The Great Gatsby movie review
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- The Great Gatsby gets translated to the big screen in big, loud, cinema style by Baz Luhrmann. Jeremy reviews "The Great Gatsby".
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The irony of calling Nick Carraway a breakout role when his entire character is based around the fact he's not involved in the events he's witnessing as much as he can be. Tobey Maguire did a great job of being an unassuming everyman, you forgot he was in a lot of the scenes. That's the whole point of Nick Carraway, Gatsby's one friend, a quiet, nondescript guy who nobody really knows much about.
Yea he’s supposed to be a narrator, a witness, but he’s also integral to the plot, which I think is respectable
Nick caraway is no easy role
what's funny is Nick's cousin is the chic whose being cheated on by her husband and he invites him to chill with his side chic and some other chics and he accepts hanging out with the chic he's cheating on his cousin with. I guess why not get some side action if you're invited, right? Then he backstabs the guys generosity by helping his wife get out of the relationship.
@@abc123fhdi I take away from reading the book was they were all bad people Nick included, less so than maybe the other but he is part of that life style.
This movie felt like someone gave a play director an unlimited budget and taught him how to use cgi for the first time
I love the fuck out of this movie, but I gotta admit that was a pretty smart analogy.
6pakUnited FINALLY someone who brings up the cinematography and unacceptable cgi
@@thatperformer3879 I agree with the analogy, but I don't think it's a bad thing at all.
I swear to God, whenever I would hear Tobey Maguire narrate in this movie, I'd just be waiting for him to start walking towards the camera and say: "This is my gift, my curse. Who am I? I'm Spider-Man!".
I think that the Hip Hop instead of Jazz thing was really dumb. There is this one scene at Gatsby's party where it is outside and the hip hop music is blaring, then it cuts to someone else inside and the music is muffled. It would make sense if it was real music playing, but since it is the 1920's and hip hop wasn't invented so there wouldn't be any sense of the original sound, then it falls flat on its face.
Also another thing, they hardly feature the jazz and most of the time (in bizarre moments too) it is just hip hop music. It is really jarring and I don't like it.
Yeah thought so too but they wanted to portray how jazz felt like to a person born from another time...
This how young people felt during this time though, which the hip hop music gives you, that feeling of freedom, not caring and partying
this is exactly how I felt and honestly the only reason i seeked reviews because its my only complain about the movie. The soundtrack DESTROYED the setting to me and really took me out of the experience and made me cringe (especially looking back on it from 7 years ahead)
It just feels to me that the defense that they were trying to portray how jazz felt to people in the 20s was an okay idea and then terribly executed so i felt the way I did. People aren't stubborn and stupid enough to not know what jazz music is to that era. We learned about it in basic history, and just because it's old music doesn't mean a modern person can't appreciate it in a movie that is ABOUT THAT TIME PERIOD!!
Who gives a damn about party music like its a party for newyork folks jazz or whatever u should focus on characters instead
I re-read the book the day before I saw this movie. The movie is DEFINITELY for the book people. I got a feeling at the end of the movie that I rarely get in films. I can't describe it, but I know I have seen something that is so faithful to the book and visually exactly as I pictured it. (the book is all about the contrasting images of wealth v poverty and the decay of the American Dream). There were so many lines directly from the book and Nick delivered them so perfectly. I loved loved loved this movie.
I know what you mean about the ending, it had the same sort of feeling the Moulin Rouge ending for me
Me too!! Exactly!!
I like that they used modern music which gives much more the impression of fakeness, superficiality and wildness than some upbeat jazz from the time would give. I guess the people who dislike the use of music just don't get WHY it was used, and just blame it on commerciality.
@Diamond DG2 It's easy to make a point that 1920's music would be more fitting. But the result would make for a much tamer scene without any punch. The movie's theme is probably a lot more relevant now than it was when it was written, and the music tells everyone that so they strongly get that idea.
@Diamond DG2 yeah totally agree and they actually did that with young and beautiful at one point, played by a band set for the era, I really disliked the modern music as well
I liked the movie but I thought they portrayed Gatsby as a hero too much. Like in this review, Jeremy says you're supposed to root for Gatsby.... Not really. Gatsby is supposed to be this obsessive corrupt man. You root for him in the beginning of the book but once things progress, you start to realize that he's not the big hero you thought he was
+LavenousForever I disagree, I think in the book, Gatsby starts as this cool but shifty and enigmatic character that you don't know what to think of and start to to doubt as the novel progresses. But by the end, Nick begins to idolize and glamorize Gatsby as the only decent person in the East and pulls the audience along with that.
