Vicenarian Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss. Excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.
Director:
Danny Boyle
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Daniel York,
Patcharawan Patarakijjanon
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Jonah Hill,
Margot Robbie
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
Director:
Sam Mendes
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Kate Winslet,
Christopher Fitzgerald
The story of Frank Abagnale Jr., before his 19th birthday, successfully forged millions of dollars' worth of checks while posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, and legal prosecutor as a seasoned and dedicated FBI agent pursues him.
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Tom Hanks,
Christopher Walken
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await. Written by
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness... See more »
The Great Gatsby would have been ready for theaters upon its original release date of December 2012. However, after a meeting with Warner Brothers President Jeff Robinov, the date was pushed back. Robinov asked Baz Luhrmann "Will the movie be ready for Christmas?", and Luhrman said yes. Robinov then asked "Will the movie you WANT to make be ready for Christmas?" to which Luhrmann replied no. Robinov then gave him a few more months to work on the film in post production. See more »
Goofs
When the Doctor is talking to Nick Carraway about writing, the Doctor shows him a notebook with a pen. The pen changes position between shots. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Nick Carraway:
In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice. "Always try to see the best in people," he would say. As a consequence, I'm inclined to reserve all judgements. But even I have a limit.
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Crazy Credits
Jay Gatsby's flower symbol is shown throughout the credits with different letters in place of the 'JG'. The 3rd to last flower, preceding the music section, has 'JZ' in it (an homage to the film's soundtrack producer Jay Z. The last flower has the movie's traditional 'JG' in it. See more »
"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice
that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. 'Whenever you feel
like criticizing anyone,' he told me, 'just remember that all the
people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.'" I
have been frequently convinced that Baz Luhrmann does not know how to
read, but I do have the advantage of literacy. However, I am not Nick
Carraway and am not compelled to follow his father's advice that opens
Fitzgerald's classic novel "The Great Gatsby".
The first big problem with this movie version is that Tobey Maguire's
Nick is not the same Nick that we know and love from the novel. This
Nick is a quirky, agitated simpleton who has gone insane and has
decided to become a writer. His voice and disposition was all wrong.
Nick is no longer our credible vantage point into the selfish, boorish
ways of the old money and new money of Daisy, Tom, Jordan and Gatsby in
East Egg and West Egg.
Much has been said about the lavish style of the film's sets and
imagery and even more about the ludicrous soundtrack. But it mostly
works. I don't think anyone can deny that the unrestrained money,
extravagant mansions, brilliant costumes and choreography with a lively
score just make the whole story seem more fun.
I still have no idea what the point of the 3D was. Nick's bow-tie and
the strange shooting style (mostly prominent early on) just made
everything look cartoonish. At times, it looked like they were driving
Gatsby's yellow car through the set of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". The
cartoon- stylings mostly affected Nick; Gatsby's parties are always
supposed to be at least slightly surreal.
Problems definitely arise in the beginning when Luhrmann chooses to use
his typical flash editing and put some party scenes out of order. The
randomness of it all and Nick becoming even farther removed from the
narrator we once trusted, was only re-confirming that this was in fact
the disaster many expected it to be.
But then we met Gatsby. And more importantly, we met Daisy. And even
more importantly, Gatsby met Daisy. It is literally impossible to live
up to the expectations about Gatsby both the man built on wild
whispers of him being a war hero, but also the literary character so
ingrained in popular culture that he has earned the adjective "great"
in front of his name. Leonardo DiCaprio does as good a job as anyone
could reasonably expect of him. He drew me in, and since Nick couldn't
do that, it was even more than I could ask of him.
One of the significant themes glowing throughout the novel is that of
hope. Luhrmann even recognizes this with Nick referring to Gatsby as
the singularly most hopeful man he has ever met. And then we would get
a shot of the green light glistening off the water and through the fog
from the end of Daisy's dock. The one thing missing from DiCaprio's
interpretation of Gatsby was that earnest hope. I felt like a
photographer on a model shoot: "Now give me a look of hope! No, that's
anger. Give me hope! No, that's sadness. Give me hope! No, that's
frustration. Fine, just give me another look of despair."
Gatsby yearned for Daisy. And so do we. Carey Mulligan's Daisy was
probably the most accurate character re-imagined from the novel.
