simon Duggan.
The film will be distributed in 3D and 2D by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