He said you're NOT suppose to root for gatsby,but that you want to
I feel as though that statemenrt is truer for Daisy rather than Gatspy.
Gatsby, ultimately, was no worse and probably at least slightly better than the people around him. Daisy's husband was a racist dick born into wealth and power and every bit acted the part, he was also a serial adulterer. I respect Gatsby because he basically came up from almost nothing and was able through his own efforts to stand toe to toe with people that would have snubbed him without all that money. He had a goal - get into Daisy's world - and he stuck with it and achieved it. I have to respect him for that. By the end of it though, Daisy was the one I hated the most. She basically chose money and security, life with a perpetually unfaithful husband who would likely never stop cheating on her, over real love. And because what, Gatsby's fortune was not earned entirely honorably, his methods weren't always on the straight and narrow? Like old money is any more honorably obtained than new money, that is such a crock. When it comes down to it, this story is about the death of a man's dream. Daisy, in the end, was not at all the woman Gatsby had built her up in his mind to be, in reality she was a coward who valued money more than love. In a way I suppose it is a warning against living in the past, because it may not be at all what you have idealized it as over the years.
Maybe Daniel Day Lewis as Gatsby? Or Tom Hardy?
As a fan of the book, I must say I loved this movie through and through, the visuals are more to support the in your face ways of the roaring 20's but also, the acting is so so solid, the character symmetry is done very well, it has a good cast (I personally love Tobey as Nick) but this movie will always have ONE HUGE glaring flaw that makes me shake my head in shame, that sound track, it's like, "It was new york city 1922 (Jay Z starts rapping)" Like what?
Exactly !!! I was like hold up this music seems so upbeat and fresh ! What is this ?! Haha
Baz should make a new movie with everything the same but edit in 1920’s music and cut all the distracting JayZ parts~ I like Jay Z but not in this movie!
Exactly. I'm sure it was because he was executive producer on the film. I bet he even got royalties for the use of the music and used his influence to put the music in when the film would have been better without it in the first place.
I get why they put in his music, it's so that the music at the parties are more relatable to the audience at the time of release, but for people who just don't like this genre or for later generations, it really dates the film. I'm sure Jay-Z was smart enough to realize it himself when making the film, so why?
@@HighLevelPlayer I never knew tha the was an executive producer makes a lot of sense why his music was included, and I get they wanted the scenes to be relatable but I still agree that period music would of been better, thank you for the info though, it did shed some light!
This is my favorite quote of the book:
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
I'm pretty sure plenty of people of have said this but I feel like Jeremy should have read the book before going into this movie. Nick Carraway was the ultimate observationalist (I don't think that is a word but fuck it). He is supposed to be in the background (like us), watching the events unfold (like us) and be unassuming (like us). Nick was pretty much the billboard of eyes in human form, he was always watching and recording what was going on. I love this movie and the book.
+suremaine If Jeremy read the dialogue from the book he wouldn't have complained about a lot of this. Some of these book to movie adaptations are meant only for people who read the book. The feeling of the book was captured so well in this movie it's upsetting to watch this review.
Haven't read the book.
In the movie, he's the biggest third wheel in human history :/
You shouldn't have to read supplementary material just to watch the movie. If you need to read the book then the move fails pretty hard
Lackwe Well, no not necessarily. Most movies aim to be directed at a specific audience. It's the reason there's not a movie that everyone in the world loves. This movie was aimed at people who read and enjoyed the book. Those people enjoyed this movie. This doesn't fail, sir.
+suremaine He's review is on the movie, not the book. And it is soooo annoying the first thing people say after a movie is out that is based of a book. Is talking about the fucking book!
That "acid trip" smile was as creepy as hell.
give leonardo a fucking oscar
This guys review freakin sucked! I would say the movie is good I would have some parts shorted, & some songs wherent that good. But for the most part this reviewer has some negative bias toward some actors when all the actors where great in this movie
fullyshimmer biased and opinion aren't the same bro
Now he has one
I loved the movie.
I didn't
I agree with you
me too
+Zeng Vuh I loved the movie AND the book.
Same here. As far as movie adaptions of famous books go, this one was pretty damn good.