Starting from her introductory scene where she lay on the couch and the
wind rustled her white curtains and her diamond ring sparkled in the
daylight and then she turned to stare at Nick, she filled the screen
with her ethereal beauty and faux innocence. I don't think it's
surprising that the film takes its best form in the scenes where it's
just Gatsby and Daisy.
It's hard not to get wrapped up in the grandiosity of Gatsby, the
grandiosity of the story, and the grandiosity of the film's visuals.
It's a beautiful story and it does look beautiful on the big screen,
but then comes the nagging suspicion that Luhrmann never actually read
the novel. After all, half of the quotes are just paraphrased and are
not the actual lines from Fitzgerald, and all of the scenes and famous
imagery are only the ones that have seeped into the public
consciousness (straight from the Cliffs Notes, perhaps). It should work
well as a way to introduce another generation to this accomplished work
of art, and I do applaud them for that, but it doesn't serve those who
already know the book well.
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"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. 'Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.'" I have been frequently convinced that Baz Luhrmann does not know how to read, but I do have the advantage of literacy. However, I am not Nick Carraway and am not compelled to follow his father's advice that opens Fitzgerald's classic novel "The Great Gatsby".
The first big problem with this movie version is that Tobey Maguire's Nick is not the same Nick that we know and love from the novel. This Nick is a quirky, agitated simpleton who has gone insane and has decided to become a writer. His voice and disposition was all wrong. Nick is no longer our credible vantage point into the selfish, boorish ways of the old money and new money of Daisy, Tom, Jordan and Gatsby in East Egg and West Egg.
Much has been said about the lavish style of the film's sets and imagery and even more about the ludicrous soundtrack. But it mostly works. I don't think anyone can deny that the unrestrained money, extravagant mansions, brilliant costumes and choreography with a lively score just make the whole story seem more fun.
I still have no idea what the point of the 3D was. Nick's bow-tie and the strange shooting style (mostly prominent early on) just made everything look cartoonish. At times, it looked like they were driving Gatsby's yellow car through the set of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". The cartoon- stylings mostly affected Nick; Gatsby's parties are always supposed to be at least slightly surreal.
Problems definitely arise in the beginning when Luhrmann chooses to use his typical flash editing and put some party scenes out of order. The randomness of it all and Nick becoming even farther removed from the narrator we once trusted, was only re-confirming that this was in fact the disaster many expected it to be.
But then we met Gatsby. And more importantly, we met Daisy. And even more importantly, Gatsby met Daisy. It is literally impossible to live up to the expectations about Gatsby both the man built on wild whispers of him being a war hero, but also the literary character so ingrained in popular culture that he has earned the adjective "great" in front of his name. Leonardo DiCaprio does as good a job as anyone could reasonably expect of him. He drew me in, and since Nick couldn't do that, it was even more than I could ask of him.
One of the significant themes glowing throughout the novel is that of hope. Luhrmann even recognizes this with Nick referring to Gatsby as the singularly most hopeful man he has ever met. And then we would get a shot of the green light glistening off the water and through the fog from the end of Daisy's dock. The one thing missing from DiCaprio's interpretation of Gatsby was that earnest hope. I felt like a photographer on a model shoot: "Now give me a look of hope! No, that's anger. Give me hope! No, that's sadness. Give me hope! No, that's frustration. Fine, just give me another look of despair."
Gatsby yearned for Daisy. And so do we. Carey Mulligan's Daisy was probably the most accurate character re-imagined from the novel. Starting from her introductory scene where she lay on the couch and the wind rustled her white curtains and her diamond ring sparkled in the daylight and then she turned to stare at Nick, she filled the screen with her ethereal beauty and faux innocence. I don't think it's surprising that the film takes its best form in the scenes where it's just Gatsby and Daisy.
It's hard not to get wrapped up in the grandiosity of Gatsby, the grandiosity of the story, and the grandiosity of the film's visuals. It's a beautiful story and it does look beautiful on the big screen, but then comes the nagging suspicion that Luhrmann never actually read the novel. After all, half of the quotes are just paraphrased and are not the actual lines from Fitzgerald, and all of the scenes and famous imagery are only the ones that have seeped into the public consciousness (straight from the Cliffs Notes, perhaps). It should work well as a way to introduce another generation to this accomplished work of art, and I do applaud them for that, but it doesn't serve those who already know the book well.