Review 4. The Great Gatsby.

Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby

Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway

Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan

Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan

Isla Fisher as Myrtle Wilson

Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker

Adelaide Clemens as Catherine

Jason Clarke as George Wilson

Amitabh Bachchan as Meyer Wolfsheim

Max Cullen as Owl Eyes

Brendan Maclean as Klipspringer

Jack Thompson as Nick Carraway's Doctor, Walter Perkins

Gemma Ward as Languid Girl

Callan McAuliffe as Young Jay Gatsby

Gus Murray as Teddy Barton

Stephen James King as Nelson

Director: Baz Luhrmann

           

           The Great Gatsby is  $125 million verson of F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel – directed by ‘Romeo + Juliet’ and ‘Moulin Rouge’ director Baz Luhrmann – started shooting in Sydney in September 2010 with a cast including Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.

            This story had happened in America. The young man by the name of Nick Karruey moved to New York. He had a dream to be rich. He lodged near the lavish mansion of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious business magnate who held extravagant parties. The Nick joined this unceasing fun and having made friends with Gatsby. Gatsby was surprisingly young and rather aloof, in person. Gatsby seemed to take a liking to Nick and the two became mutual friends.

Jay Gatsby asked Nick to arrange him a meeting with Daisy. Through Jordan, Nick later learnt that Gatsby had known Daisy from a romantic encounter in 1917, and was still madly in love with her.

            After party Gatsby’s car had struck and killed Myrtle, Tom’s lover. Tom told Myrtle’s husband, George, that Gatsby was the driver of the car. Jay was abruptly shot and killed by George, who immediately turned the gun on himself. 

No one came to the Gatsby’s funeral.  Back in the sanatorium, Nick finished  his memoir and titles it, "The Great Gatsby.

            As for the cast, it is amazing. DiCaprio carries the role off reasonably well; he is probably the only possible casting, and Mulligan's Daisy has gentleness and vulnerability. Their initial intimate meeting over tea in Nick's cottage has some charge, and DiCaprio and Mulligan handle it well. Their initial intimate meeting over tea in Nick's cottage has some charge, and DiCaprio and Mulligan handle it well. Joel Edgerton was very good! He is juxtaposed to Gatsby, the husband of Daisy, he was a real aristocrat!

It’s interesting to note about music of the film. Although most of songs are modern, it conveys the atmosphere of that time.

            Of course, this is a great film.  Although most of songs are modern, it conveys the atmosphere of that time. According to this film, we all must dream, hope and above all we must try. Ana it’s absolutely right. To sum up the film involved many interesting, talented actors and exceptional and touching atmosphere in the film, all these points create an incredible atmosphere during watching this film “The Great Gatsby”.