As a big fan of the book, I actually think this movie is amazing. It's very stylized and, at times even a bit awkward but that's why it fits the source material so well. I think in direction and style, it matches and, at times, even exceeds the original while still conveying its central themes better than any other rendition I've seen to date. (Sorry. I'm not usually this up my own ass about my opinions but, Gatsby is one of my all time favorite books.)
Man youre up your own ass
Andrew Field
Can you be up your own ass about your own opinions? Wouldn't you have to follow up your opinions with, "My opinions are right and golden and you're just a fucking plebeian if you don't agree."
actually the actress who played Daisy didn't over act, that is how her character is in the books. She's just that...out there and dramatic
the sound track that jay z did in the move was by far the most obnoxious thing about the entire movie in my opinion
I think that was done on purpose. I had a lot of doubts about the soundtrack and though I'm not a avid hip hop fan it actually played into the movie quite well. It embodied the feeling of the 'roaring' twenties. But lets be thankful that Baz chose someone respectful like Jay Z and not someone like 2 Chainz (or whatever his name is).
I don't agree I think it definitely pulled away from the 1920s.... I'm not saying they HAD to use only '20s music or anything but I think they could have put in a little more effort into making it more 1920s inspired. All he did was throw in modern party music that was automatically distinguished as a present day Jay Z song which kind of pulled everyone away from the movie and the time period to comment on one of his songs. Which was probably his purpose but I didn't think this was the right movie choice for it
"...and if you don't know who Buzz Luhrmann is..."
Oh,cool,i don't know
" ...he's like if Zac Snyder took an acid trip and started doing really artsy movies"
Sweet Jesus......
Leo you misspelled both of their names. it BAZ Luhrmann and ZACK Snyder
Dr. Olympus Thank you for your imput.
Leo it's my privilege
is it just me, or did anyone else absolutely hate the use of music in this movie?
music sucked and movie had weird cuts
Thank you! It was awful, between the unnecessary CGI and the hip hop music, it completely destroyed the movie.
One thing that pissed me off about the movie.. the fucking soundtrack. NO SWING? JAZZ? Yep, shitty modern music for the 20's, yeah nice.
It's supposed to be a bit modernized. That is just Baz's style of directing. Watch his version of Romeo+Juliet (1996)
dancegurl5501 and Moulin Rouge
dancegurl5501 It's fair enough that it's his style, but the fact is that it doesn't work...
awesome music
NOTE TO SELF: Never rely on a rapper to manage a soundtrack for a movie taking place in the 20's.
I thought the over-the-top visuals was a nice touch considering that the book portrays the wealthy in the roaring 20's, which is described as lush and luxurious and loud for those who could afford the lifestyle. The same goes for the music, I think putting modern hip-hop was a bold move and it really portrayed that over the top feeling that probably would have been lost to most people living today with jazz. I think the movie was a 7/10. Definitely entertaining.
This ENTERTAINMED THE SHIT OUT OF ME! I loved how it adapted the book. I did however feel that some of the music was out of place, but other than that, "great" movie(pun intended)
Jeremy man. For the first time, I'm in complete disagreement with you. THE MOVIE WAS AWESOME AND I WILL NEVER FREAKEN FORGET IT. First off, the *bedazzle* stuff was on purpose to portray what was in the book and I totally thought that it was awesome because I didn't even imagine that reading the book and I felt like that was appropriate. All the characters are precisely what they need to be. Everything was great. It's not completely perfect in the sense that they left some things out that I thought would've been major pluses at the end, but I have to say that at the very least, this movie is a Blue Ray rating, and for me, Awesometacular.
I personally thought the movies soundtrack was a huge flaw. The modern pop/dubstep killed the big and bold 20s vibe for me.
You didn't like over the love by Florence and the machine? :O
I loved the book but if someone who hadn't read the book watched the movie they would think that the book is a love story but the book isn't at all. I feel like the movie concentrated on the scenes between Gatsby and Daisy and they either misinterpreted or propesfully made it seem like they were in love when in the book in the scene when Gatsby and Daisy meet, it's confusing whether Gatsby is falling in love with Daisy or with Daisy's parents house.
I though this movie was perfect because it understood the book.
