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Rating: Q=7, P=7 / Obsession
Scale 1=4, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=4, Scale 4=3
Based on book, 1920s, Decadence, Romance, Class, Pride, Philosophical
Bright, glittery, magnetic, fantasy. This film is completely delicious. Luhrmann outdid himself, as we all expected, and all that decadence works. I was surprised by how Gatsby could be a true escape film- it is wonderfully fantastic but still anchored by the book and by the present. This is a good film but, in my opinion, a really great adaptation. Adaptation is a fine art that can go horribly wrong (almost as wrong as a bad music cover). Often both entities become tarnished. But done right and everything shines. Something magical happens on screen, when you return to the page, and in the audience.
Many critics hated the film but I disagree with all of them. Click here to read one I totally agree with.
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