Great Gatsby Movie Review

Stunned, that is the only word I have to describe this movie. From the artistic direction, to the pinpoint accuracy of the characters, this movie not only showed a vivid display of the book but also a fresh new take on the classic story. By fresh new take, I mean the modern elements that have been added to this period piece. With Jay-Z as the executive producer of the album, the movie's sound track received a rather modern day hip hop influenced sound which could affect the movie in a good way or a bad way. It all depends on how the new music captures the mood of the film. In my opinion, the soundtrack captured the movie amazingly. Even better, they chose artists to do the soundtrack that i could clearly recognize such as Fergie and Lana del Rey.!

An aspect that was heavily put under fire by not only critics, but my piers was the heavy CG influenced. Many people thought it took away from the realistic setting that the book projected. Honestly, I think that the CG in this film was perfectly suiting for the tone, which in this movie, the tone was OVER THE TOP, LARGER THAN LIFE. From the giant mansion landscape to the almost surreal gloomy atmosphere of the valley of ashes, this movie made a rather lively and colorful backdrop to the story. CG just helped to make the setting look amazing on a larger scale, what else can you expect from the guy who made Moulin Rouge.

In terms of the story line, this movie was for the most part, accurate with the majority of the elements in this story. I feel the only character they did not do justice to was Jordan Baker. For starters, they didn't even mention her relationship with Nick Carraway. She is my favorite character in the novel, at least it's a good thing that they kept her personality in check. Another thing changed was the event in which Gatsby's Funeral was held. His father was not in attendance at the ceremony. That although small was a large part in the story. I feel that was the only routine flaw pattern in the film.. All and all, the movie had great visuals, a great story line and great character development

5 out of 5

PS............it had terrible voice overs :)