Joseph Gordon Levitt would have been a great Nick Carraway
wholeheartedly disagree, but I respect your opinion. I tend to despise Baz Luhrmann movies, but this one fit so well for his flavor of cinema. It was roaring, as the 20s were, lavish as the characters were, and as artful as the emotions were in the novel. Music, acting, dialogue, and visuals were all top notch imo, and warrants as many rewatches as any other Leo movie.
The soundtrack was... orgasmic.
One reviewer called this film "visual diarrhea."
Well stated.
I kept hearing from people about how this was "so close" to the book. Nope.
Yeah, the characters say things that come from the book, in a cliffnotes-ish kind of way, but this version really doesn't have anything in the way of the spirit of the book contained. It is all about its visuals, but the performances and visions are empty, and the film is really over the top to the umpteenth degree, and not in a good way.
Frank O m
Leonardo was absolutely amazing in this movie. In my opinion, his best acting so far.
i loved the movie the last few seconds gave me chills it really did the book justice
"that's all I know about The Great Gatsby" shows what you know don't it? Some of you really need to read the books you are missing entire master pieces!! I liked the dialogue and the speech at the end while McGuire looks at the green light. The soundtrack was amazing.
The story was sooo good, i didn't even pay attention to the visuals.
And Leo Dicaprio was awesome in this.
THANK!!! YOU!!!!!
I felt like the first half of the movie was produced by a completely different person! The second half finished really strong. So I can't decide to hate it or love it!
I saw this movie before I read the book and thought it was shit.
Then I read the book and saw it again.
Now I think it's even worse.
I am scared to read the book after seeing the movie.. felt the movie was too one sided. felt like it was a bollywood movie where the hero is a saint and everyone around him are bad and then there is Toby who is blah! what is so great about the book anyway
This is EXACTLY how I felt about this film. Described it better than me! Good show, Old Sport!
***** Have you even read the book? You didn't even mention that this was based on a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald and there are four other adaptations so you might as well rename the video "the great gatsby 2013 movie review" because there was one back in 1974 and a made for tv great gatsby back in 2000
No. He pretty much stated that he hasnt read the book or seen any other adaptation
this movie is underrated :(
It blew my mind. I thought it was perfection.
Lol my English teacher is making me watch this in class I'm gonna fuckin kms
I've seen this mvoie so many times, never gets old!
"But first let's drop some accidddddd..." I'm still laughing.
The book is my favorite book. My favorite movie is The Dark knight, but I loved this movie too
I loved the movie. The first half was like you said, very *loud* and boring, but after that it got real interesting and had me engaged.
The thing about certain scenes "screaming and being loud" are usually during the party scenes or when Carraway is describing how wild and crazy the jazz age was. Which I thought was fitting, the cinemaphotography accurately captures what it's like to be drunk/"on acid" and the crash and burn in the aftermath.
On another note, I loved this movie. It's one of my favorites.
Personally loved this movie so much, i am still yet to read the book but the love story, sound track, charcters and the plot changes I just loved. Its been so long that i've seen a movie where I've walked away from thinking "that was some amazing story telling"
I know there are billions of homo sapiens in this world but seriously, am I the only one who didn't give a tuppenny fuck about the soundtrack? Sure, it's nice to have good music like in the Dark Knight trilogy but for the most part, I couldn't care less about it. Hell, No Country For Old Men had little to no background music and it's one of my favorite movies of all time. Sure, you might argue about it from an anachronistic point of view but I actually thought the music blended well with the scenes, especially in the one where everyone gets high. The music is supposed to be in congruence with the modern style the movie is going with. If you disliked the movie just because of the music, I'm sorry but you're probably a really shallow critic.
The soundtrack of a film can make a big difference for a lot of people. It's really good in setting tones and building excitement in scenes where it is needed. While there are films out there that require no music whatsoever and can still be great movies, there are others out there that either use the wrong music or use it in excess, and kind of takes away from the experience.
The music in Gatsby was okay at some points, but it does get kind of loud at a lot of other points.
I liked the music, to be honest. Especially in the scene where everyone gets intoxicated in the flat.
That scene was okay. It sort of emphasized the chaos of the scene.
I will admit it was a very artsy film as well. The fast cutaways gave me a splitting headache.
There Will Be Blood is a good example of how the soundtrack can change the tone of a film.
My favorite fucking book. DiCaprio was not a good Gatsby. The movie did the book no justice
We had to study the book, and I found it to be terribly dull and pointless
i have to read the book right now. is this movie a good substitute for reading the book? i dont want to read it if i dont have to
+JustAMirage the movie was ass the book was one of the GOAT's
The book, though well written, has a boring plot.
