the great gatsby

[Judas]

As a fan of the book, I'd say the movie was pretty good. I just saw it today.

A LOT of the symbolism and themes in the book were far too in-your-face for my liking (e.g. the green light, the eyes of Dr TJ Eckleburg), whereas I thought they were so effective in the novel because of the subtlety in contrast with the complete decadence of everything Jay Gatsby, which was spot on in the film. The party scenes were just ABSURDLY extravagant which is totally the point.

I think Jay Z did a great job with the soundtrack as well, Baz Luhrmann made a good decision to include modern music. I was a little sceptical about it but it is actually really effective within the context of the film and many of the songs (and others that aren't on the album) are remixed to give it that Jazz Age touch which really works well.

It was very good, wasn't blown away by it though. To me it just felt like Baz Luhrmann was overly conscious of getting across that he understood what Fitzgerald was doing with the novel, which almost made it come across as though he was trying to teach the audience about the themes and metaphors instead of actually using them in the way they were intended. He was needlessly explicit about these things.

But I'd definitely go and see it, whether you have read the book or not. It is stunning visually too.

[Kardan]

I went to see the film with my girlfriend, and I thought it was great! I hadn't read the book (I haven't done A-Level English you see ) so I didn't know what to expect, and I thought it was great. My girlfriend had read the book, so like you guys she had a few issues with it, but for me, I thought it was brilliant

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And as I always say, if the main character dies at the end, it's usually a good book/film

[Daltron]

Going to see this tonight! Im so excited!!

[Reality]

Haven't heard of this does it make me strange? Might watch a trailer if someone could pm me one aha thanks in advanced

[Daltron]

Okay I saw it last night and it was amazing!! I am going to do some research today and see what sorta hidden metaphorical meanings are within that movie because I bet there is heaps. It was really nice, I recommend to all

[sex]

omg seen it last night also and LOVED it there wasn't a single second i didn't like
also great ending but sad

[-:Undertaker:-]

I want to watch this soon, haven't read or heard of it before but might give it a watch with the rave reviews its got.