The Great Gatsby -2013- !new!
The 2013 Gatsby is not a period adaptation. It is a prophecy of the curated self. Gatsby, after all, is the first man to “brand” himself. He reinvents his biography, his accent, his entire being. In the age of LinkedIn and personal logos, is that not the most American story of all?
: The film’s commitment to style was recognized at the 86th Academy Awards, where it won for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design . Performance and Narrative
If you skipped because you loved the book, consider this: Fitzgerald described The Great Gatsby as a “novel of spectacle.” No director understands spectacle better than Luhrmann. The film does not replace the novel; it translates its emotional velocity for the 21st century.
Whether you love it for its audacity or find it too loud for a quiet tragedy, the 2013 adaptation is a cinematic powerhouse. It is a film that, much like Gatsby himself, believes in the "green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us."
Performances and Characters