Books rarely do justice, I find i enjoy films more if I detach them from their books
I thought it was alright but I think I would like to read the book much more because I was more interested with the films themes than the actual plot.
Read it, you won't regret it.
leo is the best actor of our time imo. havent seen this yet but i just bought it. lol i only seen the midget tossing scene when the theatre accidently played instead of whatever it was. i cant even remember. lol oh well
The worst part was that the alternate ending that should have been in the film got randomly cut, and I felt like that would have ended the movie far better off than just seeing a green light.
The more I see this movie, the more I love it! The music was absolutely the BEST part
They didn't have hip hop in the 20s!!! Think!
John Striker Guess what else didnt exist: Gatsby!
sonicjrjr14 Oh please, plenty of wealthy people lived extravagant lives on Long Island's Gold Coast and could have been models for Gatsby. Obviously it's not a real life biography, but people like Jay Gatsby did indeed exist in the 1920s. Hip Hop simply did not.
Umm who cares? It's a movie. I liked the dubstep, didnt care for the rap, but over all it was good. Except the clearly noticable cg
The instrumental music was good, all the rest completely took me out of the movie. It just didn't feel like the 20's with all of that modern shit playing during the fast paced scenes.
Just watched the movie not in 3D by the way and I loved it Leo is pretty damn excellent. The movie was especially a lot less pretentious than I expected.
All in all, I liked this movie. I thought the music choices were strange though. Personally, I'd say that jazz would be a better choice for a movie set in the roaring '20s than rap/hiphop.
well you have Jay z to blame for that.
I agree jazz would have been way better!!!
A lot of people are complaining about the music in this movie but keep in mind that modern music in a past settings is a trademark of director Baz Luhrmann. 2001's Moulin Rouge for example.
That's what makes the movie interesting. Hes introducing modern lyrics to the 19's. The soundtrack is something i would listen to 50 times a day.
This movie is #4 on my top ten fav movies
+BGTitanAvatar wow you have horrible taste then, I don;t even want to know what your top 3 are.
That's where this little thing called an opinion comes in. You have one, I have one. Everybody has one. Taste, is a matter of opinion. And what you just said was completely rude.
+BGTitanAvatar i wanna know your movie list :) . i love this movie, mostly because i read the book. But i dont think i would ever put it in a top 10 movie list. so im interested in whats in your list.
I will never regret watching this movie. It moved me in so many ways. Leo made it even more worth watching. 3D made it even more interesting, I had a feeling like it was a fairytale cause of it. Loved loved loved the movie
I don't like how people say a role a famous actor plays could have been played by anyone. Any role can be played by anyone, as long as they're good at it. They just picked Tobey to play that role. That's it. Anyone who can act and fits the role could have played Leo's part. Doesn't matter.
I get the feeling that he is talking about those actors who make characters their own. So when you watch them, they make it so you can't imagine anyone else playing that role, instead of someone who just plays the character.
I do not get why people don't like this movie, I fucking loved it, but then again, I love Baz Luhrmann and I think he does a really good job of modernizing older stories and make them relevant to watch now as a casual viewer. There's a TON of Great Gatsby films that are actually historically accurate, that's why he went all balls into the feeling of the time, because that's what they were missing. It's hard to get into the feeling of an old story nowadays when our lives today are so different, so that's the idea behind how he makes films. I mean, if you don't love Moulin Rouge, you just aren't going to get this film, or any of his films, and I do love Moulin Rouge, so that's my shit.
I just finished the book in school and I thought it was a pretty good adaptation. I do think a lot of things were over exaggerated, but the message came through for me and also I loved Leo.:)
The only thing I didn't like about this movie is the soundtrack. I understand it's supposed to be a more modern style, but that's just NOT the sounds you'd here at a "Gatsby Party." Other than that, it was a very solid adaptation from the novel.
JEREMY!!! You need to read the book! I don't mean to sound like a movie/book snob but it's impossible to fully appreciate this movie if you didn't read the book first. Yes, people complain about the frenetic feeling the movie gives off, but that is actually what Fitzgerald's intent was back in 1922. He wanted to tell a modern story that was ahead of its time, and Baz Luhrman captured that beautifully! I don't care that the soundtrack felt distracting at times because it's barely noticeable for about eighty percent of the movie. The music sounded like jazz for the most part and it fit well with the story so that was fine with me. I understand your indifference toward this movie but my suggestion is that you read the book and watch it again with a different mindset. The book is only 180 pages and despite what you may have heard it is a very easy read.
