It is a Baz Luhrmann film, he definitely has a style and it isn't for everyone.
Look at Moulin Rouge and Elvis, they are hyper stylized, over the top and thus they get mixed reviews.
Yeah I watched the movie a few days after reading the book and... I struggled to make any real connections between them.
Like Leo's Romeo+Juliet movie, a 'modern reimagining'. I think it's a neat idea on paper, but it didn't work for these two movies, in my opinion.
The Gatsby movie was all about the excess and money spending at the parties i guess. It didn't balance it out with the rest of the books themes so it just comes across as flat.
I know the movie isn’t for everyone but I really enjoyed it. I thought it really captured the whirlwind feel of the era with the grand visuals and kickass soundtrack. The story made sense and was about as good as anyone could have done with a movie and not a 1:1 episodic retelling. Was it perfect? No, but it was damn good and fun
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