Thank you again for voicing your opinion, we need honest movie critics like you. But being a fan of the book and an admirer of the time period, I have to disagree with you here. I think Baz did an excellent job capturing the flashiness of this time period as well as the visual points that FSF was trying to make over a hundred years ago in a way that no other adaptation of this story has done before.
I give The Great Gatsby an Awesometacular
You shouldn't have to read the book to enjoy the movie, the movie should explain everything to you. It's like saying I didn't like The Hunger Games because I didn't read the books. Why should I waste my time reading something because the director and screen writer(s) couldn't tell the story in a movie. But yeah I read the book and it was amazing.
***** As a movie fan, you do what is BEST FOR THE MOVIE and nothing else. The movie is what you are making to be good so you make a profit. Scenes can be altered, plot point removed, it doesn't matter. I agree reading is great but you shouldn't have to read something for the sake of liking a movie. A movie is suppose to stand on it's own merits without ANY other factors.
***** I completely understand your point(s). However, you seriously cannot be that arrogant and state that book to film adaptations are the worst. Harry potter, Hunger Games and much more have been great while keeping good to the source material. Of course the writers cannot cram everything into movies without pissing people off. E.G.If 5000 people read Harry Potter, does that mean the studio would have to spend MILLIONS of dollars JUST to please a SMALL minority? Of course not.
***** True.I do admire how neither of us became rude to each other over an opinion and respect each opinion.Shame we can't say the same about other TH-cam opinions.
***** Couldn't have put it better myself!!! :)
I loved this movie so much! This movie is so memorable. My favorite movie of all time!
you are dumb
Whether he read the book or not, the criticism Jeremy provided didn't make much sense to me. The visuals crashed with the premise? I think he got too distracted by flashy lights.
Just saw the movie last night on cable. Stylish and a good story? Got to like it. Someone once noticed that Leonardo DiCaprio flips out at least once in every movie. This was no exception. LOL!! To be fair, the scene called for it.
Its supposed to be loud and visually intenseive the book was trying to show how outrageous the 1920s were and how everyone wanted to party and get drunk and not have to deal with the real world.
I think the soundtrack in this movie was PERFECT. It helped you understand what were the parties like in the 1920's. It was magical. If they played some 1920 music, we would be like: "Parties back then were lame" but the truth is they weren't. The music helped to tell the story, plus they used some music that sound modern but has a little bit of 1920's vibe going on, like Bang Bang- Will i am. A little party never killed nobody. I thought it was brilliant. Toby
hey kids - this was an awful movie-
ands one of the best things about the 20s was the music-
one of the worst things today in america is the music
The music in the movie was fantastic
I was totally disappointed with the choice of music..JAY Z REALLY?????
papa9099 Jay-Z was the executive producer for the music
It's called *musical anachronism*.
This movie is one the best movie in my favourite movie list
I read the book in 2011 in my Junior year of High School at Anderson New Technology High School and the whole class got into it when we were told to dress up as our favorite person.
We were quoting people left and right because we liked it soo much.
Can't wait to go and see it if I can! Hopefully I see a few kids from class watching it!
Baz Luhrmann's movies are always kind of visually over-stimulating. Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge, Australia. I like his style, but it's not for everyone.
i thought everything was great in this movie
i loved this movie its litrally just giving a turning a great book into a great movie an giving it 3 great actors
This is one movie I will NOT forget... and the original movie. Story is just way too good...
Wadda ya mean you don't like the visuals? That is what gives Luhrman his shine. I loved Moulin Rouge and this is a great follow up to that style of movie.
i loved the movie.
I thought it was a good movie. Especially it had the most beautiful visuals of any movie I've seen this year. It stood out as being unique. I suppose if you've seen the older version or read the book then it's a terrible movie. But I don't agree with this review at all.
Yeah no.. Watch the version from the 70s it's much better (And in Netflix!)
Um, no. It's really not. In fact it's one of the most boring book adaptations I've ever seen.
Seth Damaskinos no he wasnt, just an imbecil like Baz Luhrmann would think this movie is about a love story...but i guess or you like the guy's work or you dont but in the end he's still a bad director (he made good parties though)...Nevertheless, DiCaprio and Joel Edgerton were awesome.
sonicjrjr14 Moulin Rouge was pretty awesome to boot.
sonicjrjr14 Even if everything you said about the 70s movie were completely accurate, it was STILL ten times betteer than this loud, blidning mess of a film. It was apparently made for people without attention spans who are fascinated by shiny objects.
sonicjrjr14 He didnt won any Oscars and Golden Globes dude, come on.
absolutely agree with you jeremy, that "scene" you talked about was absolutely awesome, and it portrayed the tension EXTREEMELY well! Wished there was more scenes like that and maybe a little bit less on the "extravagant parties"
There's a special feature on 'The Great Gatsby' (2013) in 'Monkey Business' S2E5 - A Mysterious Millionaire.
Featured in the epi: Gold Coast mansions, an $182,000 book, and a quick mention of the woman who broke writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's heart, inspiring him to create the character of Daisy Buchanan in 'The Great Gatsby,' several years later.
Here are some other epis for browsing, also. Have fun!
MB S2E3 - Mysteries and Diamonds
MB S1E22 - Oscars Edition, also features 'Game of Thrones'
The only reason I saw this movie was because of MY MOFA TOBEY MAGUIRE!!!!
how is daisy gonna fuck over the most interesting character in the story???
+Jose Sanchez fr like it's Gatsby....MOYHERFUCKING GATSBY
great movie ...the lead girl was not hot nothing to fight over........
they were supposed to overact thats how they are described in the book especially Daisy
This was the funniest review in a while. I'm not saying your other reviews aren't entertaining but good job on this!
lost all credibility.
what do you mean? the movie was good ou piece of shit?
I read "The Great Gatsby" in high school and enjoyed it. I was really excited to see it was going to be made into a movie, given the plot and the era it's set in--the 1920s, which I love. But I when I saw who was directing, I got worried. For me, this film was hit and miss. The actors were good and I didn't mind the crazy visuals, but the soundtrack threw me off the most. It's like, "1920s visuals and--rap song!" Wait, what? They totally clashed and took me out of what was happening onscreen.
Jeremy has a real gift. There was something off when I went to go see this movie, and I couldn't quite put my finger on it. It was the super obnoxious amount of CGI that the movie had. I used that in the seminar I had for a class. Thanks a bunch!
agreed. the book's undertones and symbolism has me flailing my arms around in joy even after all these years. almost wish that i hadn't read the book because the movie doesn't even come close.
if you have never watched a Baz Lurhmann movie before I could see how the music might feel out of place. I would never expect him to make a standard period piece movie. If you watch the bluray special features about the music in this movie you can see new and classic music elements being combined.
I like the bloopers at the end, you should have one on all your videos.
i still remember it all and i didn't know what is what about.. so yeah i really freaking like this movie xD
The scene where they are having tea & it's raining outside is the best!
No, he most definitely could not.
Jeremy, LOVE the bloopers at the end! You should close every video with a quick gag reel! lol
I am a massive Gatsby fan and I loved the movie. The choices Baz made made sense to me, and the visual "loudness" was purposeful, in the book the visuals are always screaming at you: the yellow of Gatsby's car, the shining houses, the movement of the city. Everything was supposed to be MORE in the 20s and Fitzgerald captured that and I think Baz did too. However, I completely agree about Tobey Maguire. He was eh.
jeremy jahns is the most famous person on youtube that reviews movies/games.
The movie was in 3D cause the director wanted the audience to feel like they were watching a play; he wanted the audience to feel the scene, it was more like a way to take people to that time, than just an visual effect.
I quite enjoyed the music, it was clever how they took modern songs and converted them to an era-appropriate style, and then subtly shifted to the modern style. Kind of a subtle statement that the movie and its message is relevant in any era.
i actually thought the green screen was a bit unnatural but made the movie feel more big and beautiful. i enjoyed this movie a lot, unexpectedly
You have to understand that this movie is an adaptation of a novel published in 1925. What made this movie so great was how amazing the adaptation and acting is
everything in literature has a reason for its existence. EVERYTHING. The people, places, emotions, events, madness. Everything, no matter how unrealistic or over the top, has a reason.
You may think the movie is trying too hard, but its supposed to look like that.There's a reason why its like that. This movie is a coup de grace to some